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(3) Within that area the coastal State may make special rules and 

 exemptions from any of the Rules in Annexes II to V to this Conven- 

 tion for vessels or gear which by reason of their size or type operate 

 or are set only in coastal waters, provided that there shall be no 

 discrimination in form or in fact against vessels of other Contracting 

 Parties entitled to fish in those waters. Before making special rules 

 and exemptions under this paragraph in respect of areas in which 

 foreign fishing vessels operate a Contracting Party shall inform the 

 Contracting Parties concerned of their intentions and consult them 

 if they so wish. 



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( 1 ) To facilitate the implementation of the provisions of the Con- 

 vention the arrangements set out in this Article and in Annex VI to 

 this Convention shall apply outside national fishery limits. 



(2) Authorised officers means officers who may be appointed by the 

 Contracting Parties for the purpose of these arrangements. 



(3) Any Contracting Party shall, upon the request of another 

 Contracting Party, notify the latter of the names of the authorised 

 officers who have been appointed or of the ships in which such officers 

 are carried. 



(4) Authorised officers shall observe whether the provisions of the 

 Convention are being carried out, enquire and report on infringe- 

 ments of the provisions of the Convention, seek information in cases 

 of damage, where desirable draw the attention of A'essels of Contract- 

 ing Parties to the provisions of the Convention, and shall co-operate 

 for these purposes with the authorised officers of other Contracting 

 Parties. 



(5) If an authorised officer has reason to believe that a vessel of 

 any Contracting Party is not complying with the provisions of the 

 Convention, he may identify the vessel, seek to obtain the necessary 

 information from the vessel and report. If the matter is sufficiently 

 serious, he may order the vessel to stop and, if it is necessary in order 

 to verify the facts of the case, he may board the A^essel for enquiry 

 and report, 



(6) If an authorised officer has reason to believe that a vessel or 

 its gear has caused damage to a vessel or fishing gear and that this 

 may be due to a breach of the Convention, he may, under the same 

 conditions as in tlie preceding paragraph, order any vessel concerned 

 to stop and board it for enquiry and rejwrt. 



(7) An authorised officer shall not order a fishing vessel to stop 

 while it is actually fishing or engaged in shooting or hauling gear 

 except in an emergency to avoid damage to vessels or gear. 



(8) An authorised officer shall not pursue his enquiries further 

 than is necessary to satisfy him either that there has been no breach 

 of the Convention, or, where it appears to him that a breach has 

 occurred, to secure information about the relevant facts, always acting 

 in such a manner that vessels suffer the minimum interference and 

 inconvenience. 



