Finder en kontrollør, at der er alvorlig grund til at formode, at et fiskerfartøj har begået en alvorlig overtrædelse som omhandlet i artikel 31, giver kontrolløren straks meddelelse om overtrædelsen til Kommissionen eller det af denne udpegede organ, til de kompetente myndigheder i flagstaten for det inspicerede fiskerfartøj og til donorfartøjernes flagstat(er), hvis det inspicerede fartøj har deltaget i omladning, jf. artikel 29, stk. 3, og sender en kopi til NEAFC's sekretariat.
If an inspector considers that there are clear grounds for believing that a fishing vessel has committed a serious infringement under Article 31, that inspector shall promptly notify that infringement to the Commission or the body designated by it, the competent authorities of the flag state of the inspected fishing vessel and the flag state or states of the donor vessels where the inspected vessel has engaged in transhipment operations, in accordance with Article 29(3), and shall also transmit a copy to the NEAFC Secretary.