Without prejudice to Article 16, Union fishing vessels not entered into the ICCAT records referred to in Article 20(1) shall not be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, transfer, process or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Gan dochar d'Airteagal 16, ní bheidh soithí iascaireachta de chuid an Aontais nach bhfuil i dtaifid ICCAT dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 20(1) údaraithe tuinníní gorma a iascach, a choinneáil ar bord, a thrasloingsiú, a iompar, a aistriú, a phróiseáil nó a thabhairt i dtír san Atlantach Thoir ná sa Mheánmhuir.