pod njihovo zastavo ni dovoljeno pluti plovilom s seznama IUU, razen če so spremenila lastništvo in novi lastnik lahko zanesljivo dokaže, da prejšnji lastnik ali nosilec dejavnosti nima v zvezi s plovilom nikakršnih pravnih, finančnih ali drugih dejanskih interesov, niti ga nadzoruje, razen če ob upoštevanju vseh ustreznih dejstev država ladijske zastave meni, da dodelitev zastave plovilu ne bo povzročila ribolova IUU;
their flag is not granted to vessels on the IUU list unless the vessel has changed ownership and a new owner can convincingly show that the previous owner or operator neither has any continuing legal, financial or other real interest in the vessel nor exercises any control over it, or unless, having taken all relevant facts into account, the flag State considers that granting the flag to a vessel will not lead to IUU fishing;