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| Russians prefer paying fines than being taken to court Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 |
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At the next meeting of the joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission to be held in November 2002, the Russian side, among other issues, plans to propose a system of the so-called deferred settlements for cases of fishery violations.
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It is suggested that if a vessel engaged in fishing within the Norwegian EEZ is found to break the regulations, she should not be arrested and taken to a Norwegian port, but allowed to continue fishing. Depending on the situation, the vessel’s captain will have to pay a cash fine immediately or, in more serious cases, the shipowner will have to appear in court.
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