15.10.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 297/13 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 14 October 2014 identifying a third country that the Commission considers as a non-cooperating third country pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (2014/715[EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 ('), and in particular Article 31 thereof, Whereas: 1. INTRODUCTION (1)  Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 (the IUU Regulation) establishes a Union system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (2)  Chapter VI of the IUU Regulation lays down the procedure with respect to the identification of non-cooperating third countries, demarches in respect of countries identified as non-cooperating third countries, the establishment of a list of non-cooperating countries, removal from the list of non-cooperating countries, publicity of the list of non-cooperating countries and any emergency measures. (3)  Pursuant to Article 31 of the IUU Regulation, the European Commission may identify third countries that it considers as non-cooperating countries in fighting IUU fishing. A third country may be identified as a non-coop- erating third country if it fails to discharge the duties incumbent upon it under international law as flag, port, coastal or market State, to take action to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. (4)  The identification of non-cooperating third countries shall be based on the review of all information as set out under Article 31(2) of the IUU Regulation. (5)  In accordance with Article 33 of the IUU Regulation, the Council may establish a list of non-cooperating coun- tries. The measures set out in Article 38 of the IUU Regulation apply to those countries. (6)  Pursuant to Article 20(1) of the IUU Regulation, third country flag States are requested to notify the Commission of their arrangements for the implementation, control and enforcement of laws, regulations and conservation and management measures which must be complied with by their fishing vessels. (7)  Pursuant to Article 20(4) of the IUU Regulation, the Commission cooperates administratively with third countries in areas pertaining to the implementation of the catch certification provisions of that Regulation. (8)  In accordance with Article 32 of the IUU Regulation, by Commission Decision of 15 November 2012 (3 (Deci- sion of 15 November 2012), the Commission notified eight third countries of the possibility that they could be identified as non-cooperating countries pursuant to the IUU Regulation. () OJL286,29.10.2008, p. 1. (*) Commission Decision of 15 November 2012 on notifying the third countries that the Commission considers as possible of being identi- fied as non-cooperating third countries pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (O] C 354,17.11.2012, p. 1).