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Fisherman natural person
A marine fisherman catches fish and maintains fishing boats, nets, hooks and fishing equipment.
A fisherman is a natural person or individual who has the right to engage in commercial fishing and who may only sell fishery products at first sale to a registered buyer, an auction centre or an approved organisation of producers. They may sell only small quantities of fishery products caught by themselves to a direct final customer (up to 30 kg per buyer).
Conditions
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A fisherman shall send an application together with a declaration to the competent authority.
The register of fishing vessels is maintained by the competent authority. Fishermen who hold a fishing licence as fishermen (natural persons) are entered ex officio in the register of fishermen (natural persons).
The following information is entered in the register of fishermen (natural persons):
- personal identification number (EMŠO);
- tax identification number;
- full name;
- address of permanent residence;
- date of registration; and
- date of deregistration.
Fishermen whose fishing licence has expired and who are not exclusively engaged in commercial marine fishing are deleted from the register of fishermen (natural persons).
Legal basis
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Fishermen (natural persons) who are entered in the register of fishermen (natural persons) are obliged to maintain records in the same way as applies to sole traders.