Artikel 3

1. Articles of agreement shall be signed both by the owner of the fishing vessel or his authorised representative and by the fisherman. Reasonable facilities to examine the articles of agreement before they are signed shall be given to the fisherman and, as the case may be, also to his adviser.
2. The fisherman shall sign the agreement under conditions which shall be prescribed by national law in order to ensure adequate supervision by the competent public authority.
3. The foregoing provisions shall be deemed to have been fulfilled if the competent authority certifies that the provisions of the agreement have been laid before it in writing and have been confirmed both by the owner of the fishing vessel or his authorised representative and by the fisherman.
4. National law shall make adequate provisions to ensure that the fisherman has understood the agreement.
5. The agreement shall not contain anything which is contrary to the provisions of national law.
6. National law shall prescribe such further formalities and safeguards in respect of the completion of the agreement as may be considered necessary for the protection of the interests of the owner of the fishing vessel and of the fisherman.