Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement and of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius

On the basis of the relevant Council mandate, the Commission on behalf of the European Union negotiated with the Republic of Mauritius in view of initialling a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius. Following these negotiations, a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement and a new Protocol were initialled on 23 February 2012.

The overall objective is to strengthen cooperation between the EU and the Republic of Mauritius for the establishment of a partnership framework for the development of a sustainable fisheries policy and responsible exploitation of fisheries resources in the Mauritian fishing zone, in the interest of both parties.

The new agreement covers a period of six years from the date of signature and is renewable for successive periods of three years. The protocol covers a period of 3 years.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)441: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:441:FIN

European Commission: COM(2012)442: Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a new Fishery Partnership Agreement and of a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0442:FIN:EN:PDF

European Commission: COM(2012)437: Proposal for a Council Regulation on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0437:FIN:EN:PDF

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