| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 466 final (27.6.13) |
| Publication Date | 27/06/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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On the basis of the powers conferred on it by the Council, the European Commission has conducted negotiations with the Gabonese Republic with a view to renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic. At the end of the negotiations a new draft protocol was initialled by the negotiators on 24 April 2013. The new Protocol covers a period of three years from the date of provisional application laid down in Article 14, that being the date on which this new Protocol was signed. The main purpose of the Protocol to the Agreement is to grant fishing opportunities to European Union vessels in Gabonese waters, in compliance with the best scientific opinions available and the recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), within the limits of the available surplus. The Commission's negotiating position was based in part on the results of an ex-post evaluation carried out by external experts. The general aim is to enhance the cooperation between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic, thereby creating a partnership framework within which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the Gabonese fishing zone, in the interests of both Parties. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:466:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Africa, Europe |
