| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2015) 471 final (1.10.15) |
| Publication Date | 01/10/2015 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The Council authorised the European Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, the renewal of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. At the end of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled by the negotiators on 10 July 2015. It covers a period of four years from the date of provisional application laid down in Article 14 – i.e. from the date of its signature. The main aim of the Protocol is to grant fishing opportunities to European Union vessels in Mauritanian waters taking into account available scientific assessments, in particular those of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), and in accordance with the available scientific advice and the recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), within the limits of the available surplus. The Commission based its position in part on the results of a forward-looking assessment, carried out by external experts, of whether a new Protocol should be concluded. The objective is to also enhance cooperation between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, thereby creating a partnership framework within which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the fishing zone of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in the interests of both parties. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2015:471:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Africa, Europe |
