Decision (EU) 2019/1563 on the position to be taken within the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)

Summary:

Council Decision of 16 September 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union at meetings of the parties of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) during the period 2019-2023.

Further information:

The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was established in 1973 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The WECAFC aims to promote the effective conservation, management and development of the living marine resources in its area of competence in accordance with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by its members.

Consistent with the procedures applicable to regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union at the annual meetings of the parties are established using a two-tier approach. A Council Decision sets out the guiding principles and orientations of the Union’s position on a multiannual basis, and it is subsequently adjusted before each annual meeting.

This Decision therefore contains general principles and orientations, but as far as possible also takes account of the specific characteristics of the WECAFC.

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)284: Proposal for a Decision on the position to be taken in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:284:FIN

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