Decision (EU) 2019/824 on the position to be taken in the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Summary:

Council Decision of 14 May 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the Extended Commission of the CCSBT for the period 2019-2023.

Further information:

The Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CSBT Convention) aims to ensure the conservation and optimum utilisation of southern bluefin tuna. The Convention entered into force on 20 May 1994.

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is the body established by the CSBT Convention to be responsible for the management and conservation of fishery resources in the area of distribution of southern bluefin tuna. As the Convention is restricted to states, the CCSBT has established the ‘Extended Commission of the CCSBT’, which includes fishing entities and the European Union in addition to the CCSBT members.

The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union at the annual meetings of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) is currently established according to 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 for each annual meeting.

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)114: Proposal for a Decision concerning the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:114:FIN

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