Decision (EU) 2019/869 on the position to be taken in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

Summary:

Council Decision of 14 May 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in connection with the envisaged adoption of fisheries conservation and management measures.

Further information:

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.

This Decision sets out the Union’s position in the GFCM for the period 2019-2023.

Background:

The Agreement establishing the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM Agreement) aims to ensure the conservation and sustainable use, at the biological, social, economic and environmental level, of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Agreement area. The Agreement entered into force in 1952.

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is the body established by the Agreement to ensure the conservation and sustainable use, at the biological, social, economic and environmental level, of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and connecting waters.

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)112: Proposal for a Decision concerning the position to be taken in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:112:FIN

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