| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 773 final (8.11.13) |
| Publication Date | 08/11/2013 |
| 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 Union of the Comoros with a view to renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros. At the end of the negotiations a new draft protocol was initialled by the negotiators on 5 July 2013. The new Protocol covers a period of three years from 1 January 2014, the date of provisional application laid down in Article 13. The main aim of the Protocol to the Agreement is to provide fishing opportunities for European Union vessels in the fishing zone of the Union of the Comoros 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 strengthen cooperation between the European Union and the Union of the Comoros, thereby creating a partnership framework within which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fisheries resources in the fishing zone of the Union of the Comoros, in the interests of both Parties. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:773:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Africa, Europe |
