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Council Decision of 14 November 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (2011/885/EU)

EU Decision 2011/885 · Adopted 14 November 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 14 November 2011

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force

(2011/885/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 17 March 2008 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 241/2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissauf1 (hereinafter ‘the Partnership Agreement’).

(2)

The Protocol determining the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided by that Partnership Agreement expired on 15 June 2011.

(3)

The Union has negotiated with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (hereinafter ‘Guinea-Bissau’) a new Protocol granting EU vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which Guinea-Bissau exercises sovereignty or jurisdiction in fishing matters (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’).

(4)

At the end of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 15 June 2011.

(5)

To ensure EU vessels can continue their fishing activities, Article 14 of the Protocol provides for it to apply on a provisional basis as from 16 June 2011.

(6)

The Protocol should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

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OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 49.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Attachment
  7. 1Period of application and fishing opportunities
  8. 2Financial contribution and specific contribution – Methods of payment
  9. 3Specific contribution to help improve the health and plant-health conditions of fishery products and to fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance
  10. 4Scientific cooperation
  11. 5Review of fishing opportunities
  12. 6New and exploratory fishing opportunities
  13. 7Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution in the event of unusual circumstances
  14. 8Contribution of the Partnership Agreement to the implementation of Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy
  15. 9Methods of implementing the support for Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy
  16. 10Economic integration of EU operators in the Guinea-Bissau fisheries sector
  17. 11Disputes – Suspension of application of the Protocol
  18. 12Suspension of application of the Protocol for failure to implement Guinea-Bissau’s undertakings on responsible and sustainable fishing
  19. 13Suspension of application of this Protocol on grounds of non-payment
  20. 14Entry into force
  21. Schedule ANNEX I: CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY EU VESSELS IN THE GUINEA-BISSAU FISHING ZONE
  22. Chapter I: APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUE OF LICENCES
  23. General provisions applicable to all vessels
  24. 1Division 1
  25. 2Division 2
  26. 3Division 3
  27. 4Division 4
  28. 5Division 5
  29. 6Division 6
  30. 7Division 7
  31. 8Division 8
  32. 9Division 9
  33. 10Division 10
  34. 11Division 11
  35. 12Division 12
  36. 13Division 13
  37. 14Division 14
  38. 15Division 15
  39. 16Division 16
  40. 17Division 17
  41. Special provisions applicable to tuna vessels and surface longliners
  42. 1Division 1
  43. 2Division 2
  44. 3Division 3
  45. 4Division 4
  46. 5Division 5
  47. 6Division 6
  48. 7Division 7
  49. 8Division 8
  50. Special provisions for trawlers
  51. 1Division 1
  52. 2Division 2
  53. 3Division 3
  54. 4Division 4
  55. 5Division 5
  56. 6Division 6
  57. 7Division 7
  58. 8Division 8
  59. IIFISHING ZONES
  60. Chapter III: CATCH REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR VESSELS AUTHORISED TO FISH IN GUINEA-BISSAU WATERS
  61. 1Division 1
  62. 2Division 2
  63. 3Division 3
  64. IVBY-CATCHES
  65. VEMBARKING SEAMEN
  66. Chapter VI: TECHNICAL MEASURES
  67. 1Division 1
  68. 2Division 2
  69. 3Division 3
  70. 4Division 4
  71. 5Division 5
  72. 6Division 6
  73. Chapter VII: OBSERVERS ON BOARD TRAWLERS
  74. 1Division 1
  75. 1.1Division 1.1
  76. 1.2Division 1.2
  77. 1.3Division 1.3
  78. 2Division 2
  79. 3Division 3
  80. 4Division 4
  81. 5Division 5
  82. 6Division 6
  83. 7Division 7
  84. 8Division 8
  85. 9Division 9
  86. 10Division 10
  87. 11Division 11
  88. 12Division 12
  89. 13Division 13
  90. 14Division 14
  91. VIIIOBSERVERS ON BOARD TUNA VESSELS
  92. Chapter IX: MONITORING
  93. 1Division 1
  94. 2Division 2
  95. Technical inspection of trawlers
  96. 3.1Division 3.1
  97. 3.2Division 3.2
  98. 3.3Division 3.3
  99. 3.4Division 3.4
  100. 3.5Division 3.5
  101. 4Entering and leaving the zone:
  102. 4.1Division 4.1
  103. 4.2Division 4.2
  104. 4.3Division 4.3
  105. 4.4Division 4.4
  106. Monitoring procedures
  107. 5.1Division 5.1
  108. 5.2Division 5.2
  109. 5.3Division 5.3
  110. Boarding
  111. 6.1Division 6.1
  112. 6.2Division 6.2
  113. Statement of boarding
  114. 7.1Division 7.1
  115. 7.2Division 7.2
  116. 7.3Division 7.3
  117. Information meeting in the event of boarding
  118. 8.1Division 8.1
  119. 8.2Division 8.2
  120. Settlement of boarding
  121. 9.1Division 9.1
  122. 9.2Division 9.2
  123. 9.3Division 9.3
  124. 9.4Division 9.4
  125. 9.5Division 9.5
  126. 10Compliance with the rules
  127. Transhipment
  128. 11.1Division 11.1
  129. 11.2Division 11.2
  130. 11.3Division 11.3
  131. 11.4Division 11.4
  132. 12Division 12
  133. XSATELLITE MONITORING OF FISHING VESSELS
  134. AppendicesAppendix Appendices
  135. 1Application form for a fishing licence
  136. 2Appendix 2
  137. 3TUNA VESSELS FISHING LOGBOOK
  138. Schedule ANNEX IISchedule ANNEX II
  139. Schedule ANNEX IIISchedule ANNEX III