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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-885/attachment-1/article-9",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/885",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
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  "path": "attachment/1/article/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Methods of implementing the support for Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy",
  "text": "1. Without prejudice to Article 8(3) of this Protocol, the European Union and the Ministry shall agree, within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement, and from the entry into force of the Protocol, on:\n(a) the annual guidelines steering the implementation of the priorities of Guinea-Bissau fisheries policy aiming to introduce sustainable and responsible fishing, and in particular those referred to in Article 8(2);\n(b) the annual objectives to be achieved and the criteria and indicators to be used to permit an evaluation of the results achieved, on an annual basis. Annex III hereto provides a basic outline of the objectives and performance indicators to be taken into account within the framework of the Protocol.\n2. Any amendment of these guidelines, objectives, criteria and evaluation indicators shall be approved by the two Parties within the Joint Committee.\n3. The allocation by Guinea-Bissau of the financial support referred to in Article 8(1) of this Protocol shall be communicated to the European Union when the guidelines, objectives, criteria and evaluation indicators are approved within the Joint Committee.\n4. The Ministry shall communicate this allocation to the European Union no later than 4 months after the entry into force of this Protocol.\n5. The annual report on the implementation of the measures programmed and financed, the results obtained and any difficulties encountered shall be submitted to the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement for approval.\n6. However, the European Union shall reserve the right to adapt or suspend payment of the amount fixed in Article 8(1) of this Protocol, where the annual evaluation of the actual results achieved in terms of implementing the fisheries policy at that point so warrants, and following consultations within the Joint Committee.",
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