Annex Scope of the empowerment and procedure for the establishment of the Union position in the Joint Committee
United Kingdom
- 1The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Gabonese Republic and, where appropriate and, subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, agree on modifications to the Protocol in respect of the following issues:
- 2In the Joint Committee set up under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, the Union shall:
- 3When a decision on modifications to the Protocol referred to in paragraph 1 is foreseen to be adopted during a Joint Committee Meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on the Union's behalf takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission.