Legal provisions of COM(2018)376 - Authorisation of the Commission for negotiations to accede to the Convention for the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean

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dossier COM(2018)376 - Authorisation of the Commission for negotiations to accede to the Convention for the Conservation and Management of High ...
document COM(2018)376 EN
date June  1, 2018

Contents

Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, with a view to accede to the Convention for the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (ʻthe Conventionʼ).

Article 2

If it appears during the negotiation for the accession to the Convention, that it is impossible for the EU to accede to the Convention or to do so within a reasonable timeframe, the Commission is hereby authrorised to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, the terms of participation of the EU as a CNCP to the North Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Article 3

These negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the special committee designated by the Council and in accordance with the negotiating directives set out in the Annexes.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.