Considerations on COM(2021)589 - Conclusion of the Sustainable fisheries agreement with Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)589 - Conclusion of the Sustainable fisheries agreement with Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto. |
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| document | COM(2021)589  |
| date | July 18, 2022 |
| (2) | The objectives of the Partnership Agreement and of the Protocol are to enable Union vessels to carry out their fishing activities in Mauritanian waters and to enable the Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (‘Mauritania’) to work closely together to further promote the development of sustainable fisheries policy and the responsible exploitation of fishery resources in the Mauritanian fishing zone and in the Atlantic Ocean, in line with the objective of conservation of marine biological resources recognised in Union law. This cooperation also helps to establish decent working conditions in the fisheries sector. |
| (3) | The Partnership Agreement and the Protocol should be approved. |
| (4) | Article 14 of the Partnership Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Partnership Agreement and the Protocol. Furthermore, the Joint Committee may approve certain amendments to the Protocol pursuant to Article 11(1) thereof. In order to facilitate the approval of such amendments, the Commission should be authorised, subject to specific substantive and procedural conditions, to approve them on behalf of the Union under a simplified procedure. |
| (5) | The Union’s position on the proposed amendments to the Protocol should be established by the Council. The proposed amendments should be approved unless a blocking minority of Member States objects to them in accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union. |
| (6) | The Partnership Agreement and the Protocol should enter into force as soon as possible in view of the economic importance of Union fishing activities in the Mauritanian fishing zone and the need to avoid or reduce as much as possible the duration of any interruption of those activities, |