Considerations on COM(2021)247 - Conclusion of the Implementing Protocol (2021-2026) to the fisheries agreement with the Gabonese Republic - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)247 - Conclusion of the Implementing Protocol (2021-2026) to the fisheries agreement with the Gabonese Republic. |
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| document | COM(2021)247 |
| date | February 21, 2022 |
| (2) | The Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis from the date of its signature. |
| (3) | The objective of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community (4) (the ‘Agreement’) and of the Protocol is to enable the Union and the Gabonese Republic (‘Gabon’) to work more closely together to further promote the development of a sustainable fisheries policy and the responsible exploitation of fisheries resources in the Gabonese fishing zone and in the Atlantic Ocean, while contributing to decent working conditions in the fisheries sector. |
| (4) | The Protocol should be approved. |
| (5) | Article 9 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to Article 19(5) of the Protocol, the Joint Committee may adopt certain amendments to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the adoption of such amendments, the Commission should be empowered, subject to respecting specific substantive and procedural conditions, to approve them on behalf of the Union under a simplified procedure. |
| (6) | The Union’s position on amendments that are proposed to the Protocol should be established by the Council. The Commission should approve the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union, unless a number of Member States constituting a blocking minority, in accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, object to them. |
| (7) | The Protocol should enter into force as soon as possible, in view of the economic importance of Union fishing activities in the Gabonese fishing zone and the need to reduce as much as possible the period of interruption of such activities, |