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COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES

Monday, 18 May 2020, 14.30 – 16.30 & 17.30 – 18.30

Monday, 25 May 2020, 14.30 – 16.30 & 17.30 – 18.30

(Brussels time)

VISIOCONFERENCE

►Adoption of the PECH opinion to the Recommendation for a new partnership EU/UK

►Debate on the draft report on the Multiannual management plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

►Debate on the draft Recommendation (with resolution) on the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Republic of Seychelles

Words from the Chair page 2 On-going dossiers page 3

Studies & briefing notes page 7 Fisheries news page 8 AC meetings page 11 International meetings page 12

Partnership agreements page 13 Committee on Fisheries page 16 Calendar of PECH meetings page 17

Next meetings of the Committee on Fisheries:

Thursday 25 June and Monday 6 July (tbc)

Meetings still take place in visioconference via

the “Interactio” platform.

Dates and times may be modified due to technical restrictions: for updates, please consult

the PECH Committee website.

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© European Union (2019) European Parliament

Pierre KARLESKIND Chair of Committee on Fisheries

Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

Having dealt with a number of emergencies related to the Covid-19 crisis, we are all struggling and yearning to get back to some sort of normality. This applies also to our legislative work, which needs to focus again on some important files, such as the new Regulation on Fisheries control (for which over 1000 amendments have been tabled!), the transposition of the management plan for the Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, or the ratification of relevant Fisheries Agreements with our partner countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean. Equally important, the inter -institutional negotiations on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and on the Eastern Baltic cod need to resume as soon as the conditions allow.

One urgent file is still on the table, for which a tight deadline looms and the fisheries sector needs clarity and legal certainty: the future fisheries relations with the United Kingdom. Negotiations with the UK have been slowed by the pandemic and, as of today, it is stil l uncertain whether the UK will request for an extension of the transitional period ending in December 2020. In our draft opinion we underline once more the firm conditionality between the access to UK waters and the access to the EU common market for UK fisheries products. Also, an agreement on the fisheries relations must be an indispensable part of the overall trade agreement between the EU and the UK.

We trust that our British friends will realize, as we do, the importance of a joint, sustainable management of fish stocks for the benefit of fishermen and fisheries stakeholders on both sides of the Channel.

Pierre KARLESKIND

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COD reports Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Plenary Session

Vote

Fisheries control COM(2018)0368 - C8-0238/2018 2018/0193 (COD) PECH/9/00323

Aguilera COD 12/10/2020 TBC

Multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EU) No 2017/2107, (EU) No 2019/[NAFO], (EU) No 1936/2001, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1627 COM(2019)619 - C9-0188/2019 2019/0272(COD) PECH/9/02027

Ferrandino COD JULY 2020

TBC

Reports adopted in PECH awaiting 1st reading agreements

Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Plenary Session

Vote

Introduction of capacity limits for Eastern Baltic cod, data collection and control measures in the Baltic Sea, and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards permanent cessation for fleets fishing for Eastern Baltic cod COM(2019)0564 - C9-0161/2019 2019/0246 (COD) PECH/9/01787

Herbst COD 23/04/2020 Next trilogue:

late June (tbc)

Reports adopted in EP 1st reading (awaiting 2nd reading)

Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Plenary Session

Vote

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund COM(2018)0390 - C8-0270/2018 2018/0210(COD) PECH/8/13776

Mato COD Next trilogue: mid-June (tbc)

1st Reading

adoption 04/04/2019

NLE reports Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Plenary Session

Vote

Conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024) 08662/2019 - COM(2019)0137 - C9-0004/2019 2019/0078(NLE) PECH/9/00456

Monteiro De Aguiar

NLE (with

Resolution) 19/02/2020 JUNE 2020

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Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2019-2024) 08928/2019 - COM(2019)0171 - C9-0011/2019 2019/0090(NLE) PECH/9/00462

Ferreira NLE (with

Resolution) 21/01/2020 JUNE 2020

Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community COM(2019)0377 - 2019/0173(NLE) PECH/9/01195

Melo NLE 21/01/2020 JUNE 2020

Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Senegal and the European Union 13484/2019 - COM(2019)0473 - C9-0178/2019 - 2019/0226(NLE)

PECH/9/01701

Bilbao Barandica

NLE (with

Resolution)

JUNE 2020

TBC

Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and its Implementing Protocol (2020-2026) between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles COM(2020)0002 - 2020/0002(NLE) PECH/9/02217

Roose NLE (with

Resolution)

SEPTEMBER 2020

TBC

INI reports* Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Plenary Session

Vote

The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems 2019/2158 (INI) PECH/9/01965

Van Dalen INI* TBC TBC

Challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea 2019/2159 (INI) PECH/9/01967

Hristov INI* TBC TBC

The impact on fisheries of marine litter 2019/2160 (INI) PECH/9/01968 Chabaud INI* TBC TBC

* As long as the EP operates in "business continuity mode", Committees are instructed to focus on priority legislative files; INI reports will most likely be presented/discussed from September onwards.

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Fishers for the future: Attracting a new generation of labour to the fishing industry and generating employment in coastal communities 2019/2161 (INI) PECH/9/01969

Pizarro INI* TBC TBC

More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above MSY, including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas 2019/2162 (INI) PECH/9/01971

Roose INI* TBC TBC

Consequences for fish stocks and fisheries related to rising seawater temperatures 2019/2163 (INI) PECH/9/01972

Conte INI* TBC TBC

Securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 CFP 2019/2177 (INI) PECH/9/01993

Gade INI* TBC TBC

Rebuilding fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea: assessment and next steps 2019/2178 (INI) PECH/9/01994

Stancanelli INI* TBC TBC

Opinions Rapporteur Type of

procedure PECH

Committee vote

Vote Lead

Committee

Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2020/2023(INI) PECH/9/02388

Bellamy INI/Brexit 25/05/2020 15/06/2020

2021 Budgetary procedure PECH/XXXX

Karleskind (Chair)

BUDG 2/9/2020 12/10/2020

*Note on procedures:

COD: Ordinary legislative procedure; INI: Own-Initiative;

NLE: Non-legislative (consent to international agreements); DEC: Discharge; BUD: Budget

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REQUESTED: Electronic technologies in monitoring, control and surveillance of EU fisheries - challenges and opportunities (workshop) The CFP infringement procedures and imposed sanctions in the EU (study) The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (study) PUBLISHED (SINCE 2016): CFP and fisheries management Implementation and impact of the key European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) measures on the CFP The discard ban and the landing obligation in the Western- Mediterranean Sea - The Italian case The discard ban and the landing obligation in the Western- Mediterranean Sea - The Spanish case Social and Economic impact of the penalty point system Scientific Advice in Fisheries Management - Introduction to Stock Assessment and Maximum Sustainable Yield Ranges Workshop on The discard ban and its impact on the Maximum Sustainable Yield objective on fisheries The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective - The Bay of Biscay case/The Baltic Sea/The North Sea Options of handling choke species in view of the EU landing obligation - the Baltic plaice example Landing obligation and choke species in mixed fisheries - North Sea/North-Western Waters/South-Western Waters European fisheries - latest developments and future challenges Stocks Situation of the clam (Tapes spp) fisheries sector in the EU Environmental, social and economic sustainability of the European eel management The European eel: reproductive biology, migration and sustainable management Structural Policy and economics Markets of fisheries and aquaculture products: The added value chain and the role of promotion, labelling and consumer information - Small-scale fisheries case Feasibility of measuring socio-economic and environmental impacts of recreational and semi-subsistence fisheries in the EU Seafood Industry Integration in the EU The management of the fishing fleets in the outermost regions Sustainable 'blue growth' in the EU and opportunities for small-scale fisheries Regional ocean governance in Europe: the role of fisheries “Marine Recreational and Semi-subsistence fishing - its value and its impact on fish stocks” Training of Fishers Workshop on the Implementation and Impact of EMFF Measures on the Common Fisheries Policy Seafood Industry Integration in the EU 2018 External dimension Impact of fisheries partnership agreements in the development of employment in the EU and in third countries Consequences of Brexit for the Common Fisheries Policy Legal framework for governance Trade and economic related issues Resources and fisheries Mission briefings Fisheries in Madeira/Japan/Guadeloupe (2017) Fisheries in Andalusia/Finland/Ireland/Vietnam (2018)

@ You can access the studies and other documents via this link

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT News - Press service

MEPs endorse amendments to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

13/05/2020

The European Parliament gave green light

to the conclusion, on behalf of the EU, of the

Protocol to amend the International

Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic

Tunas. The legislative resolution was adopted with

667 votes in favour, 2 against and 13 abstentions. The package of amendments to the International Convention for the Conservation

of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT Convention) modernises its text and extends its scope to manage oceanic, pelagic, and highly migratory species of sharks and rays. These amendments

bring the Convention in line with those of other regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) around the world and modernise the ICCAT Commission’s working methods and

decision-making procedures in order to strengthen the organisation and make it more effective and ready to meet current and future challenges. The amendments are in line with

the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular its external dimension. The main amendments include:

broadening the scope of the

Convention as regards shark conservation and management;

clarifying voting rules and quorum in the ICCAT Commission, in particular

majority requirements in situations where consensus cannot be achieved;

shortening the entry into effect period for recommendations adopted by the

ICCAT Commission from six to four months after notification to ICCAT Members;

introducing an ICCAT dispute

settlement mechanism which is voluntary, but the outcome of which

will be final and binding on the parties that have recourse to it.

Background

The ICCAT Convention entered into force in 1969 and established the ICCAT Commission. The Convention aims to promote cooperation in maintaining the populations of tuna and

tuna-like fish in the Atlantic Ocean at levels that permit the maximum sustainable catch. The EU became a contracting party to the Convention in 1986, where it has full

participation and voting rights. From 2013 to 2018, discussions took place within the ICCAT Commission on the changes that are needed to the Convention, in order to

improve its effectiveness and strengthen the conservation and management of species. As a result, a Protocol was drafted to amend the Convention. The Contracting Parties adopted

the Protocol at the 28th meeting of the ICCAT Commission in November 2019. The European Parliament was required to give its consent to the draft Council decision adopting

the amendments. The Fisheries Committee unanimously adopted the recommendation to conclude the Protocol on 23 April 2020.

EP adopts one-year extension of EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement

13/05/2020

MEPs endorsed a one-year extension of the

current fishing opportunities for the EU

fleet in Mauritania, pending completion of

negotiations for a new Fisheries Partnership

Agreement. Following the adoption in the Fisheries Committee on 23 April, the European

Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Mauritania, concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and

financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA). The legislative resolution was adopted with 575 votes in favour, 58 against and 57 abstentions.

Under the Protocol, the EU fleet can fish in Mauritanian waters for shrimp, demersal fish, tuna and small pelagic fish, up to a total of

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287,050 tons a year. In addition to the fees paid by the European fleet, the EU pays a financial contribution of €61,625,000 per year,

comprising of €57,500,000 for the access to waters and €4,125,000 for supporting local fishing communities in Mauritania and improving fisheries governance.

Background The Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Mauritania is the most important of the EU's current fisheries agreements with third

countries. The first agreement was signed more than 30 years ago, and it currently allows a maximum of 58 vessels, from Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia,

Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, to fish in Mauritanian waters. The FPA provides significant fishing

opportunities targeting demersal and pelagic species, as well as tuna and highly migratory species, for the EU fleet. The last Protocol expired on 15 November 2019.

On 8 July 2019, the Council adopted a mandate authorising the European Commission to open negotiations to renew the FPA between the EU and Mauritania. The mandate lays down that if

negotiations take longer than expected, and to avoid fishing activity being interrupted for a long period of time, the Commission should be able to agree on a one-year extension to the

current Protocol with Mauritania. Pending completion of the negotiations on the FPA renewal, the Commission negotiated with Mauritania, on behalf of the EU, an Agreement

in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending by one year the Protocol to the Partnership Agreement. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was signed on

13 November 2019.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

News - Press service

Open public consultation on the deep-sea access regulation

13/05/2020

On 13 May, the Commission launched a

public consultation on the evaluation of the

deep-sea access regulation.

The regulation aims to support the sustainability of deep-sea stocks by reducing the environmental impact of deep-sea fisheries, preventing adverse impacts on

vulnerable marine ecosystems, and supporting improvements to scientific knowledge. We are looking for feedback from as many people/organisations as possible, including the

general public and those with specialist knowledge or insights. Thank you for sharing your views. The consultation survey takes only 15 minutes to complete and is available on the

EU survey website. For those who would like to give a more in-depth view, you may also upload your position paper to the consultation site. The deadline for submissions is 5 August

2020. We look forward to hearing from you! More information Deep-sea Access Regulation (ref. (EU) 2016/2336).

Public consultation on the evaluation of deep-sea access regulation

EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands reach an agreement for better monitoring and control of pelagic fish stocks

04/05/2020

On 22 April, the European Union, Norway

and the Faroe Islands reached a coastal

states agreement for the monitoring, control

and surveillance (MSC) of shared pelagic

stocks fisheries in the North-East Atlantic

(mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting

and herring). This is the first dedicated agreement on fisheries control and a major step in progressively achieving a level playing field on control and management of these pelagic

stocks. The agreement is open for the signature of other coastal and fishing states. Greenland, Iceland and the Russian Federation were, regrettably, not in a position to commit to the

agreement. However, these coastal states can and are encouraged to join it fully in the future. The three signatories commit to adopt a number of control measures for these fisheries

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in order to avoid discards and to monitor the landing and weighing operations. To ensure compliance with the landing obligation,

several measures to prevent illegal discards will be mandatory. Measures such as providing control authorities with real-time access to weighing data and

camera surveillance of landing and processing facilities will ensure better control and monitoring of catches. The signatories also agreed, for the first time, a number of measures

aimed at ensuring accurate weighing and catch recording. In addition, an ambitious plan to test Remote Electronic Monitoring systems on board fishing vessel, such as cameras and

sensors, will be implemented. The agreement calls for a regular review of the achievements, so that the measures could be enhanced in the future.

More information Agreed record of conclusions on control measures for pelagic stocks in the North-East Atlantic for 2020

EFCA reports on 2019 activities

30/04/2020

The 2019 Annual Report of the European

Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) was

published today.

EFCA’s mission is to promote the highest common standards for control, inspection and surveillance under the EU’s common fisheries policy. Its primary role is to organise

coordination and cooperation between national control and inspection activities so that the rules of the CFP are respected and applied effectively.

Throughout 2019, the agency supported Member States and the European Commission in the implementation of the CFP’s control regime. This involved the coordination of joint deployment plans, the development of specific

projects related to compliance with the landing obligation (LO) and new technologies such as remote electronic monitoring (REM) and capacity building operations in relation to third

countries. The European cooperation on coast guard functions enhanced EFCA’s capacity to contribute to an effective and uniform

implementation of the CFP. During the year, the agency extended operational cooperation with EUROPOL and EUROJUST in the

framework of the European multidisciplinary platform against criminal threats, thus reinforcing the fight against illegal fishing activities.

Read the press release from EFCA EFCA Annual Report for 2019 adopted by the agency’s Administrative Board

EU adopts emergency aid for fisheries and aquaculture

17/04/2020

The European Commission welcomes the

quick adoption by the European

Parliament, with the Council following very

soon, of its initiative to modify the European

Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to

mitigate the impact of coronavirus on the

fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

Part of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus, these exceptional measures include support for the temporary cessation of fishing activities due to coronavirus, financial

compensations to aquaculture farmers and to processing enterprises, specific measures for the outermost regions and support to producer organisations for the storage of fishery and

aquaculture products. Additional amendments to the EMFF Regulation allow for more flexible reallocation of financial resources within the operational programmes of each

Member State and a simplified procedure for amending operational programmes with respect to the introduction of the new measures. Operations supported under the

temporary coronavirus-related measures will be retroactively eligible as of 1 February 2020 until 31 December 2020. Therefore, Member States can already start selecting and supporting these operations.

EU Fleet Register gets new user-friendly interface

16/04/2020

The new, user friendly interface of the EU

Fleet Register is now available, featuring

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additional filters to access administrative or

technical data on EU fishing vessels. The revamped interface allows all web users to

easily obtain vessel information, download data and access fleet capacity information and entry/exit statistics. With over one million records representing 30 years of data, the

register is updated almost in real time by Member States through the FLUX (Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange) standard. More information

EU Fishing fleet

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Next meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council

TBC

News - Press service

COVID-19: Council adopts rules to help EU fishermen

22/04/2020

The Council adopted new rules intended to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the fishery and aquaculture sector. The new rules take the form of amendments to the

regulation on the European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF) and the regulation on the common market organisation (CMO). They are expected to enter into force by the end

of the week. The new act introduces the following specific measures:

support in relation to the temporary

cessation of fishing activities with a maximum co-financing rate of 75 % of eligible public expenditure

support in relation to the temporary

suspension or reduction of aquaculture production and sales

inclusion of fishermen on foot as eligible for support in case of

temporary cessation derogation for temporary cessation for

new vessels

flexibility in order to use 10% of the budgetary funds allocated to Union Priority 3

granting working capital and compensating the reduction of sales and additional storage costs for aquaculture farmers and processors

provisions for Outermost regions adapted to deal with the consequences of the crisis

In relation to storage, the new rules also

provide for support to producer organisations and associations of producer organisations for the storage of fishery and aquaculture products. The quantities eligible for storage aid

will be increased to 25 % of the annual quantities of the products concerned. Further to that, an amendment to the CMO regulation makes possible the resort to the storage

mechanism if member states have not set and published trigger prices. It also allows aquaculture producer organisations to benefit from the storage mechanism.

The expenditure for the operations supported under these new measures will be eligible as of 1 February 2020. The Council's vote on the amendments was

taken by means of a written procedure, which was concluded today. The European Parliament voted on 17 April. Both institutions negotiated and processed the proposal as a

matter of urgency. It is expected that the amending regulation will be published in the EU Official Journal on 24 April 2020. It will enter into force on the day

following that of its publication. Amending regulation (full text) Regulation on the EMFF Regulation on the CMO in fishery and

aquaculture products COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and

the EU's response (background information)

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*THE MEETINGS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT

AC DATE PLACE TYPE

LDAC 26/05/2020 Remote meeting ExCom and GA

MAC 29/05/2020 Remote meeting ExCom

MAC 2-4/6/2020 Remote meeting WG1, WG2, WG3

MEDAC 4-5/06/2020 Remote meeting WG1

AAC 9-10/06/2020 Brussels WG

BSAC 9-10/06/2020 Remote meeting Joint WG

AAC 11/06/2020 Brussels ExCom

NSAC 11/06/2020 Remote meeting ExCom, Extraordinary GA

SWWAC 02/07/2020 Paris GA

PELAC 09/07/2020 Remote meeting WG I and II

Abbrev iations:

- NWW AC: North Western Waters Advisory Council (l ink)

- PEL AC: Pelagic Advisory Council (l ink)

- NS AC: North Sea Advisory Council (l ink)

- MED AC: Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (link)

- SWW AC: South Western Waters Advisory Council (l ink)

- LD AC: Long Distance Fleet Advisory Council (l ink)

- BS AC: Baltic Sea Advisory Council (l ink)

- AAC: Aquaculture Advisory Council (l ink)

- MAC: Market Advisory Council (l ink)

- BlS AC: Black Sea Advisory Council (l ink)

- GA: General Assembly, ExCom: Executive Committee, WG: Working Group, FG: Focus Group

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*THE MEETINGS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT NORWAY/FAROE ISLANDS/COASTAL STATES/NEAFC

Date Organisation Type of meeting Venue

2020

15-16/09/2020 NEAFC PECMAC (2) London

17/09/2020 NEAFC WG Statistics London

08-09/10/2020 NEAFC PECMAS London

12-30/10/2020

(TBC)

Coastal States Coastal States consultations on Mackerel, Blue

whiting, Atlanto-Scandian Herring and Redfish

London

09/11/2020 NEAFC Head of Delegations (1) London

10-13/11/2020 NEAFC NEAFC Annual Meeting 2020 London

REGIONAL FISHERIES ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

Date Organisation Type of meeting Venue

2020

Postponed to November

(week 45 tbc)

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

(IOTC) Annual meeting (TBC)

2-5 June (cancelled)

North Atlantic Salmon

Conservation Organization

(NASCO)

Annual meeting Tórshavn,

Faroe Islands

9-10 June

(postponed)

GFCM Ad hoc plenary session on GFCM Strategy (2021-

2025) Algiers, Algeria

19-22 June (postponed)

North Pacific Fisheries

Commission (NPFC)

Annual meeting Sapporo,

Japan

22 – 26 June (postponed)

UN 21st Open-ended Informal Consultative Process

on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) New York

13-17 July (postponed)

FAO 34th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries Rome

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*THE MEETINGS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT

COUNTRY

EXPIRATION

DATE OF CURRENT

PROTOCOL

NEXT JOINT

COMMITTEE MEETING (JCM) 2020

NEGOTIATIONS

SESSIONS FORECAST 2019-2020

LEGAL PROCESS

LATEST INFORMATION (last JCM, last negotiation round, etc.)

Date Location Date Location

Estimated date

of adoption of proposal for

negotiating mandate by the

Commission

Estimated date of adoption of

negotiating mandate by

Council

Estimated date of adoption of Council

Decision on signing and provisional

application

MIX

ED

AG

RE

EM

EN

TS

Mauritania

15 November

2020 (extension max 1 year)

Brussels

23-25

March 2020

Brussels / Adopted on 8 July 2019

Q3 2020

The last JCM took place in December 2018.

The first round of negotiation took place from 2 to 4 September 2019 in Brussels,

during which a 1-year extension of the current protocol was agreed. This extension

was signed on 13 November 2019 and applies provisionally from 16 November

2019. The second round took place in November 2019 in Nouakchott and the third

one in February 2020. EP gave its consent in May 2020.

Morocco 17 July 2023 September 2020

Brussels / / / / / New agreement and protocol in force since 18 July 2019.

Senegal 17 November

2024

14-16 April

2020 Brussels / / / /

Adopted on 14

November 2019

Last scientific meeting took place in July

2018. Last JCM took place on 18-19 October 2019, New protocol initialled on 19

July 2019. The new protocol was signed on 18 November 2019 and applies

provisionally pending EP consent.

The Gambia 30 July 2025 Q4 2020 Brussels / / / / Adopted on 25 June 2019

Negotiations concluded on 19 October

2018. The new protocol was signed on 31 July 2019. EP gave its consent to the

conclusion of the SFPA and protocol in December 2019.

Guinea Bissau 14 June 2024 Q3 2020 Bissau / / / / Adopted on 6 June

2019

Negotiations concluded on 15 November

2018. The new protocol was signed on 15 June 2019 and applies provisionally

pending EP consent. The first JCM took place in October 2019 in Brussels.

Greenland 31 December

2020 27 April 2020 Nuuk

28-30

April 2020

Nuuk / Adopted on 9

December 2019

Last JCM took place in November 2019. The first round of negotiations took place

from 15 to 17 January 2020 in Copenhagen. The second round took place from 4 to 6

March 2020 in Brussels.

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WE

ST

AF

RIC

A

Cape-Verde 19 May 2024 Q4 2020 TBD / / / / Adopted on 17 May 2019

The new protocol was signed on 20 May

2019 and applies provisionally pending EP consent. Cabo Verde ratified the protocol

on 28 October 2019.

Côte d'Ivoire 31 July 2024 27-29 April 2020

Brussels / / / / Adopted on 26 July 2018

The new protocol was signed on 1 August 2018 and applied provisionally. EP gave its

consent to the conclusion of the protocol in February 2019. Last JCM took place on 27-

28 November 2018.

Gabon 23 July 2016 -

EXPIRED

31 March

- 2 April 2020

Libreville / Adopted on 22

October 2015

Resumption of negotiation to take place in

2020.

Ghana No Agreement/Prot

ocol

/ Adopted on 3 March 2017

The ex-ante evaluation was conducted end

of 2016.

Liberia 8 December 2020

22-26 June 2020

Monrovia / / Q2 2020

The protocol was signed on 9 December

2015 and applied provisionally. EP gave its consent to the conclusion of the protocol in

May 2016. Last JCM took place in April 2019 in Brussels.

Equatorial Guinea

N/A The ex-ante evaluation was approved at the

end of November 2016.

São Tomé and Principe

18 December 2024

17-18 March 2020

Brussels / / / / Adopted on 24 October 2019

The negotiations were concluded on 17 April 2019 and the new protocol was

initialled. The new protocol was signed on 19 December 2019 and applies

provisionally pending EP consent.

IND

IAN

OC

EA

N

Comoros DENOUNCED / / / / / / /

The termination of the SFPA with Comoros

has been notified to the Government of Comoros on 3 July 2018.

Madagascar

31 December

2018 - EXPIRED

TBD / Adopted on 4

June 2018

The evaluation study has been concluded

(March 2018). The first round of negotiations took place from 24 to 27 July

2018 in Brussels (together with a JCM). The second round took place in October

2018, while the third one took place from 23 to 25 September 2019. The fourth round

scheduled from 20 to 22 January 2020 in Brussels has been postponed at the request

of Madagascar.

Mauritius 7 December

2021

End April

2020 (tbc) Mauritius / / / /

Adopted on 23 October

2017

The current protocol was signed on 8

December 2017. The first JCM was held in February/March

2018 in Port Louis. The second JCM was held in Brussels from 25 to 27 February

2019.

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Mozambique 31 January 2015 -

EXPIRED

/ Adopted on 12

June 2014 /

Negotiations for a new protocol suspended

until further notice to enable further reflection by both Parties to narrow

divergences. Last JCM took place in February 2016.

IND

IAN

OC

EA

N

Seychelles 23 February 2026

May-June 2020

Seychelles / / / / Adopted on 20 February 2020

Last JCM took place in Brussels from 27

February to 1 March 2019. Negotiations concluded in October 2019 with the

initialling of the new SFPA and protocol. Both agreement and protocol were signed

on 24 February 2020 and apply provisionally pending EP consent.

Mayotte

(Access agreement)

5 June 2020

May-

June 2020

TBD / Adopted on 24

October 2019 Q2 2020

Last JCM took place in Brussels on 1

March 2019. No financial implications for the EU, as this agreement allows access of

Seychelles flagged vessels to Mayotte's waters under EU jurisdiction. The first

round of negotiations took place from 14 to 16 January 2020 in Mamoudzou.

Tanzania

No

Agreement/Protocol

/ Adopted on 16 June 2015

A first technical meeting took place in Dar-

Es-Salaam 4-6 July 2016. Vague interest in discussing a SFPA with the EU.

Kenya No Agreement/

Protocol /

Adopted on 18

July 2016

PA

CIF

IC Cook Islands

13 October 2020

Q2 2020 Q2 2020

The current protocol is in force since 14

October 2016. Currently the only SFPA in the Pacific. Last JCM took place in

Rarotonga from 20 to 22 February 2019. Ex-post and ex-ante evaluation ongoing.

Kiribati 15 September 2015 -

EXPIRED

TBD / Adopted on 26

January 2015

Three rounds of negotiations took place

(last one in November 2017). A technical meeting took place from 5 to 7 June 2019.

Next round to be fixed.

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BUREAU

Chair KARLESKIND Pierre 1st Vice-Chair VAN DALEN Peter 3rd Vice-Chair FERRANDINO Giuseppe

2nd Vice-Chair GADE Søren 4th Vice-Chair MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR Cláudia

COORDINATORS

EPP MATO Gabriel ID CONTE Rosanna S&D AGUILERA Clara ECR TOMAŠIĆ Ruža Renew GADE Søren Gade GUE/NGL FERREIRA João Greens/EFA O'SULLIVAN Grace

COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES FULL MEMBERS

SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

AGUILERA Clara ES S&D ANDROULAKIS Nikos EL S&D

BARTOLO Pietro IT S&D AVRAM Carmen RO S&D

BELLAMY François-Xavier FR EPP BITEAU Benoît FR Greens/EFA

BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun ES Renew BOMPARD Manuel FR GUE/NGL

CARVALHAIS Isabel PT S&D CHABAUD Catherine FR Renew

CASANOVA Massimo IT ID GONZALEZ CASARES Nicolás ES S&D

CONTE Rosanna IT ID GRANT Valentino IT ID

VAN DALEN Peter NL EPP HIDVÉGHI Balázs HU EPP

D'AMATO Rosa IT NI HLAVÁČEK Martin CS Renew

FEDERLEY Fredrick SV Renew HRISTOV Ivo BG S&D

FERRANDINO Giuseppe IT S&D HUITEMA Jan NL Renew

FERREIRA João PT GUE/NGL KALINOWSKI Jarosław PL EPP

GADE Søren Gade DA Renew KELLER Ska DE Greens/EFA

GUERREIRO Francisco PT Greens/EFA KOKKALIS Petros EL GUE/NGL

HAZEKAMP Anja NL GUE/NGL LAGOS Ioannis EL NI

HERBST Niclas DE EPP MATO Gabriel ES EPP

JAMET France FR ID MEBAREK Nora FR S&D

KARLESKIND Pierre FR Renew MELO Nuno PT EPP

MATIĆ Predrag Fred HR S&D MILAZZO Giuseppe IT EPP

MILLÁN MON Francisco José ES EPP PIRBAKAS Maxette FR ID

MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR Cláudia PT EPP RAFALSKA Elżbieta PL ECR

O'SULLIVAN Grace IE Greens/EFA SCHMIEDTBA UER Simone AT EPP

PIZARRO Manuel PT S&D STANCANELLI Raffaele IT ECR

ROOSE Caroline FR Greens/EFA TARDINO Annalisa IT ID

RUISSEN Bert-Jan NL ECR WALSH Maria IE EPP

SCHREIJER-PIERIK Annie NL EPP YON-COURTIN Stéphanie FR Renew

TOMAŠIĆ Ruža HR ECR ZARZALEJOS Javier ES EPP

ZAGORAKIS Theodoros EL EPP ŽDANOKA Tatjana LV Greens/EFA

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2020

Meetings for May-June-July per visioconference, dates TBC

Thursday 25 June, 9:00-11:00 & 13:45-15:45 (tbc)

Monday 6 July, 13:45-15:45 (tbc)

Wednesday 2 September, 9:00-12:30

Wednesday 2 September, 14:30-18:30

Thursday 3 September, 9:00-12:30

Monday 28 September, 15:00-18:30

Monday 12 October, 15:00-18:30

Monday 26 October, 15:00-18:30

Tuesday 27 October, 9:00-12:30

Tuesday 27 October, 14:30-18:30

Monday 16 November, 15:00-18:30

Wednesday 2 December, 9:00-12:30

Wednesday 2 December, 14:30-18:30

Thursday 3 December, 9:00-12:30

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USEFUL LINKS

@ EP Committee on Fisheries link

@ DG MARE (European Commission) link

@ Croatia's Presidency of the Council link

@ FAO Fishery and Aquaculture link

@ ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea link

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