PURPOSE: to approve on behalf of the EU the Agreement on Port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/443/EU on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

COUNCIL: the Council adopted a decision approving, on behalf of the EU, an agreement on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The agreement on port state measures to prevent and eliminate illegal fishing was drawn up under the responsibility of the FAO; the agreement of the parties was signed on 22 November 2009.

The Union is a major player in international fisheries and one of the main global markets for fishery products and it is in its interest to play an effective role in the implementation of the Agreement and to approve the Agreement.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20/06/2011.

Decision 2011/443
OJ L 191 22.07.2011, p. 0001

The Council adopted a decision approving, on behalf of the EU, an agreement on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The agreement on port state measures to prevent and eliminate illegal fishing was drawn up under the responsibility of the FAO; the agreement of the parties was signed on 22 November 2009.

Results of vote in Parliament

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

Parliament consents to the approval of the Agreement. It calls on the European Commission to actively promote the signing, ratification and implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the context of trade agreements, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), Fisheries Partnership Agreements and the Union's development policy.

T7-0192/2011

A7-0142/2011

A7-0142/2011

The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ (EPP, ES) in which it recommends the European Parliament to give its conclusion of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

The European Commission is called upon to actively promote the signing, ratification and implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the context of trade agreements, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), Fisheries Partnership Agreements and the Union's development policy.

PE462.524

PE458.812

PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

LEGAL BASIS: Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

CONTENT: the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference approved, at its Thirty Sixth Session held in Rome on 18-23 November 2009, the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in accordance with the FAO Constitution, for submission to FAO Members.

The objective of this Agreement is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing through the implementation of effective port State measures, and thereby to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources and marine ecosystems.

The Agreement was signed in Rome on 22 November 2009 on behalf of the European Community in accordance with Council Decision of 20 November 2009, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The fight against IUU fishing constitutes an essential component of the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU should be able to foster international cooperation on this matter by participating actively and constructively in the adoption on an international instrument on Port State measures.

The European Union is a major player in international fisheries and one of the main global markets for fishery products and it is in its interest to play an effective role in the implementation of the Agreement and its approval by all parties.

The proposal seeks the consent of the Agreement on behalf of the European Union.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

05571/2011

PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

LEGAL BASIS: Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

CONTENT: the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference approved, at its Thirty Sixth Session held in Rome on 18-23 November 2009, the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in accordance with the FAO Constitution, for submission to FAO Members.

The objective of this Agreement is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing through the implementation of effective port State measures, and thereby to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources and marine ecosystems.

The Agreement was signed in Rome on 22 November 2009 on behalf of the European Community in accordance with Council Decision of 20 November 2009, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The fight against IUU fishing constitutes an essential component of the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU should be able to foster international cooperation on this matter by participating actively and constructively in the adoption on an international instrument on Port State measures.

The European Union is a major player in international fisheries and one of the main global markets for fishery products and it is in its interest to play an effective role in the implementation of the Agreement and its approval by all parties.

The proposal seeks the consent of the Agreement on behalf of the European Union.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

05571/2011

PURPOSE: to approve on behalf of the EU the Agreement on Port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the European Union is a Contracting Party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, which inter alia requires all members of the international community to cooperate in managing and conserving the biological resources of the sea. It is a contracting party to the 1995 Agreement on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, which entered into force on 11 December 2001.

The Thirty Sixth session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference, held in Rome between 18-23 November 2009 adopted the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (the Agreement) under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution.

The Agreement was signed on 22 November 2009 on behalf of the European Community in accordance with Council Decision of 20 November 20095, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The fight against IUU fishing constitutes an essential component of the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU should be able to foster international cooperation on this matter by participating actively and constructively in the adoption on an international instrument on Port State measures. The EU has participated in this process from the start and has played an active and constructive role in the drafting of the Agreement.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was undertaken.

LEGAL BASIS: Article 43 with Article 218(6)(a) TFEU.

CONTENT: given that the European Union is a major player in international fisheries and one of the main global markets for fishery products, the Council is called upon to approve this Agreement on Port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on behalf of the EU.

The objective of the Agreement is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing through the implementation of effective port State measures, and thereby to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources and marine ecosystems. It contains provisions regarding:

entry into port (designation of ports, advance request for port entry and port entry authorisation or denial); use of ports; inspections and follow-up actions; role of flag states; requirements of developing states; dispute settlement.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

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