Partnership Agreement on sustainable fisheries between the European Union and... (22021A1208(01))
Partnership Agreement on sustainable fisheries between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
- ARTICLE 1
- Definitions
- ARTICLE 2
- Subject matter
- ARTICLE 3
- Principles and objectives regarding the implementation of this Agreement
- ARTICLE 4
- Access to the fishing zone by Union vessels
- ARTICLE 5
- Conditions for carrying out fishing activities and exclusivity clause
- ARTICLE 6
- Laws and regulations governing fishing activities
- ARTICLE 7
- Partnership
- ARTICLE 8
- Scientific cooperation
- ARTICLE 9
- Regional cooperation
- ARTICLE 10
- Cooperation between economic operators
- ARTICLE 11
- Cooperation in the area of monitoring, control and surveillance and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- ARTICLE 12
- Administrative cooperation
- ARTICLE 13
- Financial contribution
- ARTICLE 14
- Joint Committee
- ARTICLE 15
- Area of Application
- ARTICLE 16
- Dispute resolution
- ARTICLE 17
- Status of the Protocol to this Agreement, the Annexes and the Appendices
- ARTICLE 18
- Language and entry into force
- ARTICLE 19
- Duration of application
- ARTICLE 20
- Provisional application
- ARTICLE 21
- Suspension
- ARTICLE 22
- Termination
- ARTICLE 23
- Review
- ARTICLE 24
- Repeal
- PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
- ARTICLE 1
- Definitions
- ARTICLE 2
- Purpose
- ARTICLE 3
- Fishing opportunities
- ARTICLE 4
- Overall fishing effort in Mauritanian waters and transparency
- ARTICLE 5
- Financial contribution
- ARTICLE 6
- Monitoring of total allowable catches and reference tonnages
- ARTICLE 7
- Adjustment of fishing opportunities
- ARTICLE 8
- Sectoral support
- ARTICLE 9
- Scientific cooperation to ensure sustainable fishing
- ARTICLE 10
- Scientific fishing, exploratory fishing and new fishing opportunities
- ARTICLE 11
- Joint Committee
- ARTICLE 12
- Cooperation between economic operators
- ARTICLE 13
- Termination due to reduced utilisation of fishing opportunities
- ARTICLE 14
- Suspension
- ARTICLE 15
- Suspension and revision of the financial contribution and sectoral support
- ARTICLE 16
- Electronic data exchange
- ARTICLE 17
- Confidentiality
- ARTICLE 18
- Failure to comply with provisions and obligations of this Protocol
- ARTICLE 19
- Provisional application
- ARTICLE 20
- Duration
- ARTICLE 21
- Termination
- ARTICLE 22
- Entry into force
- ARTICLE 23
- Review
- ANNEX I
- CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY UNION VESSELS IN THE FISHING ZONE
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 1. Designation of the competent authority
- 2. Mauritanian fishing zone
- 3. Vessel identification
- 4. Bank accounts
- 5. Methods of payment
- 6. Designation of an agent
- CHAPTER II
- LICENCES
- 1. Licence applications
- 2. Documents required for licence applications
- 3. Eligibility to fish
- 4. Issuing of licences
- 5. Validity and utilisation of licences
- 6. Technical inspection
- CHAPTER III
- FEES
- 1. Fees
- 2. Fees in kind
- 3. Parafiscal charge
- 4. Specific conditions applicable to tuna vessels
- CHAPTER IV
- CATCH REPORTING
- 1. Electronic reporting system (ERS)
- 2. Fishing logbook: general provisions
- 3. Electronic logbook data
- 4. Technical breakdown or failure affecting the vessel’s on-board recording and transmission of electronic reports
- 5. Supplementary fishing log (landing or transhipment declarations)
- 6. Reliability of data for scientific purposes
- 7. Tolerance of discrepancies
- 8. By-catches
- 9. Prohibited species
- 10. Quarterly aggregated catch reporting
- CHAPTER V
- LANDINGS AND TRANSHIPMENTS
- 1. Landings
- 2. Transhipment
- 3. Derogations from the landing obligations
- CHAPTER VI
- CONTROL
- 1. Entering and leaving the fishing zone
- 2. Provisions relating to inspections at sea and in port
- 3. Mutual observation system for controls on land and at sea
- 4. Participatory surveillance in the fight against IUU fishing
- CHAPTER VII
- INFRINGEMENTS
- 1. Inspection report and statement of infringement
- 2. Notification of the infringement
- 3. Resolution of an infringement without rerouting
- 4. Resolution of an infringement with rerouting
- 5. Exchanges of information on checks and infringements
- CHAPTER VIII
- SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS)
- 1. Vessel position messages – VMS
- 2. Procedures for transmissions to the MCG
- 3. Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS
- 4. Vessel position through polling
- CHAPTER IX
- SIGNING-ON OF MAURITANIAN SEAFARERS
- CHAPTER X
- SCIENTIFIC OBSERVERS
- CHAPTER XI
- DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPLORATORY FISHING
- Appendices
- ANNEX II
- IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTORAL SUPPORT TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE FISHING
- Objective
- Transparency and traceability of funds in relation to sectoral support
- Annual and multiannual programming
- Implementing terms and conditions
- Reports and feedback workshop
- Disbursement criteria
- Revision
- Visibility of activities
- TEMPLATE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 34 OF THIS ANNEX
- ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – PROGRESS MADE ON PROJECTS
- I. Projects commenced with sectoral support in the course of the year
- II. Summary of projects commenced during year N
- III. Presentation of projects for year N+1
- ANNEX III
- MONITORING OF FISHING EFFORT IN THE MAURITANIAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
- TEMPLATE
- ANNUAL REPORT ON FISHING ACTIVITIES IN THE MAURITANIAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(6) OF THE PROTOCOL
- [DATE OF THE REPORT]
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. PERIOD
- 3. VESSELS OPERATING IN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD
- 4. TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES
- 5. FISHING AUTHORISATIONS ISSUED FOR VESSELS OPERATING IN THE MAURITANIAN EEZ UNDER THE NATIONAL REGIME
- 6. FISHERIES AGREEMENTS OR CONVENTIONS UNDER WHICH FOREIGN VESSELS ARE GRANTED ACCESS TO THE MAURITANIAN EEZ
- 7. CATCHES MADE IN THE MAURITANIAN EEZ
- Appendix 1
- LIMITS OF THE MAURITANIAN FISHING ZONE
- Appendix 2
- DATASHEETS
- FISHING CATEGORY 1: VESSELS FISHING FOR CRUSTACEANS OTHER THAN SPINY LOBSTER
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum sizes of target species
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 6. Other comments
- 7. Scientific observers
- FISHING CATEGORY 2: BLACK HAKE (NON-FREEZER) TRAWLERS AND BOTTOM LONGLINERS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum sizes of target species
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 6. Other comments
- 7. Scientific observers
- FISHING CATEGORY 2a: BLACK HAKE (FREEZER) TRAWLERS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum sizes of target species
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 6. Scientific observers – category 2a: freezer trawlers
- 7. Other comments
- FISHING CATEGORY 3: VESSELS FISHING FOR DEMERSAL SPECIES OTHER THAN BLACK HAKE WITH GEAR OTHER THAN TRAWLS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum sizes of target species
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 6. Other comments
- 7. Scientific observers – category 3
- FISHING CATEGORY 4: TUNA SEINER VESSELS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum sizes of target species
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 6. Other comments
- FISHING CATEGORY 5: POLE-AND-LINE TUNA VESSELS AND SURFACE LONGLINERS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum authorised mesh size:
- 4. Minimum sizes of target species:
- 5. By-catches
- 6. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 7. Other comments
- FISHING CATEGORY 6: PELAGIC FREEZER TRAWLERS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum authorised mesh size:
- 4. Minimum sizes of target species:
- 5. By-catches
- 6. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 7. Scientific observers
- 8. Other comments
- FISHING CATEGORY 7: NON-FREEZER PELAGIC VESSELS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum authorised mesh size:
- 4. Minimum sizes of target species
- 5. By-catches
- 6. Fishing opportunities / fees
- 7. Other comments
- FISHING CATEGORY 8: CEPHALOPODS
- 1. Fishing zone
- 2. Authorised gear
- 3. Minimum authorised mesh
- 4. By-catches
- 5. Authorised tonnage / fees
- 6. Comments
- Appendix 3
- FISHING LICENCE APPLICATION FORM
- FISHING LICENCE APPLICATION
- I – APPLICANT
- II – VESSEL AND IDENTIFICATION
- III - TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EQUIPMENT
- Appendix 4
- LIST OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE FISHING LOGBOOK OF MAURITANIA
- 1. Information about the fishing trip: information transmitted at the end of the trip
- 2. Information for each fishing operation
- Appendix 5
- LEGISLATION ( 4 ) IN FORCE ON MINIMUM SIZES OF CATCHES KEPT ON BOARD
- Appendix 6
- LIST OF CONVERSION FACTORS
- CONVERSION RATE TO BE APPLIED TO FINISHED FISHERY PRODUCTS PROCESSED ON BOARD TRAWLERS
- Appendix 7
- COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO MAURITANIA
- POSITION REPORT
- Appendix 8
- PROTOCOLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ERS USE OF UN/FLUX STANDARD AND EU FLUX NETWORK
- Appendix 9
- REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER
- Appendix 10
- CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE UNION AND OF MAURITANIA
- UNION
- MAURITANIA
- Appendix 11
- SIGNING OF MAURITANIAN SEAFARERS
- 1. Required number of Mauritanian seafarers to be taken on board
- 2. Requirements for access by Mauritanian seafarers to Union vessels
- 3. Employment contracts for Mauritanian seafarers
- 4. Information to be provided to the Ministry
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