欧盟Eurlex法规详细信息

(1)

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community (1) (the ‘Agreement’), approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 450/2007 (2), entered into force on 11 June 2007. The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic (3), signed on 24 July 2013 (the ‘2013 Protocol’), expired on 23 July 2016.

(2)

The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, a new Implementing Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community (2021-2026) (the ‘Protocol’) for a period of five years.

(3)

Following those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 10 February 2021.

(4)

On 28 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2021/1117 (4) on the signing and provisional application of the Protocol, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(5)

The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol should be allocated among the Member States for the entire period of application of the Protocol.

(6)

This Regulation 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.

(7)

The Protocol is to be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature in order to allow Union vessels to again undertake fishing activities in the Gabonese fishing zone. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date,