COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 June 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
(2011/405/EU)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
PROTOCOL
agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
Article 1
Period of application and fishing opportunities
Article 2
Financial contribution – Methods of payment
Article 3
Promotion of responsible and sustainable fishing in Cape Verdean waters
Article 4
Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
Article 5
Adjustment of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
Article 6
Landing incentives and promoting cooperation between economic operators
Article 7
Suspension of the payment of the financial contribution
Article 8
Suspension of the Implementation of the Protocol
Article 9
Electronic communication
Article 10
Satellite monitoring
Article 11
Confidentiality of data
Article 12
National legislation
Article 13
Duration
Article 14
Termination
Article 15
Provisional application
Article 16
Entry into force
ANNEX
CONDITIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF FISHING ACTIVITIES BY EUROPEAN UNION VESSELS IN THE CAPE VERDEAN FISHING ZONE
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Designation of competent authority
National EEZ
Fishing Zones
Appointment of a local agent
Bank account
CHAPTER II
FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
Condition for obtaining a fishing authorisation – eligible vessels
Application for a fishing authorisation
Anticipated flat-rate fee
Provisional list of vessels authorised to fish
Issue of fishing authorisation
List of vessels authorised to fish
Period of validity of the fishing authorisation
Keeping the fishing authorisation on board
Transfer of fishing authorisation
Support vessels
CHAPTER III
TECHNICAL MEASURES
CHAPTER IV
CATCH REPORTING
Fishing logbook
Catch reporting
Final statement of fees for the tuna-fishing vessels and surface longliners
CHAPTER V
LANDINGS AND TRANSHIPMENTS
CHAPTER VI
CHECK
Entering and leaving the zone
Inspection at sea
Inspection in port
CHAPTER VII
SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS)
Vessel position messages – VMS system
Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS system
Secure communication of the position messages to Cape Verde
Malfunction of the communication system
Revision of the frequency of position messages
CHAPTER VIII
INFRINGEMENTS
Treatment of infringements
Detention of a vessel – information meeting
Penalties for infringements – Compromise procedure
Legal proceedings – Bank security
Release of the vessel and the crew
CHAPTER IX
SIGNING-ON OF SEAMEN
Number of seamen to sign on
Free choice of seamen
Seamen’s contracts
Seamen’s wages
Seamen’s obligations
Non-signing on of Cape Verdean seamen
CHAPTER X
CAPE VERDE OBSERVERS
Observation of fishing activities
Designated vessels and observers
Flat-rate financial contribution
Observer’s salary
Embarkation conditions
Observer’s obligations
Embarkation and landing of observers
Observer’s obligations
Observer’s report
Appendices to this Annex
Appendix 1
Application form for a fishing authorisation
FISHERIES MINISTRY
Appendix 2
SHEET 1: POLE-AND-LINE TUNA VESSELS
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Beyond twelve nautical miles from the base lines |
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Poles and lines |
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Compliance with ICCAT and FAO recommendations |
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Additional fee per tonne fished |
25 EUR/tonne |
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Annual flat-rate fee: |
EUR 450 for 18 tonnes per vessel |
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Number of vessels authorised to fish |
11 vessels |
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Vessels which land voluntarily in a port in Cape Verde shall benefit from a reduction in the fee of EUR 5 per tonne landed. An additional reduction of EUR 5 per tonne sold shall be granted where fisheries products are sold to a Cape Verde processing factory. This mechanism shall apply up to a maximum of 50 % of the final statement for the catch. |
SHEET 2: POLE-AND-LINE TUNA VESSELS AND SURFACE LONGLINERS
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Beyond twelve nautical miles from the base lines. |
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Seine Surface longliners |
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Compliance with ICCAT and FAO recommendations. |
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Additional fee per tonne caught |
35 EUR/tonne |
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Annual flat-rate fee: |
EUR 4 375 for 125 tonnes per tuna seiner EUR 3 150 for 90 tonnes per surface longliner |
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Number of vessels authorised to fish |
28 seiner vessels 35 surface longliner vessels |
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Vessels which land voluntarily in a Cape Verdean port shall benefit from a reduction in the fee of EUR 5 per tonne landed. An additional reduction of EUR 5 per tonne sold shall be granted where fisheries products are sold to a Cape Verde processing factory. This mechanism shall apply up to a maximum of 50 % of the final statement for the catch. |
Appendix 3
Fishing logbook
Appendix 4
Format of VMS message position
COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO CAPE VERDE
Data Element |
Code |
Mandatory or Optional? |
Content |
Start record |
SR |
O |
System detail – indicates start of record |
Addressee |
AD |
O |
Message detail – addressee. Alpha-3 ISO country code |
From |
FR |
O |
Message detail – sender. Alpha-3 ISO country code |
Flag State |
FS |
F |
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Type of message |
TM |
O |
Message detail – message type ‘POS’ |
Radio call sign |
RC |
O |
Vessel detail – international radio call sign of vessel |
Contracting Party internal reference number |
IR |
F |
Vessel detail – unique Contracting Party number (flag State ISO3 code followed by number) |
External registration number |
XR |
O |
Vessel detail – number marked on side of vessel |
Latitude |
LA |
O |
Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes N/S DDMM (WGS84) |
Longitude |
LO |
O |
Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes E/W DDMM (WGS84) |
Course |
CO |
O |
Vessel course 360° scale |
Speed |
SP |
O |
Vessel speed in tenths of knots |
Date |
DA |
O |
Vessel position detail – date of record of UTC position (YYYYMMDD) |
Time |
TI |
O |
Vessel position detail – time of record of UTC position (HHMM) |
End record |
ER |
O |
System detail – indicates end of record |