Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and th... (22023A0719(02))
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar
- SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Definitions
- Article 2
- Object
- Article 3
- Principles of this Agreement
- Article 4
- Access to surpluses and scientific advice
- Article 5
- Dialogue and consultation
- RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
- Article 6
- Access by Union vessels to Madagascar’s fishing zone
- Article 7
- Conditions for carrying out fishing activities and exclusivity clause
- Article 8
- Legislation applicable to fishing activities
- Article 9
- Scientific and technical cooperation
- Article 10
- Economic and social cooperation
- Article 11
- Cooperation in the area of monitoring, control and surveillance and combating IUU fishing
- Article 12
- Administrative cooperation
- Article 13
- Financial contribution
- INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
- Article 14
- Joint Committee
- Article 15
- Area of application of this Agreement
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 16
- Settlement of disputes
- Article 17
- Entry into force
- Article 18
- Duration
- Article 19
- Provisional application
- Article 20
- Suspension of application
- Article 21
- Termination
- Article 22
- Repeal
- Article 23
- Authentic texts
- PROTOCOL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR (2023-2027)
- Article 1
- Definitions
- Article 2
- Purpose
- Article 3
- Scope
- Article 4
- Fish species and number of authorised vessels
- Article 5
- Duration
- Article 6
- Financial contribution
- Article 7
- Arrangements for payment of the financial contribution for access to Madagascar’s fishing zone
- Article 8
- Implementation and payment of sectoral support
- Article 9
- Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
- Article 10
- Economic and social cooperation
- Article 11
- Adjustment, by mutual agreement, of fishing opportunities and the arrangements for implementing this Protocol
- Article 12
- Exploratory fishing surveys and new fishing opportunities
- Article 13
- Conditions for authorisation and exercise of fishing activities
- Article 14
- Suspension of application
- Article 15
- Termination
- Article 16
- Data protection
- Article 17
- Electronic data exchange
- Article 18
- Entry into force
- Article 19
- Provisional application
- Article 20
- Authentic texts
- ANNEX
- CONDITIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF FISHING ACTIVITIES BY UNION VESSELS IN MADAGASCAR’S FISHING ZONE
- CHAPTER I
- General provisions
- CHAPTER II
- Fishing authorisations
- CHAPTER III
- Technical conservation measures
- CHAPTER IV
- Section 1
- Reporting of catches and fishing effort
- Section 2
- Entering and leaving Madagascar’s fishing zone
- Section 3
- Transhipment and landings
- Section 4
- Satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS)
- Section 5
- Observers
- Section 6
- Inspections at sea or in port
- Section 7
- Infringements
- Section 8
- Participatory surveillance in the fight against IUU fishing
- CHAPTER V
- Embarkation of seafarers
- LIST OF APPENDICES
- Appendix 1
- Technical sheet – authorised species
- Appendix 2
- Processing of personal data
- 1. Definitions and scope
- 2. Personal data protection safeguards
- 3. Data subject rights
- 4. Remedies
- Appendix 3
- Coordinates (latitude and longitude) of Madagascar’s fishing zone, the closed areas of Leven Bank and Castor Bank and the baselines
- 1. Madagascar’s fishing zone
- 2. Leven Bank and Castor Bank
- 3. Geographical coordinates of the baselines
- Appendix 4
- Details of contact points in Madagascar
- Appendix 5
- Information required in applications for authorisation (fishing vessel and support vessel)
- Appendix 6
- Guidelines for implementing the electronic recording and reporting system (ERS) for fishing data
- 1. General provisions
- 2. Producing and sending ERS data
- 3. Failure of the on-board ERS and/or transmission of ERS data between the vessel and the FMC of the flag State
- 4. FMC failure – ERS data not received by Malagasy FMC
- 5. FMC maintenance
- 6. Routing of ERS data to Madagascar
- 7. Use of the UN/FLUX standard and the EU/FLUX network
- Appendix 7
- Template for quarterly reporting by the Union of provisional monthly aggregated catches
- Appendix 8
- Format of reports for entry into and exit from Madagascar’s fishing zone
- 1. ENTRY REPORT FORMAT (WITHIN THREE HOURS BEFORE ENTRY)
- 2. EXIT REPORT FORMAT (WITHIN THREE HOURS BEFORE EXIT)
- Appendix 9
- Format of VMS position messages
- COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO MADAGASCAR
- FORMAT OF VMS DATA – POSITION REPORT
- Appendix 10
- Eligibility conditions for seafarers who are nationals of Madagascar to work on board Union fishing vessels
- Appendix 11
- Minimum provisions of contracts of employment for seafarers who are nationals of Madagascar
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