Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution pro... (22014A1113(01))
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- PROTOCOL
- setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Article 1
- Period of application and fishing opportunities
- Article 2
- Financial contribution — Methods of payment
- Article 3
- Promotion of responsible and sustainable fishing in the waters of Guinea-Bissau
- Article 4
- Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
- Article 5
- Joint Scientific Committee
- Article 6
- Closure of a fishery by Guinea-Bissau
- Article 7
- Adjustment of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
- Article 8
- Exploratory fishing
- Article 9
- New fishing opportunities
- Article 10
- Economic integration of European Union operators into the Guinea-Bissau fisheries sector
- Article 11
- Electronic communication
- Article 12
- Confidentiality of data
- Article 13
- Applicable provisions of national law
- Article 14
- Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution
- Article 15
- Suspension of the implementation of the Protocol
- Article 16
- Duration
- Article 17
- Termination
- Article 18
- Provisional application
- Article 19
- Entry into force
- ANNEX
- CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY EUROPEAN UNION VESSELS IN THE GUINEA-BISSAU FISHING ZONE
- CHAPTER I
- General provisions
- 1.
- Designation of competent authority
- 2.
- National EEZ
- 3.
- Appointment of a local agent
- 4.
- Bank account
- CHAPTER II
- Fishing authorisations
- 1.
- Condition for obtaining a fishing authorisation — eligible vessels
- 2.
- Application for a fishing authorisation
- 3.
- Advance flat-rate fee
- 4.
- Provisional list of vessels authorised to fish
- 5.
- Issue of fishing authorisation
- 6.
- List of vessels authorised to fish
- 7.
- Period of validity of the fishing authorisation
- 8.
- Keeping the fishing authorisation on board
- 9.
- Transfer of fishing authorisation
- 10.
- Support vessels
- 11.
- Technical inspection (trawlers)
- CHAPTER III
- Technical measures
- CHAPTER IV
- Catch reporting
- 1.
- Fishing logbook
- 2.
- Catch reporting
- 3.
- Transition to an electronic system
- 4.
- Final statement of fees for tuna-fishing vessels and surface longliners
- CHAPTER V
- Landings and transhipments
- CHAPTER VI
- Satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS)
- 1.
- Vessel position messages — VMS system
- 2.
- Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS system
- 3.
- Secure communication of position messages to the Guinea-Bissau FMC
- 4.
- Malfunction of the communication system
- 5.
- Revision of the frequency of position messages
- CHAPTER VII
- Check
- 1.
- Entering and leaving the zone
- 2.
- Inspections
- CHAPTER VIII
- Infringements
- 1.
- Treatment of infringements
- 2.
- Detention of a vessel — information meeting
- 3.
- Penalties for infringements — Compromise procedure
- 4.
- Legal proceedings — Bank security
- 5.
- Release of the vessel
- CHAPTER IX
- Signing-on of seamen
- 1.
- Number of seamen to sign on
- 2.
- Free choice of seamen
- 3.
- Contracts
- 4.
- Seamen's wages
- 5.
- Seamen's obligations
- CHAPTER X
- Observers
- 1.
- Observation of fishing activities
- 2.
- Designated vessels and observers
- 3.
- Flat-rate financial contribution
- 4.
- Observer's salary
- 5.
- Embarkation conditions
- 6.
- Observer's obligations
- 7.
- Embarkation and landing of observers
- 8.
- Observer's obligations
- 9.
- Observer's report
- Appendices
- Appendix 1
- APPLICATION FORM FOR A FISHING LICENCE
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- TUNA VESSELS FISHING LOGBOOK
- Appendix 4
- ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OF FISHING OPERATIONS
- Electronic recording and communication systems
- Transmission of ERS data
- Technical failure
- Non-receipt of ERS data
- Appendix 5
- COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO GUINEA-BISSAU
- Format details
- Appendix 6
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