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Council Decision 2011/443/EU on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 191, 22 July 2011.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Foreign fishing
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

By virtue of this Decision the Council of the European Union approves the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The Annex attached to the Decision contains the full text of the Agreement as well as the declaration concerning the competence of the European Union with regard to matters related to the Agreement. In particular, it is declared that the European Union has competence over all the matters governed by the Agreement and, for this reason, its Member States shall not become State Parties, except in respect of their territories for which it has no responsibility.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu