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Council Decision (EU) 2015/799 authorising Member States to become party, in the interest of the European Union, to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, of the International Maritime Organization.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 127, 22 May 2015, pp. 20 and 21.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishing vessel International organization
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

By virtue of this Decision Member States are authorized to become party to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel of the International Maritime Organization, adopted on 7 July 1995. Further the Decision stipulates that Member States which have fishing vessels flying their flag, ports receiving seagoing fishing vessels which fall within the scope of the Convention, or training institutions for fishing vessel personnel, and which have not yet become party to the Convention, shall endeavour to take the necessary steps to deposit their instrument of accession to the Convention within a reasonable time and, if possible, by 23 May 2017.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu