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Protocol setting out, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2003, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Apr 12, 2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152961)
Language
English
Entry into force
Apr 12, 2001
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries International agreement-text Fishing vessel Subsidy/incentive Fishing licence Mesh Fishing area Fishing licence fee Foreign fishing
Geographical area
Mediterranean, Northern Europe, North Atlantic, Europe, Western Africa, North-East Atlantic, Africa, European Union Countries, Eastern Europe
Abstract

The Protocol establishes the fishing rights and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire. The fishing rights pursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement shall be as follows(a) freezer trawlers designed to fish demersal species, taking deepwater crustaceans, cephalopods and demersal fish: an annual average of 600 gross registered tonnes (grt) per month; (b) pole-and-line tuna vessels: 12 vessels; (c) surface longliners: 20 vessels; (d) tuna seiners: 39 vessels.The financial contribution for scientific programmes, technical programmes, support for fisheries surveillance bodies, institutional support to the administrative department responsible for fisheries shall be EUR 957500 per year. In the annex are set the conditions for obtaining a licence. The new licence shall indicate: the date of issue and the fact that it invalidates and replaces the licence of the previous vessel.Licences for pole-and-line tuna vessels, tuna seiners and surface longliners: shall be valid for one year, renewable, the fee shall be EUR 25 per tonne of fish caught within the Côte d'Ivoire fishing zone and licences shall be issued following payment of a lump sum of EUR 375 per year for each pole-and-line tuna vessel, EUR 2750 per year for each tuna seiner and EUR 1000 per year for each surface longliner.Licences for freezer trawlers are: licences shall be valid for three, six or 12 months, renewable. and the annual fee shall be EUR 168 per gross registered tonnage (grt) per vessel. Vessels authorized to fish in the Côte d'Ivoire fishing zone under this Agreement shall send their catch declarations to the fishing authorities with a copy to the Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities in Côte d'Ivoire. Tuna vessels and surface longliners landing their catches in a Côte d'Ivoire port shall, wherever possible, make their by-catches available to Côte d'Ivoire dealers at local market prices in accordance with the principles of free competition.To protect spawning grounds and local small-scale fishing activities, Community vessels with licences may not carry out fishing activities in the following zones: up to 12 nautical miles from the coast in the case of pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners, up to six nautical miles from the coast in the case of freezer trawlers, up to the 200-metre isobath in the case of freezer tuna seiners. However, pole-and-line tuna vessels using live bait shall be authorized to fish for bait in the prohibited zone defined above to obtain bait strictly within the limits of their own requirements. (8 Articles and 1 Annex)

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