Decree-Law No. 15/2020 creating a credit line with subsidized interest addressed to operators in the fishing sector. Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Législation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 74, 15 April 2020. Sujet Pêche, Général Mot clé Crédit Pêche maritime Pêche continentale Gestion et conservation des pêches Aquaculture Mariculture Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Résumé This Decree-Law creates a credit line with subsidized interest addressed to operators in the fishing sector. Fishing activity is regulated by the Common Fisheries Policy which aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term and managed in a manner consistent with obtaining economic, social and employment benefits, contributing to the supply of food products. The Decree-law creates a credit line with subsidized interest addressed to operators in the fishing sector. The credit line is intended to provide financial means for the acquisition of factors of production, for working capital or treasury, namely for the settlement of taxes, payment of wages and renegotiation of debts with suppliers, credit institutions or other entities authorized by law to grant credit. The measure referred to in this article is created under the temporary framework for state aid measures in support of the economy in the current context of the COVID -19 outbreak, established in Commission Communication C (2020) 91 of 20 March 2020, as amended by Commission Communication C (2020) 112 of 4 April 2020. Individuals or legal persons who meet specific requirements, including those legally qualified to perform fishing, aquaculture, processing and marketing activities, fishery products, etc. can apply for this credit line. Texte intégral Portugais Site web dre.pt