The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Meeting of the Parties of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) is set out in Annex I.

The year-to-year specification of the Union's position to be taken in the Meeting of the Parties of the SIOFA shall be conducted in accordance with Annex II.

The Union's position set out in Annex I shall be assessed and, where appropriate, revised by the Council upon a proposal from the Commission, at the latest for the annual Meeting of the Parties of the SIOFA in 2024.

The Council Decision of 12 June 2017 establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Meeting of the parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) and repealing the Council Decision of 25 October 2012 on the establishment of the Union position to be adopted in the framework of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) is hereby repealed.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.