CHAPTER IIOBJECTIVES

Article 7Specific objectives in the area of international relations

1

In the area of the negotiation and conclusion of fisheries agreements, including fisheries partnership agreements Community financial measures referred to in Article 13 shall contribute to the following objectives:

a

safeguarding employment in the regions of the Community dependent on fishing;

b

securing the continued existence and competitiveness of the Community’s fisheries sector;

c

developing, through partnership, the fisheries resource management and control capacities of third countries to ensure sustainable fishing and promoting the economic development of the fisheries sector in those countries by improving the scientific and technical evaluation of the fisheries concerned, monitoring and control of fishing activities, health conditions and the business environment in the sector;

d

ensuring adequate supply for the Community market.

2

In the area of the Community’s involvement in regional and international organisations, Community financial measures referred to in Article 13 shall contribute to the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources at international level by adopting appropriate management measures for these resources.