Council Regulation (EU) No 11/2014

of 16 December 2013

concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)
On 5 October 2006, the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles1 (the ‘Agreement’) by means of Regulation (EC) No 1562/20062.
(2)
The fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement were set out in a Protocol3. The most recent Protocol expires on 17 January 2014.
(3)

The Union has negotiated with the Republic of Seychelles a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement (the ‘new Protocol’). The new Protocol was initialled on 10 May 2013.

(4)
On 16 December 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2014/5/EU4 on the signing and provisional application of the new Protocol.
(5)

The fishing opportunities should be allocated among the Member States for the period of application of the new Protocol.

(6)
In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/20085, if it appears that the fishing opportunities allocated to the Union are not fully utilised, the Commission is to inform the Member States concerned. The absence of a reply within a deadline to be set by the Council is to be considered as confirmation that the vessels of the Member States concerned are not making full use of their fishing opportunities in the given period. It is necessary to set such deadline.
(7)

This Regulation should apply from the date of provisional application of the new Protocol,

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