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2014/0079(NLE) EU/Seychelles Agreement: access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the EU

Progress: Procedure completed

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Lead PECH CADEC Alain (icon: PPE PPE) THOMAS Isabelle (icon: S&D S&D), VAN DALEN Peter (icon: ECR ECR), BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (icon: ALDE ALDE), ENGSTRÖM Linnéa (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Former Responsible Committee PECH
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2015/02/16
   Final act published in Official Journal
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PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/238 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

CONTENT: the Council adopted a decision concluding, on behalf of the EU, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the EU, namely in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte. Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 January 2015.

The Agreement follows the change in Mayotte’s status , since the latter became an outermost region of the Union on 1 January 2014. On that date, the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte became part of the EU.

The Agreement was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2014/331/EU and is provisionally applied from 20 May 2014. It permitted access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte from that date.

France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of the appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.

The Agreement set up a Joint committee which will oversee its application and in accordance with its terms, the Joint Committee may make certain amendments to the Agreement.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.2.2015.

Documents
Decision 2015/238
OJ L 040 16.02.2015, p. 0001
2015/02/10
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2015/02/10
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/02/10
   CSL - Council Meeting
2015/01/13
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2015/01/13
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 628 votes to 41, with 18 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

The European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

Documents
T8-0002/2015
2014/12/08
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Alain CADEC (EPP, FR) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Agreement.

The current agreement, the first of its kind, was an access agreement signed between the Republic of the Seychelles and the European Union on 3 April 2014. It concerned access by Seychelles-flagged vessels to the waters and biological resources of Mayotte, which acquired the status of an outermost region of the European Union on 1 January 2014. As a result Mayotte’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) now belonged to EU waters.

This access agreement allowed a limited number of Seychelles-flagged vessels that had a tradition of fishing in Mayotte’s waters to continue to fish in Mayotte’s EEZ with due regard for the rules of the common fisheries policy.

Members wished to give a favourable opinion on this agreement as it benefitted both parties, it was beneficial for the economic development of Mayotte and the Seychelles and it complied with the rules of the common fisheries policy and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) as regards preservation of resources.

Documents
A8-0055/2014
2014/12/03
   EP - Vote in committee
2014/10/15
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE537.372
2014/09/04
   EP - CADEC Alain (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in PECH
2014/07/03
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2014/04/03
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
07953/2014
2014/04/03
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: on 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU1 amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte.

The Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union was signed in accordance with a Council Decision and is provisionally applied.

In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building.

The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the EU.

CONTENT : the proposal calls on the council to approve, on behalf of the EU, an Agreement with the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

For the contents of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 10/03/2014.

Simplified procedure : the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its application. The Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, the Commission is empowered, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

The modifications relate to the following issues:

reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with the Agreement; revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with the Annex to the Agreement.

Documents
07911/2014
2014/03/10
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
EUR-Lex
COM(2014)0138
2014/03/10
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: in the course of the negotiations for a new protocol to the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement , held in May 2013, the Seychelles raised the need of negotiating an access agreement for Seychelles flagged vessels to the waters of Mayotte , which will fall under the jurisdiction of the EU from 1 January 2014. This would enable Seychelles flagged vessels to continue to have access to Mayotte waters from 1 January 2014.

Seychelles flagged vessels can currently fish in Mayotte waters on the basis of an agreement between the Prefet de Mayotte and the Seychelles flagged vessels owners.

A mandate for the Commission to undertake these negotiations was agreed on 14 October and negotiations were held with the Seychelles shortly following this and concluded on 15 November 2013.

The Agreement should now be concluded on behalf of the EU.

CONTENT: the proposal calls on the Council to approve on behalf of the Union the Agreement with Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the EU.

Administrative framework and fees : in order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy, from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region (1 January 2014), it is necessary to set in place :

the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and the appropriate capacity building

Therefore, the necessary financial means will be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the funding provided through the shipowners fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. All payments related to authorisations and catches under the agreement will directly benefit the local community in Mayotte.

France shall be empowered to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of Seychelles vessels in consideration of the granting of access to fisheries within EU waters around Mayotte.

These receipts shall be used by France for the setting in place of the appropriate administrative framework mentioned above in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.

Joint committee : the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the application of the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

Documents
EUR-Lex
COM(2014)0139

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Activities

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A8-0055/2014 - Alain Cadec - approbation #

2015/01/13 Outcome: +: 628, -: 41, 0: 18
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70
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30
70
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20
19
17
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19
26
12
16
11
12
10
11
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8
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    • date: 2014-03-10T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2014&nu_doc=0139 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(2014)0139 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: in the course of the negotiations for a new protocol to the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement , held in May 2013, the Seychelles raised the need of negotiating an access agreement for Seychelles flagged vessels to the waters of Mayotte , which will fall under the jurisdiction of the EU from 1 January 2014. This would enable Seychelles flagged vessels to continue to have access to Mayotte waters from 1 January 2014. Seychelles flagged vessels can currently fish in Mayotte waters on the basis of an agreement between the Prefet de Mayotte and the Seychelles flagged vessels owners. A mandate for the Commission to undertake these negotiations was agreed on 14 October and negotiations were held with the Seychelles shortly following this and concluded on 15 November 2013. The Agreement should now be concluded on behalf of the EU. CONTENT: the proposal calls on the Council to approve on behalf of the Union the Agreement with Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the EU. Administrative framework and fees : in order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy, from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region (1 January 2014), it is necessary to set in place : the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and the appropriate capacity building Therefore, the necessary financial means will be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the funding provided through the shipowners fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. All payments related to authorisations and catches under the agreement will directly benefit the local community in Mayotte. France shall be empowered to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of Seychelles vessels in consideration of the granting of access to fisheries within EU waters around Mayotte. These receipts shall be used by France for the setting in place of the appropriate administrative framework mentioned above in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP. Joint committee : the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the application of the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.
    • date: 2014-04-03T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=7911%2F14&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 07911/2014 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: on 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU1 amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte. The Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union was signed in accordance with a Council Decision and is provisionally applied. In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building. The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the EU. CONTENT : the proposal calls on the council to approve, on behalf of the EU, an Agreement with the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union. For the contents of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 10/03/2014. Simplified procedure : the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its application. The Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, the Commission is empowered, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure. The modifications relate to the following issues: reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with the Agreement; revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with the Annex to the Agreement.
    • date: 2014-07-03T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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    • date: 2015-01-13T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=25026&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2015-01-13T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0002 title: T8-0002/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 628 votes to 41, with 18 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union. The European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.
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    • date: 2015-02-16T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union. NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/238 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union CONTENT: the Council adopted a decision concluding, on behalf of the EU, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the EU, namely in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte. Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 January 2015. The Agreement follows the change in Mayotte’s status , since the latter became an outermost region of the Union on 1 January 2014. On that date, the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte became part of the EU. The Agreement was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2014/331/EU and is provisionally applied from 20 May 2014. It permitted access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte from that date. France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of the appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP. The Agreement set up a Joint committee which will oversee its application and in accordance with its terms, the Joint Committee may make certain amendments to the Agreement. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.2.2015. docs: title: Decision 2015/238 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D0238 title: OJ L 040 16.02.2015, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2015:040:TOC
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    PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

    NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/238 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

    CONTENT: the Council adopted a decision concluding, on behalf of the EU, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the EU, namely in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte. Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 January 2015.

    The Agreement follows the change in Mayotte’s status, since the latter became an outermost region of the Union on 1 January 2014. On that date, the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte became part of the EU.

    The Agreement was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2014/331/EU and is provisionally applied from 20 May 2014. It permitted access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte from that date.

    France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of the appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.

    The Agreement set up a Joint committee which will oversee its application and in accordance with its terms, the Joint Committee may make certain amendments to the Agreement.

    ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.2.2015.

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    • The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Alain CADEC (EPP, FR) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

      The committee recommended that the European Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Agreement.

      The current agreement, the first of its kind, was an access agreement signed between the Republic of the Seychelles and the European Union on 3 April 2014. It concerned access by Seychelles-flagged vessels to the waters and biological resources of Mayotte, which acquired the status of an outermost region of the European Union on 1 January 2014. As a result Mayotte’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) now belonged to EU waters.

      This access agreement allowed a limited number of Seychelles-flagged vessels that had a tradition of fishing in Mayotte’s waters to continue to fish in Mayotte’s EEZ with due regard for the rules of the common fisheries policy.

      Members wished to give a favourable opinion on this agreement as it benefitted both parties, it was beneficial for the economic development of Mayotte and the Seychelles and it complied with the rules of the common fisheries policy and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) as regards preservation of resources.
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    • PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

      PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

      ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

      BACKGROUND: in the course of the negotiations for a new protocol to the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement, held in May 2013, the Seychelles raised the need of negotiating an access agreement for Seychelles flagged vessels to the waters of Mayotte, which will fall under the jurisdiction of the EU from 1 January 2014. This would enable Seychelles flagged vessels to continue to have access to Mayotte waters from 1 January 2014.

      Seychelles flagged vessels can currently fish in Mayotte waters on the basis of an agreement between the Prefet de Mayotte and the Seychelles flagged vessels owners.

      A mandate for the Commission to undertake these negotiations was agreed on 14 October and negotiations were held with the Seychelles shortly following this and concluded on 15 November 2013.

      The Agreement should now be concluded on behalf of the EU.

      CONTENT: the proposal calls on the Council to approve on behalf of the Union the Agreement with Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the EU.

      Administrative framework and fees : in order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy, from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region (1 January 2014), it is necessary to set in place :

      • the appropriate administrative framework,
      • control activities,
      • physical infrastructure and
      • the appropriate capacity building

      Therefore, the necessary financial means will be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the funding provided through the shipowners fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. All payments related to authorisations and catches under the agreement will directly benefit the local community in Mayotte.

      France shall be empowered to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of Seychelles vessels in consideration of the granting of access to fisheries within EU waters around Mayotte.

      These receipts shall be used by France for the setting in place of the appropriate administrative framework mentioned above in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.

      Joint committee: the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the application of the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

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    • PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

      PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

      ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

      BACKGROUND: on 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU1 amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

      The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte.

      The Agreement between the European Union and the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union was signed in accordance with a Council Decision and is provisionally applied.

      In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building.

      The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the EU.

      CONTENT : the proposal calls on the council to approve, on behalf of the EU, an Agreement with the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union.

      For the contents of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 10/03/2014.

      Simplified procedure: the Agreement established a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its application. The Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, the Commission is empowered, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

      The modifications relate to the following issues:

      • reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with the Agreement;
      • revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with the Annex to the Agreement.
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