COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 May 2013
on the signature, on behalf of the Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2013-2018)
(2013/303/EU)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
PROTOCOL
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (2013-2018)
Article 1
Period of application and fishing opportunities
Article 2
Financial contribution — methods of payment
Article 3
Promotion of responsible fishing in Ivorian waters
Article 4
Scientific and technical cooperation to ensure responsible fishing
Article 5
Review of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
Article 6
New fishing opportunities and experimental fisheries
Article 7
Applicable provisions of national law
Article 8
Suspension of the implementation of the Protocol
Article 9
Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution
Article 10
Electronic communication
Article 11
Confidentiality of data
Article 12
Termination
Article 13
Provisional application
Article 14
Entry into force
ANNEX
Conditions governing fishing activities by European Union vessels in the Ivorian fishing zone
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Designation of competent authority
2. Fishing zone
3. Zones closed to shipping and to fishing
4. Bank account
CHAPTER II
APPLICATION AND ISSUE FORMALITIES FOR FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
1. Conditions for obtaining a fishing licence – eligible vessels
2. Licence applications
3. Flat-rate fee
4. Provisional list of vessels authorised to fish
5. Issue of licences
6. List of vessels authorised to fish
7. Licence transfer
8. Keeping a licence on board
CHAPTER III
LICENCE CONDITIONS — FEES AND ADVANCE PAYMENTS
CHAPTER IV
CATCH REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS
1. Fishing log
2. Catch reporting
3. Transition to an electronic system
CHAPTER V
SIGNING-ON OF SEAMEN
CHAPTER VI
TECHNICAL MEASURES
CHAPTER VII
OBSERVERS
CHAPTER VIII
CONTROL AND INSPECTION
1. Entering and leaving the zone
2. Inspection procedures
3. Transhipment
CHAPTER IX
SATELLITE-BASED VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS)
1. Vessel position messages – VMS system
2. Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS system
3. Secure communication of position messages to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
4. Malfunction of the communication system
5. Revision of the frequency of position messages
CHAPTER X
INFRINGEMENTS
1. Handling of infringements
2. Detention of a vessel – information meeting
3. Penalties for infringements - compromise procedure
4. Legal proceedings – bank security
5. release of the vessel and the crew
Appendices
Appendix 1
Licence application form
CÔTE D'IVOIRE - EUROPEAN UNION FISHERIES AGREEMENT
FISHING LICENCE APPLICATION FORM
Appendix 2
Technical sheet
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Seine Surface longliners |
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In accordance with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and with the ICCAT resolutions, fishing for the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus), hammerhead sharks in the Sphyrnidae family (with the exception of the bonnethead shark), oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) and the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is prohibited. Fishing for the sandtiger shark (Carcharias taurus) and the tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) is prohibited. The two Parties shall consult within the Joint Committee to update this list on the basis of scientific recommendations. |
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EUR 35 per tonne |
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EUR 5 390 for 154 tonnes per seiner EUR 1 960 for 56 tonnes per surface longliner |
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28 seiners 10 longliners |
Appendix 3
Fishing logbook
Appendix 4
Format of VMS position message
Data Element |
Field code |
Mandatory or optional? |
Remarks |
Start record |
SR |
O |
System detail; indicates start of record |
Address destination |
AD |
O |
Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code |
Source |
FR |
O |
Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code |
Number |
RN |
F |
Message detail; serial number of the record for the relevant year |
Type of message |
TM |
O |
Message detail; message type: ‧ENT‧, ‧POS‧ or ‧EXI‧ |
Name of the vessel |
NA |
F |
Name of the vessel |
External registration number |
XR |
F |
Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel |
Radio call sign |
RC |
O |
Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vessel |
EU Fleet Register Number |
IR |
F |
Vessel detail; Unique Party vessel number Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag country code followed by number |
Latitude |
LT |
O |
Position detail; position ± 99.999 (WGS-84) |
Longitude |
LG |
O |
Position detail; position ± 999.999 (WGS-84) |
Speed |
SP |
O |
Position detail; Vessel speed in tenths of knots |
Course |
CO |
O |
Position detail; vessel course 360° scale |
Date |
DA |
O |
Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD) |
Time |
TI |
O |
Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM) |
End record |
ER |
O |
System detail; indicates end of record |