SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia
Article 1
Definitions
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Principles
Article 4
Access to the Liberian fishing zone
Article 5
Applicable law and implementation
Article 6
Financial contribution
Article 7
Promoting cooperation among economic operators and civil society
Article 8
Joint Committee
Article 9
Cooperation in the area of surveillance and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Article 10
Scientific cooperation
Article 11
Geographical area to which this Agreement applies
Article 12
Duration and tacit renewal
Article 13
Suspension
Article 14
Termination
Article 15
Provisional application
Article 16
Language and entry into force
PROTOCOL
on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Duration
Article 3
Financial contribution
Article 4
Sectoral support
Article 5
Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
Article 6
Review of fishing opportunities and technical measures by mutual agreement
Article 7
Experimental fisheries and new fishing opportunities
Article 8
Suspension
Article 9
Termination
Article 10
Electronic exchanges of data
Article 11
Confidentiality
Article 12
Provisional application
Article 13
Entry into force
ANNEX
CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY UNION VESSELS IN THE LIBERIAN FISHING ZONE
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Designation of competent authority
Liberian fishing zone
Payments by vessel owners
Contacts
CHAPTER II
FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
SECTION 1
Application and issuing of fishing authorisations
Conditions for obtaining a fishing authorisation
Application for a fishing authorisation
Issuing of the fishing authorisation
List of vessels authorised to fish
Transfer of fishing authorisation
Period of validity of the fishing authorisation
Documents to be carried onboard
SECTION 2
Fishing authorisation conditions — fees and advance payments
SECTION 3
Support vessels
CHAPTER III
CONSERVATION TECHNICAL MEASURES
CHAPTER IV
CONTROL, MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
SECTION 1
Catch reporting
Fishing logbook
Catch reporting
Transition to an electronic system
Quarterly catch declarations
Final statement of fees
SECTION 2
Landing and transhipment
Landing procedure
Landing incentives
Transhipment
SECTION 3
Control and inspection
Entering and leaving the zone
Inspection at sea
Inspection in port
Participatory monitoring in the fight against IUU fishing
SECTION 4
Sattelite-based Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Vessel position messages — VMS system
Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS
Secure communication of the position messages to Liberia
Malfunction of the communication system
Revision of the frequency of position messages
SECTION 5
Observers
Observation of fishing activities
Designated vessels and observers
Flat-rate financial contribution
Observer's salary
Embarkation conditions
Observer's obligations
Embarkation and landing of observers
Observer's duties
Observer's report
SECTION 6
Infringements
Handling of infringements
Detention of a vessel — Information meeting
Penalties for infringements — Compromise procedure
Legal proceedings — Bank security
Release of the vessel and the crew
CHAPTER V
SIGNING-ON OF SEAMEN
Appendices to this Annex
Appendix 1
LIBERIA — EUROPEAN UNION FISHING AGREEMENT
FISHING AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FORM
Appendix 2
TECHNICAL SHEET
(1) Fishing zone: |
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Beyond 12 nautical miles from the baseline, excluding zones closed to shipping and fishing provided for under Appendix 5. |
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(2) Authorised categories: |
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(3) By-catch: |
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Compliance with ICCAT and FAO recommendations. |
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(4) Fees and tonnage: |
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Fee per tonne caught |
Tuna seiners and surface long-liners:
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Annual advance fee (including all national and local charges except port taxes and service charges): |
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Number of vessels authorised to fish |
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(5) Other: |
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Appendix 3
Appendix 4
COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO LIBERIA
Data Element |
Code |
Mandatory or optional |
Remarks |
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Start record |
SR |
M |
System detail indicating start of record |
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Addressee |
AD |
M |
Message detail — Addressee Alpha-3 country code (ISO-3166) |
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From |
FR |
M |
Message detail — Sender Alpha-3 country code (ISO-3166) |
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Flag State |
FS |
M |
Message detail — Flag State Alpha-3 code (ISO-3166) |
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Type of message |
TM |
M |
Message detail — Message type (ENT, POS, EXI) |
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Radio call sign (IRCS) |
RC |
M |
Vessel detail — Vessel international radio call sign (IRCS) |
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Contracting Party internal reference number |
IR |
O |
Vessel detail — Unique contracting party number Alpha-3 code (ISO-3166) followed by number |
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External registration number |
XR |
M |
Vessel detail — Number on side of vessel (ISO 8859.1) |
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Latitude |
LT |
M |
Vessel position detail — Position in degrees and decimal degrees N/S DD.ddd (WGS84) |
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Longitude |
LG |
M |
Vessel position detail — Position in degrees and decimal degrees E/W DD.ddd (WGS84) |
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Course |
CO |
M |
Vessel course 360° scale |
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Speed |
SP |
M |
Vessel speed in tenths of knots |
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Date |
DA |
M |
Vessel position detail — Date of record of UTC position (YYYYMMDD) |
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Time |
TI |
M |
Vessel position detail — Time of record of UTC position (HHMM) |
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End record |
ER |
M |
System detail indicating end of record |
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Each data transmission is structured as follows:
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