COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 2007
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
(2007/798/EC)
Article 1
Article 2
Fishing Category |
Type of vessel |
Member State |
Licences |
Tuna fishing |
Purse seine vessels |
Spain: |
23 |
France: |
20 |
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Italy: |
1 |
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Tuna fishing |
Long-liners |
Spain: |
23 |
France: |
11 |
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Portugal: |
9 |
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United Kingdom: |
2 |
Article 3
Article 4
AGREEMENT
in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
A.
Letter from the Government of Mozambique
B.
Letter from the European Community
FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Principles and objectives underlying the implementation of this Agreement
Article 4
Scientific cooperation
Article 5
Access by Community vessels to fisheries in Mozambican waters
Article 6
Licences
Article 7
Financial contribution
Article 8
Promoting cooperation among economic operators and civil society
Article 9
Joint Committee
Article 10
Geographical area to which the Agreement applies
Article 11
Duration
Article 12
Termination
Article 13
Suspension
Article 14
Protocol and Annex
Article 15
National law
Article 16
Repeal
Article 17
Entry into force
PROTOCOL
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique on fishing off the coast of Mozambique for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011
Article 1
Period of application and fishing opportunities
Article 2
Financial contribution — Methods of payment
Article 3
Cooperation on responsible fishing — Scientific cooperation
Article 4
Review of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
Article 5
New fishing opportunities
Article 6
Suspension in the event of serious circumstances
Article 7
Promotion of responsible fishing in Mozambican waters
Article 8
Disputes — suspension of application of the Protocol
Article 9
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of non-payment
Article 10
National law
Article 11
Repeal
Article 12
Entry into force
ANNEX
CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACTIVITIES BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IN MOZAMBIQUE’S FISHING ZONE
CHAPTER I
Application for and issuance of fishing licences
SECTION 1
Issuance of licences
SECTION 2
Licence conditions — fees and advance payments
CHAPTER II
Fishing zones
CHAPTER III
Catch reporting arrangements
CHAPTER IV
Transhipment and landings
CHAPTER V
Embarking seamen
CHAPTER VI
Technical measures
CHAPTER VII
Observers
CHAPTER VIII
Monitoring
1.
Entering and leaving the zone
2.
Control procedures
3.
Satellite monitoring
4.
Boarding
5.
Notice
6.
Statements
7.
Settlement
8.
Transhipment
Appendices
APPENDIX 1
FISHING LICENCE APPLICATION MODEL FORM FOR INDUSTRIAL, SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING AND RELATED FISHING OPERATIONS
(PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 139)
Recto
Verso
APPENDIX 2
Logbook for tuna fishery
APPENDIX 3
VMS PROTOCOL
Setting out the provisions applicable to satellite monitoring of Community fishing vessels operating in Mozambique’s fishing zone
Transmission of VMS messages to Mozambique
Position report
Data Element |
Code |
Mandatory/Optional |
Notes |
Start record |
SR |
M |
System detail — indicates start of record |
Recipient |
AD |
M |
Message detail — recipient. Alpha 3 ISO country code |
Sender |
EN |
M |
Message detail — sender. Alpha 3 ISO country code |
Flag State |
FS |
O |
|
Type of message |
TM |
M |
Message detail — Message type ‘POS’ |
Radio call sign |
RC |
M |
Vessel detail — international radio call sign of vessel |
Contracting party internal reference number |
IR |
O |
Unique contracting party number (flag State ISO-3 code followed by number) |
External registration number |
XR |
M |
Vessel detail — number marked on side of vessel |
Latitude expressed in ‘decimal numbers’ |
LT |
M |
Vessel position detail — position in degrees, minutes and seconds N/S +/- DD.ddd (WGS-84) |
Longitude expressed in ‘decimal numbers’ |
LG |
M |
Vessel position detail — position in degrees, minutes and seconds E/W +/- DD.ddd (WGS-84) |
Course |
CO |
M |
Vessel course 360° scale |
Speed |
SP |
M |
Vessel speed in tenths of knots |
Date |
DA |
M |
Vessel position detail — date of record of TUC position (YYYYMMDD) |
Time |
TI |
M |
Vessel position detail — time of record of TUC position (HHMM) |
End record |
ER |
M |
System detail — indicates end of record |