Considerations on COM(2013)650 - Allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol with Morocco on fishing opportunities and financial contributions to the fisheries agreement between the two parties

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document COM(2013)650 EN
date November 15, 2013
 
table>(1)On 22 May 2006, the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting Regulation (EC) No 764/2006 (2).
(2)The Union has negotiated with the Kingdom of Morocco a new Protocol to the Partnership Agreement which grants European Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Morocco as regards fishing. The new Protocol was initialled on 24 July 2013.

(3)On 15 November 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/1270/EU (3) on the signature of the new Protocol.

(4)The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined for the period of application of the new Protocol.

(5)In accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (4), if it transpires that the fishing opportunities allocated to the Union by virtue of the new Protocol are not fully exhausted, the Commission will inform the Member States thereof. If no reply is received within a time limit to be set by the Council, this will be considered as confirmation that the vessels of the Member State concerned are not making full use of their fishing opportunities during the period in question. The deadline should be set by the Council.

(6)This Regulation should apply from the entry into force of the new Protocol.

(7)In view of the urgency of the matter, it is important to apply an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,