Council Decision (EU) 2023/2187 of 6 September 2023 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028)
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 July 2007, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 893/2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (the Agreement).
(2) The first Protocol to the Agreement set out, for a period of six years, the fishing opportunities granted to Union vessels in the Kiribati fishing zone and the financial contribution granted by the Union. The period of application of that Protocol expired on 15 September 2012.
(3) The second Protocol to the Agreement set out, for a period of three years, the fishing opportunities granted to Union vessels in the Kiribati fishing zone and the financial contribution granted by the Union. The period of application of that Protocol expired on 15 September 2015.
(4) On 26 January 2015, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Kiribati for the conclusion of a new Protocol implementing the Agreement. Those negotiations were concluded and a new Protocol implementing the Agreement (the Protocol) for a period of five years (2023-2028) was initialled on 18 December 2022.
(5) The objective of the Protocol is to implement the Agreement so as to grant fishing opportunities to Union vessels in the fishing areas within Kiribati waters and to enable the Union and Kiribati to work more closely on promoting cooperation in the field of sustainable development of the oceans, in fishery policy and the blue economy, while contributing to decent working conditions in the fisheries sector.
(6) The Protocol provides for fishing opportunities for Union vessels in the fishing areas within Kiribati waters, on the basis of the best available scientific advice and following the conservation and management measures adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
(7) The Protocol should be signed.
(8) The Protocol should be implemented as soon as possible in view of the economic importance related to Union fishing activities in Kiribati waters and the need to minimise as much as possible the time period before such activities can resume. The Protocol should therefore be applied provisionally upon its signature and this Decision should enter into force upon its adoption.
(9) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and delivered an opinion on 19 June 2023,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028) (the Protocol) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 22 thereof, as from the date of its signature, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2023. For the Council The President P. Navarro Ríos
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