Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1933 of 13 July 2026 on the allocation of the fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (2026-2030)
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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(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (the Agreement) and the Protocol on the Implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (2020-2026) (the 2020 Protocol) were concluded by means of Council Decision (EU) 2020/2000. The 2020 Protocol expired on 23 February 2026.
(2) On 23 June 2025, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles) for a new protocol on the implementation of the Agreement. The negotiations were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (2026-2030) (the Protocol).
(3) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2026/1934, the Protocol was signed on 27 July 2026, subject to its conclusion at a later date, and has been applied on a provisional basis since its signing, pending its entry into force.
(4) The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol should be allocated among the Member States for the entire period of the application of the Protocol.
(5) This Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible given the economic importance of Union fishing activities in the Seychelles fishing zone and the need to reduce as much as possible the interruption of such activities.
(6) Article 19 of the Protocol provides for the Protocol’s provisional application from the date of its signature in order to allow the fishing activities of Union vessels. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (2026-2030) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a) tuna purse seine vessels:
Spain: 17 vessels
France: 12 vessels
Italy: 1 vessel;
(b) surface longliners:
Spain: 2 vessels
France: 4 vessels
Portugal: 2 vessels.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 27 July 2026.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2026. For the Council The President M. Heydon