EC/Seychelles fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 18 January 2002 to 17 January 2005

The committee adopted the report by Daniel VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA (EPP-ED, E) broadly approving the proposal subject to a few amendments (under the consultation procedure). The committee was concerned that Parliament should be provided with better information to enable it to carry out its duties under the consultation procedure. It therefore stipulated that, before any agreement on renewal of the protocol, the Commission should submit to Parliament and Council a report on the implementation of the Agreement, including a cost benefit analysis. Only after this report had been received and Parliament consulted should the Council authorise the Commission to enter into negotiations for adopting a new protocol. Moreover, in view of the financial and social importance of targeted measures, the committee also wanted a copy of the report on the targeted measures which the authorities of the Seychelles were required to provide in accordance with the Protocol to be forwarded to Parliament. �