EC/Seychelles fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Philippe MORILLON (ALDE, FR), and made some amendments to the Commission’s proposal:

-The EC financial contribution should also be used for the development of coastal populations living on fisheries.

-During the fourth year of the Protocol's implementation and also at the end of its validity, before another agreement is concluded on its renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented. That report shall also include a cost-benefit analysis.

-On the basis of the report, and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

-The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the Seychelles' multiannual sectoral programme described in the Protocol.

-The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament and the Council a copy of the reports on the targeted measures to promote responsible and sustainable fishing which the authorities of Seychelles have provided on the basis of the provisions of the Protocol.