Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1333
of 25 June 2019
on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia
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:
In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/13321, the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia (‘the Partnership Agreement’) and the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia (‘the Protocol’) were signed on 31 July 2019.
The Partnership Agreement repeals the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambia2, which entered into force on 2 June 1987.
The Protocol covers a period of six years as from the date of its application.
The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol should be allocated among the Member States for the duration of application of the Protocol.
The Protocol will apply on a provisional basis as from the signature thereof in order to ensure an expeditious start to fishing activities by Union vessels. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: