COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/384
of 2 March 2015
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal and the Implementation Protocol thereto
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(6), second subparagraph, point (a) and Article 218(7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Union and the Republic of Senegal negotiated a partnership agreement on sustainable fisheries (‘the Agreement’) for a duration of five years, renewable by tacit agreement, and an Implementation Protocol thereto for a period of five years, granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Republic of Senegal has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.
(2)
The Agreement and Protocol were signed on 20 November 2014 in accordance with Decision 2014/733/EU (1) and will apply on a provisional basis from the date of their signature.
(3)
The Agreement and Protocol should be approved.
(4)
The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its implementation. Furthermore, in accordance with the Protocol, the Joint Committee may approve certain amendments to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the approval of such amendments, the Commission should be empowered, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal and the Implementation Protocol thereto are hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notifications provided for in Article 16 of the Agreement and Article 13 of the Protocol.
Article 3
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Protocol in the Joint Committee.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2015.