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Note: Decision No 13-W-09 has been repealed with the exception of Articles 32 and 47 which continue to apply until 31 December 2019
European Union Agencies have pledged to strengthen fundamental rights protection in all areas of their work during a meeting of Heads of EU Agencies in Brussels on 20 February 2015. In recognition of the enabling nature of fundamental rights, they have signed up a joint statement, which they will abide by in their internal and external dealings.
As part of its commitment to Fundamental Rights, EFCA Executive Director adopted a Code of Conduct for all persons participating in EFCA activities. The Code entered into force on 15 November 2018. The brochure may be downloaded at this link.
Full text of the Charter and other information regarding fundamental rights can be reached here: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
See also: Resources - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is a regional fisheries management organisation consisting of 24 member countries promoting the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and connecting waters.
EFCA coordinates the implementation of joint activities within the domain of fisheries control and inspection, foreseen under the GFCM conservation and management measures. Under the framework of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean JDP and the operational plan in the Black Sea, activities are organised by means of campaigns which are planned, implemented and evaluated each year in close cooperation with the European Commission, the Member States concerned and EFCA. In addition, EFCA supports the GFCM in implementing joint schemes of international inspection to ensure the monitoring of high seas areas. In this context, activities are designed and implemented with the aim to promote regional cooperation and integrated control measures, and provide the tools and expertise to the GFCM in order to support and enhance their conservation and management measures.
EFCA also implements training workshops with GFCM members to enhance the capacity of inspection and control personnel and assist in the overall fight against IUU fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
EFCA staff also support the European Commission in the EU delegation to GFCM meetings, in both the annual and inter-sessional meetings of compliance committees and those working groups concerned with monitoring and control measures.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is an intergovernmental fishery organisation responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas. From the perspective of the European Union, the EFCA coordinates the implementation of the international scheme of joint inspection as provided for under ICCAT conservation and management measures.
Joint campaigns are planned, implemented and evaluated each year under the framework of the Mediterranean JDP in close cooperation with the European Commission, the Member State concerned and the EFCA. In addition, the EFCA is delegated by the European Commission to fulfil a number of tasks including the notification of the list of EU inspectors and inspection means to be deployed in the joint inspection scheme, the transmission of inspection reports to the European Commission related to those inspections carried out on fishing vessels flagged to other ICCAT contracting parties, and the dissemination and coordination of ICCAT inspection reports and pennants used by inspection vessels notified under the JIS.
Upon request of the European Commission, the EFCA also implements operational cooperation with other ICCAT contracting parties using the vehicle of the JDP, such as the exchange of inspectors and training activities, as well as training workshops to ensure the full and common interpretation and implementation of inspection and control measures provided for by the ICCAT.
Finally, EFCA personnel support the European Commission services in the EU delegations in ICCAT meetings both in the annual sessions as well as inter-sessional meetings of compliance committees.
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