Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
Date: 2005-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Community, Morocco, cooperation agreement, economic development, financial compensation of an agreement, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing industry, fishing rights

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 23.12.2005 
COM(2005) 692 final 

2005/0280 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco  have  negotiated  and  initialled,  on 
28 July 2005, a Fisheries Partnership Agreement which provides Community fishermen with 
fishing opportunities in Moroccan fishing zones, together with a Protocol and Annex setting 
out  the  technical  and  financial  conditions  governing  the  fishing  activities  of  Community 
vessels during the period of four years from its entry into force.  

The  main  objective  of  the  new  Partnership  Agreement is to  strengthen cooperation between 
the  European  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco,  thereby  creating  a  framework  of 
partnership in which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and reasonable exploitation of 
fisheries  resources  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones,  in  the  interests  of  both  parties.  The 
Commission’s negotiating position was based in part on the results of an ex-ante evaluation 
carried out by independent experts. 

The  two  parties  are  taking  part  in  a  political  dialogue  on  topics  of  mutual  interest  in  the 
fisheries sector. The Partnership Agreement identifies the current priorities of fisheries policy 
in Morocco: modernisation and upgrading of the coastal fleet, abolition of driftnets, scientific 
research, restructuring of small-scale fishing, updating of marketing channels, mechanisation 
of  methods  of  landing  and  handling  fish,  and  training  and  support  for  professional 
organisations in the Moroccan fisheries sector. 

The Partnership Agreement also provides for cooperation between the two sides with a view 
to  promoting  the  economic  integration  of  Community  operators  into  the  fishing  industry  in 
Morocco.  

The Partnership Agreement, accompanied by a Protocol and its Annex, has been signed for a 
period of four years and is renewable. 

The  Protocol  lays  down  the  financial  contribution,  the  categories  of  fishing  activities  for 
Community  vessels  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones  and  the  conditions  governing  them.  The 
Protocol covers a period of four years. 

The  financial  contribution  is  fixed  at  EUR 36  100  000  per  year.  Of  this,  annual  financial 
support  of  EUR 13  500  000  is  to  be  put  towards  defining  and  implementing  a  sectoral 
fisheries policy in Morocco, with a view to introducing responsible and sustainable fishing. 

The  fishing  opportunities  provided  for  in  the  Agreement  have  been  laid  down:  (1)  for  the 
small-scale fishing category: 20 seiners for fishing pelagic species in the north, 20 vessels for 
small-scale fishing in the south, 30 bottom longliners for small-scale fishing in the north, and 
27  pole-and-line  vessels;  (2)  22  trawlers  and  bottom  longliners  for  demersal  fishing;  (3)  an 
annual quota of 60 000 tonnes for industrial pelagic fishing. 

Shipowners’ fees have been fixed for each category, and could contribute an additional annual 
income of around EUR 3 million for Morocco. 

The  Commission  proposes  on  this  basis  that  the  Council  adopt  the  conclusion  of  this  new 
Fisheries  Partnership  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  Morocco  by 
Regulation.  

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2005/0280 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 37  in  conjunction  with  Article  300(2)  and  the  first  subparagraph  of  Article  300(3) 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco  have  negotiated  and  initialled  a 
Fisheries  Partnership  Agreement  providing  Community  fishermen  with  fishing 
opportunities  in  the  waters  falling  within  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  the 
Kingdom of Morocco. 

(2) 

It is in the Community’s interest to approve that Agreement. 

(3) 

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should 
be defined, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of 
Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. 

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.  

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among 
the Member States as follows: 

Article 2 

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Fishing category 

Type of vessel 

Member State 

Licences or quota 

Small-scale fishing/north, 
pelagic species 

Small-scale fishing/north 

Seiners 

Bottom longliners, 
<40 GT 

Bottom longliners, 
>40 GT<150 GT 

Small-scale fishing/south 

Demersal fishing  

Bottom longliners 

Tuna fishing 

Pole-and-line vessels 

Trawlers 

Spain 

Spain 

Portugal  

Portugal  

Spain 

Spain 

Portugal  

Spain 

Spain 

France 

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20 

7 

3 

20 

7 

4 

11 

17 

10 

Industrial  fishing  for  pelagic 
species 

50 000 t  

6 000 t  

4 000 t  

Germany  

Lithuania  

Latvia  
Netherlands  

Ireland  

Poland  
United Kingdom 

Spain 

Portugal 
France 

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid 
down  by  the  Protocol,  the  Commission  may  take  into  consideration  licence  applications  from 
any other Member State. 

Article 3 

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of 
the  quantities  of  each  stock  caught  within  the  Moroccan  fishing  zone  in  accordance  with 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for 
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken 
by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas1. 

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OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8. 

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Article 4 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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Fisheries Partnership Agreement 
between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as “the Community”, and 

THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, hereinafter referred to as “Morocco”, 

Hereinafter referred to as the “parties”, 

CONSIDERING  the  close  working  relationship  between  the  Community  and  Morocco, 
particularly in the context of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association 
between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the 
Kingdom of Morocco, on the other part, and their mutual desire to intensify that relationship, 

HAVING REGARD TO the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 

AWARE  OF  the  importance  of  the  principles  established  by  the  Code  of  conduct  for 
responsible fisheries adopted at the FAO Conference in 1995; 

DETERMINED  to  cooperate,  in  their  mutual  interest,  in  promoting  the  introduction  of 
responsible  fisheries  to  ensure  the  long-term  conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of 
marine living resources, and in particular by implementing a control system covering fishing 
activities as a whole, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the measures for the development 
and conservation of fishery resources,  

CONVINCED  that  such  cooperation  must  take  the  form  of  initiatives  and  measures  which, 
whether  taken  jointly  or  separately,  are  complementary  and  ensure  consistent  policies  and 
synergy of effort, 

DECIDED, to these ends, to contribute, within the framework of Morocco’s sectoral fisheries 
policy, to promoting the development of a partnership with a view in particular to identifying 
the  most  appropriate  means  of  ensuring  that  this  policy  is  effectively  implemented  and  that 
economic operators and civil society are involved in the process, 

DESIROUS  of  establishing  terms  and  conditions  governing  the  fishing  activities  of 
Community vessels in Moroccan fishing zones and Community support for the introduction 
of responsible fishing in those fishing zones, 

RESOLVED  to  pursue  closer  economic  cooperation  in  the  fishing  industry  and  related 
activities  through  the  setting  up  and  development  of  investments  involving  companies  from 
both parties, 

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HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 – Purpose 

This Agreement establishes the principles, rules and procedures governing: 

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economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a 
view to introducing responsible fishing in Moroccan fishing zones to guarantee the 
conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries  resources  and  develop  the 
Moroccan fisheries sector; 

the conditions governing access by Community fishing vessels to Moroccan fishing 
zones; 

the arrangements for policing fisheries in Moroccan waters with a view to ensuring 
that  the  above  rules  and  conditions  are  complied  with,  the  measures  for  the 
conservation and management of fish stocks are effective, and illegal, undeclared or 
unregulated fishing is prevented; 

partnerships  between  companies  aimed  at  developing,  in  the  common  interest, 
economic and related activities in the fisheries sector. 

Article 2 – Definitions 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the Annex and the Protocol: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

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2. 

“Moroccan  fishing  zone”  means  the  waters  falling  within  the  sovereignty  or 
jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Morocco; 

“Moroccan authorities” means the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and 
Sea Fisheries – Sea Fisheries Department;  

“Community authorities” means the European Commission;  

“Community vessel” means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State of the 
Community and registered in the Community;  

“Joint Committee” means a committee made up of representatives of the Community 
and Morocco whose functions are described in Article 9 of this Agreement. 

Article 3 - Principles and objectives underlying 
this Agreement 

The parties hereby undertake to promote responsible fishing in the Moroccan fishing 
zones  based  on  the  principle  of  non-discrimination  between  the  different  fleets 
fishing in those waters. 

The  parties  undertake  to  establish  the  principles  of  dialogue  and  of  prior 
consultations, in particular as regards implementation of the sectoral fisheries policy 
on  the  one  hand  and  of  Community  policies  and  measures  which  could  have  an 
impact on the Moroccan fishing industry on the other.  

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4. 

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3. 

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2. 

3. 

The  parties  shall  also  cooperate  in  carrying  out  ex-ante,  ongoing  and  ex-post 
evaluations,  both  jointly  and  unilaterally,  of  measures,  programmes  and  actions 
implemented on the basis of this Agreement. 

The  parties  hereby  undertake  to  ensure  that  this  Agreement  is  implemented  in 
accordance with the principles of good economic and social governance. 

The  employment  of  Moroccan  seamen  on  board  Community  vessels  shall  be 
the  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  Declaration  on 
governed  by 
Fundamental  Principles  and  Rights  at  Work,  which  shall  apply  as  of  right  to  the 
corresponding  contracts  and  general  terms  of  employment.  This  concerns  in 
particular  the  freedom  of  association  and  the  effective  recognition  of  the  right  to 
collective bargaining, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment 
and occupation. 

Article 4 – Scientific cooperation 

During  the  period  covered  by  the  Agreement,  the  Community  and  Morocco  shall 
cooperate to monitor the state of resources in Moroccan fishing zones. To this end, a 
joint  annual  scientific  meeting  shall  be  established,  to  be  held  alternately  in  the 
Community and in Morocco.  

Based  on  the  conclusions  of  the  annual  scientific  meeting  and  the  best  available 
scientific  advice,  the  parties  shall  consult  each  other  within  the  Joint  Committee 
provided  for  in  Article  10  and,  where  necessary  and  by  mutual  agreement,  take 
measures to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries resources. 

The  parties  hereby  undertake  to  consult  each  other,  either  directly  or  within  the 
international organisations concerned, to ensure the management and conservation of 
living resources and to cooperate in the relevant scientific research. 

Article 5 – Access by Community vessels 
to fisheries in Moroccan fishing zones 

Morocco  hereby  undertakes  to  authorise  Community  vessels  to  engage  in  fishing 
activities  in  its  fishing  zones  in  accordance  with  this  Agreement,  including  the 
Protocol and Annex thereto. 

The  fishing  activities  governed  by  this  Agreement  shall  be  subject  to  the  laws  and 
regulations  in  force  in  Morocco.  The  Moroccan  authorities  shall  notify  the 
Commission  of  any  amendments  to  that  legislation.  Without  prejudice  to  any 
provisions  which  might  be  agreed  between  the  parties,  Community  vessels  shall 
comply with this legislation within one month.  

Morocco  shall  ensure  the  effective  implementation  of  the  fisheries  monitoring 
provisions  in  the  Protocol.  Community  vessels  shall  cooperate  with  the  Moroccan 
authorities responsible for carrying out such monitoring. 

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The Community undertakes to take all the appropriate steps required to ensure that 
its vessels comply with this Agreement and the legislation governing fisheries in the 
waters over which Morocco has jurisdiction, in accordance with the United Nations 
Convention on the Law of the Sea. 

Article 6 – Conditions governing fishing activities 

Community  vessels  may  fish  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones  only  if  they  are  in 
possession of a fishing licence issued under this Agreement. The exercise of fishing 
activities by Community vessels shall be subject to the holding of a licence issued by 
the  competent  Moroccan  authorities  at  the  request  of  the  competent  Community 
authorities. 

For fishing categories not covered by the Protocol in force, licences may be granted 
to Community vessels by the Moroccan authorities. However, and within the spirit of 
partnership  established  by  this  Agreement,  the  granting  of  these  licences  remains 
dependent on a favourable opinion from the European Commission. The procedure 
for  obtaining  a  fishing  licence  for  a  vessel,  the  taxes  applicable  and  the  method  of 
payment to be used by shipowners shall be laid down by mutual agreement. 

The  contracting  parties  shall  ensure  the  proper  implementation  of  these  procedures 
and  conditions  by  appropriate  administrative  cooperation  between  their  competent 
authorities. 

Article 7 – Financial contribution 

The Community shall grant Morocco a financial contribution in accordance with the 
terms and conditions laid down in the Protocol and Annexes. This contribution shall 
be composed of two related elements, namely: 

(a) 

a financial contribution for access by Community vessels to Moroccan fishing 
zones, without prejudice to the fees due by Community vessels for the licence 
fee; 

(b)  Community financial support for introducing a national fisheries policy based 
on responsible fishing and on the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources 
in Moroccan waters. 

The component of the financial contribution referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 
shall be determined by mutual agreement and in accordance with the Protocol in the 
light of objectives identified by the two parties to be achieved in the context of the 
sectoral fisheries policy in Morocco and an annual and multiannual programme for 
its implementation. 

Article 8 – Promoting cooperation  
among economic operators  

The  parties  shall  encourage  economic,  commercial,  scientific  and  technical 
cooperation in the fisheries sector and related sectors. They shall consult one another 
with a view to coordinating the different measures that might be taken to this end. 

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4. 

The parties shall encourage exchanges of information on fishing techniques and gear, 
preservation methods and the industrial processing of fisheries products. 

The  parties  shall  endeavour  to  create  conditions  favourable  to  the  promotion  of 
relations  between  their  enterprises  in  the  technical,  economic  and  commercial 
spheres,  by  encouraging  the  establishment  of  an  environment  favourable  to  the 
development of business and investment.  

The  parties  shall  encourage,  in  particular,  the  promotion  of  investments  in  their 
mutual interest, in compliance with Moroccan and Community law in force. 

Section 9 – Administrative cooperation 

The  contracting  parties,  desirous  of  ensuring  the  effectiveness  of  the  measures  for  the 
development and conservation of fishery resources, shall: 

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1. 

develop administrative cooperation with a view to ensuring that their vessels comply 
with the provisions of this Agreement and with Moroccan sea fisheries rules, each on 
its own behalf; 

cooperate to prevent and combat illegal fishing, in particular through the exchange of 
information and close administrative cooperation.  

Article 10 – Joint Committee 

A  Joint  Committee  shall  be  set  up  between  the  two  parties  to  monitor  the 
implementation  of  this  Agreement.  The  Joint  Committee  shall  also  perform  the 
following functions: 

(a) 

supervise  the  implementation,  interpretation  and  smooth  operation  of  the 
application of the Agreement;  

(b)  define  and  evaluate  the  implementation  of  the  annual  and  multiannual 

programming referred to in Article 6(2);  

(c) 

provide the necessary liaison for matters of mutual interest relating to fisheries;  

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

act  as  a  forum  for  the  amicable  settlement  of  any  disputes  regarding  the 
interpretation or application of the Agreement;  

reassess, where necessary, the level of fishing opportunities and, consequently, 
of the financial contribution; 

any other function that the parties decide by mutual agreement to confer on it, 
including  with  regard  to  combating  illegal  fishing  and  administrative 
cooperation. 

2. 

The Joint Committee shall meet at least once a year, alternately in Morocco and in 
the Community, and shall be chaired by the Party hosting the meeting. It shall hold a 
special meeting at the request of either of the parties. 

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Article 11 – Area of application 

This  Agreement  shall  apply,  on  the  one  hand,  to  the  territories  in  which  the  Treaty 
establishing the European Community applies, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty 
and, on the other, to the territory of Morocco and to the waters under Moroccan jurisdiction. 

Article 12 – Duration 

This Agreement shall apply for a period of four years from the date of its entry into force. It 
shall be renewable for four-year periods unless notice of termination is given in accordance 
with Article 14. 

Article 13 – Settlement of disputes 

The contracting parties shall consult each other on any dispute concerning the interpretation 
or application of this Agreement. 

Article 14 – Termination 

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3. 

4. 

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2. 

This  Agreement  may  be  terminated  by  either  Party  in  the  event  of  serious 
circumstances  such  as  the  degradation  of  the  stocks  concerned,  the  discovery  of  a 
reduced  level  of  exploitation  of  the  fishing  opportunities  granted  to  Community 
vessels,  or  failure  to  comply  with  undertakings  made  by  the  parties  with  regard  to 
combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. 

The Party concerned shall notify the other Party of its intention to withdraw from the 
Agreement  in  writing  at  least  six  months  before  the  date  of  expiry  of  the  initial 
period or each additional period.  

Dispatch  of  the  notification  referred  to  in  the  previous  paragraph  shall  open 
consultations by the parties. 

Payment of the financial contribution referred to in Article 7 for the year in which the 
termination takes effect shall be reduced proportionately and pro rata temporis. 

Article 15 – Suspension 

Application  of  this  Agreement  may  be  suspended  at  the  initiative  of  one  of  the 
parties in the event of a serious disagreement as to the application of provisions laid 
down in the Agreement. Such suspension shall require the Party concerned to notify 
its intention in writing at least three months before the date on which suspension is 
due  to  take  effect.  On  receipt  of  this  notification,  the  parties  shall  enter  into 
consultations with a view to resolving their differences amicably. 

Payment  of  the  financial  contribution  referred  to  in  Article  7  shall  be  reduced 
proportionately  and  pro  rata  temporis  to  the  duration  of  the  suspension,  without 
prejudice to Article 7(4) of the Protocol. 

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Article 16 

The  Protocol  and  the  Annex  and  appendices  thereto  shall  form  an  integral  part  of  this 
Agreement. 

Article 17 – Language and entry into force 

This  Agreement,  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  the  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  Estonian, 
Finnish,  French,  German,  Greek,  Hungarian,  Italian,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Maltese,  Polish, 
Portuguese,  Slovak,  Slovene,  Spanish,  Swedish  and  Arabic  languages,  each  of  these  texts 
being  equally  authentic,  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  date  on  which  the  parties  notify  each 
other that their adoption procedures have been completed. 

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PROTOCOL 
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the 
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom 
of Morocco 

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5. 

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Article 1 
Period of application and fishing opportunities 

For  a  period  of  four  years  from  1  March  2006,  the  fishing  opportunities  granted 
under Article 5 of the Agreement shall be as laid down in the table attached to this 
Protocol. 

Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4 and 5 of this Protocol. 

Under Article 6 of the Agreement, vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the 
European  Community  may  engage  in  fishing  activities  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones 
only  if  they  are  in  possession  of  a  fishing  licence  issued  under  this  Protocol  in 
accordance with the Annex hereto. 

Article 2 
Financial contribution – Methods of payment 

For  the  period  referred  to  in  Article  1,  the  financial  contribution  referred  to  in 
Article 7 of the Agreement shall be EUR 144 400 0002.  

Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4, 5, 6 and 10 of this Protocol. 

The Community shall pay the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 at the 
rate of EUR 36 100 000 per year during the period of application of this Protocol2.  

The Community shall pay the financial contribution no later than 30 June 2006 in the 
first year and no later than 1 March in the following years. 

The financial contribution shall be paid to the Treasurer-General of the Kingdom of 
Morocco into an account opened with the Public Treasury, the references of which 
shall be communicated by the Moroccan authorities. 

Subject  to  Article  6  of  this  Protocol,  the  Moroccan  authorities  shall  have  full 
discretion regarding the use to which this financial contribution is put. 

To this amount are added the following resources: 
- Within the framework of the MEDA programmes currently underway (business support programme, 
programme  of  support for  professional  associations, programme  of  support  for  the  implementation  of 
the Association Agreement), an overall sum of around EUR 3 million (over a period of four years) will 
be allocated to accompanying measures for operators in the fisheries sector (advice to enterprises and 
associations,  access  to  loans  for  SMEs,  etc.)  and  adaptation  of  the  institutional  and  legislative 
framework, in partnership with the institutions and administrations of the Member States.  
-  The  amount  of  the  fees  due  by  shipowners  in  point  4  of  Chapter  I  of  the  Annex,  paid  directly  to 
Morocco  into  the  account  provided  for  in  point  5  of  Chapter  I  of  the  Annex,  which  is  estimated  at 
around EUR 3 400 000 per year.  

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Article 3 
 Scientific coordination 

The two parties hereby undertake to promote responsible fishing in Moroccan fishing 
zones  based  on  the  principle  of  non-discrimination  between  the  different  fleets 
fishing in those waters. 

During  the  period  covered  by  this  Protocol,  the  Community  and  the  Moroccan 
authorities  shall  cooperate  to  monitor  the  state  of  resources  in  Moroccan  fishing 
zones.  To  this  end,  a  joint  annual  scientific  meeting  shall  be  established  in 
accordance with Article 4(1) of the Agreement.  

Based  on  the  conclusions  of  the  annual  scientific  meeting  and  the  best  available 
scientific  advice,  the  parties  shall  consult  each  other  within  the  Joint  Committee 
provided  for  in  Article  10  of  the  Agreement  and,  where  necessary  and  by  mutual 
agreement,  take  measures  to  ensure  the  sustainable  management  of  fisheries 
resources. 

Article 4 
 Review of fishing opportunities 

The  fishing  opportunities  referred  to  in  Article  1  may  be  increased  by  mutual 
agreement  provided  that  the  conclusions  of  the  scientific  meeting  referred  to  in 
Article  3(2)  confirm  that  such  an  increase  will  not  endanger  the  sustainable 
management of Morocco’s resources. In this case the financial contribution referred 
to in Article 2(1) shall be increased proportionately and pro rata temporis. However, 
the total amount of the financial contribution paid by the European Community shall 
not be more than twice the amount indicated in Article 2(1). 

Conversely,  if  the  parties  agree  to  adopt  measures  as  referred  to  in  Article  3(3) 
resulting  in  a  reduction  in  the  fishing  opportunities  provided  for  in  Article  1,  the 
financial contribution shall be reduced proportionally and pro rata temporis. Without 
prejudice to Article 6 of this Protocol, this financial contribution could be suspended 
by the Community if the fishing effort laid down in this Protocol cannot be used in 
its entirety.  

The allocation of the fishing opportunities among different categories of vessels may 
also  be  reviewed  by  mutual  agreement  between  the  parties,  provided  that  any 
changes  comply  with  any  recommendations  made  by  the  annual  scientific  meeting 
regarding the management of stocks liable to be affected by such redistribution. The 
parties  shall  agree  on  the  corresponding  adjustment  of  the  financial  contribution 
should the redistribution of fishing opportunities so warrant. 

The  adjustments  of  fishing  opportunities  provided  for  in  paragraph  1,  the  first 
sentence  of  paragraph  2,  and  paragraph  3  shall  be  decided  by  mutual  agreement 
between  the  two  parties  in  the  Joint  Committee  provided  for  in  Article  10  of  the 
Agreement.  

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Article 5 
Exploratory fishing 

The  parties  shall  encourage  exploratory  fishing  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones,  based  on  the 
results of research carried out under the authority of the Joint Scientific Committee provided 
for in this Agreement. To this end, they shall hold consultations whenever one of the parties 
so  requests  and  determine,  on  a  case-by-case  basis,  relevant  species  (such  as  sponges), 
conditions and other parameters. 

Exploratory  fishing  authorisations  shall  be  granted  for  testing  purposes  for  a  period  of  no 
more than six months. 

Where the parties conclude that exploratory fishing trips have produced positive results, new 
fishing  opportunities  could  be  allocated  to  the  Community  following  the  consultation 
procedure  provided  for  in  Article  4  and  until  the  expiry  of  this  Protocol.  The  financial 
contribution would be increased as a result. 

Article 6 
Contribution of the Partnership Agreement to the introduction of a sectoral fisheries policy in 
Morocco 

1. 

2. 

3. 

EUR 13 500 000  per  year  of  the  amount  of  the  financial  contribution  referred  to  in 
Article  2(1)  of  this  Protocol  shall  be  put  towards  defining  and  implementing  a 
sectoral fisheries policy in Morocco with a view to introducing responsible fishing in 
its waters. Of this amount, a total of EUR 10 050 000 per year shall be allocated by 
the Community as support as provided for in Article 7(1)(b) of the Agreement.  

This  contribution  shall  be  allocated  and  managed  by  Morocco  in  the  light  of 
objectives  identified  by  the  two  parties  by  mutual  agreement,  and  the  annual  and 
multiannual programming to attain them.  

Without prejudice to the identification of these objectives by the two parties and in 
accordance  with  the  current  priorities  of  Moroccan  fisheries  policy  with  a  view  to 
ensuring a sustainable and responsible management of the sector:  

•  at least EUR 4.75 million per year of the amount provided for in paragraph 1 shall 
be allocated by Morocco to the modernisation and upgrading of the coastal fleet; 

•  a sum of EUR 1.25 million per year shall be allocated to the programme to abolish 

driftnets; 

•  the remainder shall be allocated by Morocco to the other elements of its fisheries 

policy, in particular:  

– 

– 

– 

scientific research; 

restructuring of small-scale fishing; 

upgrading  of  marketing  channels  and  promotion  of  domestic 
consumption;  

– 

mechanisation of methods of landing and handling fish;  

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– 

training; 

support for professional organisations.  

Article 7 
Implementation of the support for the introduction of responsible fishing 

On a proposal from Morocco and for the purposes of implementing Article 6 of this 
Protocol,  the  Community  and  Morocco  shall  agree  within  the  Joint  Committee 
provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement, from the entry into force of the Protocol 
and no later than three months following its entry into force:  

(a) 

(b) 

the  annual  and  multiannual  guidelines  steering  the  implementation  of  the 
priorities of Moroccan fisheries policy aiming to introduce responsible fishing, 
and in particular those referred to in Article 6(2).  

the  annual  and  multiannual  objectives  to  be  achieved  and  the  criteria  and 
indicators  to  be  used  to  permit  an  evaluation  of  the  results  obtained,  on  an 
annual basis. 

Any  amendment  of  these  guidelines,  objectives,  criteria  and  evaluation  indicators 
shall be approved by the two parties within the Joint Committee. 

For  the  first  year  of  application  of  the  Protocol,  the  allocation  by  Morocco  of  the 
contribution referred to in Article 6(2) shall be notified to the Community at the time 
when  the  guidelines,  objectives,  criteria  and  evaluation  indicators  are  approved 
within  the  Joint  Committee.  For  each  of  the  following  years,  Morocco  shall  notify 
the Community of this allocation no later than 30 September of the previous year. 

If evaluation of the results achieved at the mid-term of the Protocol so warrant, after 
consultation within the Joint Committee, the Community may request an adjustment 
of a maximum 50% of the amount referred to in Article 6(1) of the Protocol so as to 
adapt  the  amount  allocated  by  Morocco  to  the  actual  results  achieved  in  terms  of 
implementing its fisheries policy. 

Article 8 
Economic integration of Community operators in the Moroccan fisheries sector 

The two parties shall undertake to promote the economic integration of Community 
operators into the fishing industry in Morocco as a whole.  

In  the  first  year  of  the  Protocol,  an  initiative,  supported  by  the  European 
Commission,  shall  be  launched  with  a  view  to  raising  awareness  among  private 
economic operators in the Community of the commercial and industrial opportunities 
in Morocco’s fishing industry as a whole, including in terms of direct investment.  

Moreover, as an incentive, Morocco shall grant Community operators landing fish in 
Moroccan ports, in particular for the purposes of sales to local industries themselves, 
adding value to these products in Morocco or transporting catches made in Moroccan 
fishing  zones  by  land,  a  reduction  in  the  amount  of  fees,  in  accordance  with  the 
Annex. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  two  parties  shall  also  decide  to  set  up  a  task  force  to  identify  the  obstacles  to 
direct Community investment in the industry and the measures easing the conditions 
governing such investment.  

Article 9 
Disputes - Suspension of application of the Protocol 

Any  dispute  between  the  parties  over  the  interpretation  of  this  Protocol  or  its 
application shall be the subject of consultations between the parties within the Joint 
Committee  provided  for  in  Article  10  of  the  Agreement,  in  a  special  meeting  if 
necessary. 

Application  of  the  Protocol  may  be  suspended  at  the  initiative  of  one  party  if  the 
dispute between the two parties is deemed to be serious and if the consultations held 
within  the  Joint  Committee  under  paragraph  1  have  not  resulted  in  an  amicable 
settlement. 

Suspension of application of the Protocol shall require the interested party to notify 
its intention in writing at least three months before the date on which suspension is 
due to take effect. 

In the event of suspension, the parties shall continue to consult with a view to finding 
an amicable settlement to their dispute. Where such settlement is reached, application 
of  the  Protocol  shall  resume  and  the  amount  of  the  financial  contribution  shall  be 
reduced proportionately and pro rata temporis to the period during which application 
of the Protocol was suspended. 

Article 10 
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of non-payment 

Subject to Article 4, if the Community fails to make the payments provided for in Article 2, 
application of this Protocol may be suspended on the following terms: 

(a) 

(b) 

The  competent  Moroccan  authorities  shall  notify  the  European  Commission  of  the 
non-payment. The latter shall make the necessary verifications and, where necessary, 
transmit the payment within no more than 30 working days of the date of receipt of 
the notification. 

If no payment is made and non-payment is not adequately justified within the period 
provided for in paragraph 2, the competent Moroccan authorities shall be entitled to 
suspend application of the Protocol. They shall inform the European Commission of 
such action forthwith. 

(c) 

Application of the Protocol shall resume as soon as the payment concerned has been 
made. 

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Article 11 
National law 

The  activities  of  vessels  operating  under  this  Protocol  and  its  Annex,  in  particular 
transhipment, the use of port services and the purchase of supplies, etc., shall be governed by 
the applicable national laws of Morocco. 

Article 12 
Entry into force 

This Protocol with its Annex shall enter into force on the date of the entry into force of the 
Agreement.  

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Table 1: Fishing opportunities 

SMALL-SCALE FISHING 

Type of fishing 

Pelagic fishing/north: 

seine nets 

Small-scale 
fishing/south: lines, 
poles, traps 

Small-scale fishing/north: 
bottom longliners 

Small-scale tuna fishing: 
pole-and-line vessels 

DEMERSAL FISHING

INDUSTRIAL PELAGIC 
FISHING 

Bottom longliners and 
bottom trawls, and 
deep-water 
multifilament fixed 
gillnets 

C stock 

- Tonnage 60 000 tonnes 

20 vessels 

20 vessels 

30 vessels 

27 vessels 

22 vessels 

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ANNEX 

CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IN 
MOROCCAN FISHING ZONES 

CHAPTER I - APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUE OF LICENCES 

1) 

Licence applications 

1.  Only eligible vessels may obtain a licence to fish in Morocco’s fishing zones. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

For a vessel to be eligible, neither the owner, the master nor the vessel itself must be 
prohibited  from  fishing  in  Morocco.  They  must  be  in  order  vis-à-vis  the  Moroccan 
authorities  insofar  as  they  must  have  fulfilled  all  prior  obligations  arising  from  their 
fishing  activities  in  Morocco  under  fisheries  agreements  concluded  with  the 
Community. 

The relevant Community authorities shall submit to the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural 
Development  and  Sea  Fisheries  –  Sea  Fisheries  Department  (‘the  Department’)  the 
lists of vessels applying to engage in fishing activities within the limits laid down in 
the  datasheets  annexed  to  the  Protocol  at  least  20  days  before  the  date  of 
commencement of the validity of the licences requested. 

These  lists  shall  indicate  by  category  of  fishing  and  by  zone,  the  tonnage  used,  the 
number  of  vessels  and,  for  each  vessel,  the  main  characteristics  and  the  amount  of 
payments  broken  down  by  heading.  The  “Longliners”  and  “Small-scale”  categories 
shall  also  indicate,  for  each  vessel,  which  gear  or  gears  are  to  be  used  during  the 
period covered by the application. 

A  sheet  containing  all  the  information  required  to  issue  fishing  licences  shall  also  be 
attached  to  the  licence  application  in  a  format  compatible  with  the  software  used  by  the 
Department. 

5. 

Individual  applications  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Department  on  a  form  drawn  up  in 
accordance with the specimen in Appendix I. 

6.  All licence applications shall be accompanied by the following documents: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

a copy of the tonnage certificate, duly certified by the flag Member State, giving 
the tonnage of the vessel; 

a recent, certified colour photograph, of at least 15 cm x 10 cm, showing a side 
view of the vessel in its current state; 

proof of payment of fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers; 

any other documents or certificates required under the specific rules applicable 
to the type of vessel concerned under this Protocol. 

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2) 

Issue of licences 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  Department  shall  issue  fishing  licences  to  the  Delegation  of  the  Commission  of 
the  European  Communities  to  Morocco  (‘the  Delegation’)  for  all  vessels  within  15 
days of receipt of all the documents referred to in point 1(6). 

Fishing  licences  shall  be  drawn  up  in  accordance  with  the  information  in  the 
datasheets  annexed  to  the  Protocol,  and  shall  mention  in  particular  the  fishing  zone, 
distance  from  the  coast,  the  authorised  gears,  the  main  species,  the  authorised  mesh 
sizes, allowable by-catches and the catch quota for pelagic trawlers. 

Fishing  licences  shall  be  issued  only  for  vessels  which  have  complied  with  all  the 
administrative formalities required. 

The two parties shall seek agreement for the purposes of promoting the introduction of 
an electronic licence system. 

3) 

Validity and utilisation of licences 

1. 

The periods of validity of the licences shall be as follows:  

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

first period: 

from entry into force until 31 December 2006 

second period:  from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 

third period: 

from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 

fourth period: 

from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 

fifth period: 

from 1 January 2010 to the date of expiry of the Protocol.  

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Fishing licences shall be valid only for the period covered by the fees paid and for the 
fishing zone, type of gear and fishing category specified in the licence in question.  

Fishing  licences  shall  be  issued  for  a  given  vessel  and  shall  not  be  transferable. 
However, in the event of force majeure duly established by the competent authorities 
of  the  flag  Member  State  and  at  the  request  of  the  Community,  a  licence  issued  for 
one vessel shall be replaced as soon as possible by a licence issued for another vessel 
of the same category on condition that the tonnage authorised for that category is not 
exceeded. 

The owner of the first vessel, or the agent, shall return the cancelled fishing licence to 
the Department, via the Delegation. 

Fishing licences must be held on board the eligible vessel at all times and presented to 
the inspection authorities on the occasion of any inspection. 

Fishing licences shall be valid for one year, six months or three months. For industrial 
pelagic fishing, however, monthly fishing licences may be granted and renewed. 

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4) 

Fishing licence fees and other fees 

1.  Annual fees for fishing licences shall be fixed by Moroccan legislation in force. 

2. 

Licence fees shall cover the calendar year in which the licence is issued and shall be 
payable when the first licence for that year is applied for. The amounts of such licence 
fees  shall  include  all  related  fees  and  taxes,  with  the  exception  of  port  taxes  and 
service charges. 

3.  As well as the fishing licence fees, other fees shall be calculated for each vessel on the 

basis of the rate laid down in the datasheets annexed to the Protocol. 

4. 

For the first and last years covered by the Agreement, the fees shall be calculated in 
proportion to the actual duration of the licence. 

5.  Any amendment to the legislation governing fishing licences shall be notified to the 

Delegation no later than two months before its entry into force. 

5) 

Methods of payment 

Fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers shall be payable, in the name of 
the Treasurer-General of Morocco, into bank account number 290 130 0065 A at the Bank 
Al Maghrib (Morocco) before the fishing licences are issued. 

The fee for catches by pelagic trawlers shall be paid in quarterly instalments, at the end of 
the quarter following that in which those catches were made. 

CHAPTER II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FISHING HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (TUNA 
VESSELS) 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

The fee shall be EUR 25 per tonne caught within Morocco’s fishing zones. 

Licences  shall  be  issued  for  one  calendar  year  following  payment  of  an  advance  of 
EUR 5 000 per vessel. 

For the first and last years covered by the Agreement, the advance shall be calculated pro 
rata to the period of validity of the licence. 

Masters of vessels holding licences for the fishing of highly migratory species shall keep an 
up-to-date logbook in line with the model in Appendix 6 of the Annex.  

They shall also forward a copy of that logbook to their competent authorities no later than 
15  days  before  the  end  of  the  third  month  following  the  month  to  which  it  relates.  These 
authorities shall forward the copies immediately to the Delegation, which shall send them to 
the Department before the end of the third month following the month to which they relate. 

By 30 April each year the Delegation shall submit to the Department a statement of fees due 
for the previous fishing year on the basis of the catch declarations made by each shipowner 
and confirmed by the scientific institutes responsible for verifying catch data in the Member 
States, such as the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement),  the IEO (Instituto 
Español  de  Oceanografía),  the  INIAP  (Instituto  Nacional  de  Investigação  Agrária  e  das 
Pescas) and the INRH (Institut National de Recherche Halieutique). 

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7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

For  the  last  year  of  application  of  the  Agreement,  the  statement  of  the  fees  due  for  the 
previous year shall be notified within 4 months after expiry of the Agreement. 

The final statement shall be sent to the shipowners concerned who shall have 30 days, from 
the  notification  of  approval  of  the  figures  by  the  Department,  within  which  to  discharge 
their financial obligations to the competent national authorities. Payment made out in euro 
in the name of the Treasurer-General of Morocco into the account mentioned in point 5 of 
Chapter  I,  shall  be  sent  to  the  Department  by  the  Delegation  no  later  than  one  and  a  half 
months after that notification. 

However, if the amount of the final statement is less than the advance, the difference shall 
not be reimbursable. 

Shipowners  shall  take  all  the  necessary  steps  to  ensure  that  the  copies  of  the  logbook  are 
sent and any additional payments made within the deadlines given in points 6 and 7. 

Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations provided for in points 6 and 7 shall 
entail automatic suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met. 

CHAPTER III – FISHING ZONES 

The fishing zones for each type of fishery in Morocco’s Atlantic zone are defined in the datasheets 
(Appendix  2).  Morocco’s  Mediterranean  zone,  located  east  of  35°48’N  –  6°20’W  (Cape  Spartel), 
shall be excluded from this Protocol. 

CHAPTER IV - DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR EXPLORATORY FISHING 

The  two  parties  shall  decide  jointly  on  which  Community  operators  shall  practice  exploratory 
fishing,  the  most  favourable  period  for  such  fishing  and  the  conditions  applicable.  To  facilitate 
exploratory  work  by  vessels,  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco  shall  forward  any 
available scientific data and other basic data. 

The  Moroccan  private  sector  shall  be  closely  associated  (coordination  and  dialogue  on  the 
arrangements for exploratory fishing). 

Exploratory  fishing  trips  shall  be  for  a  maximum  of  six  months  and  a  minimum  of  three  months, 
unless this period is changed by the two parties by mutual agreement. 

Selection of candidates for the implementation of the exploratory fishing trips: 

The European Commission shall communicate to the Moroccan authorities the requests for licences 
for exploratory fishing. It shall provide a technical dossier specifying: 

– 

– 

– 

the technical characteristics of the vessel; 

the level of expertise of the vessel’s officers as regards that fishery; 

the proposal for the technical parameters of the trip (length, gear, exploration regions etc.). 

The  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco  shall  organise  a  dialogue  regarding  the  technical 
aspects  with  the  European  Commission,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  shipowners  concerned,  on  the 
other, if it considers it necessary. 

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Before  the  start  of  the  trip,  the  vessel  owners  shall  submit  to  the  Moroccan  authorities  and  to  the 
European Commission: 

– 

– 

– 

a declaration of the catches already on board; 

the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used during the trip; 

an assurance that they comply with the Moroccan fisheries legislation. 

During the exploratory fishing trip, the owners of the vessels concerned shall: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

send the Moroccan authorities and the European Commission a weekly report detailing the 
daily  catches  made  and,  for  each  haul,  specifying  the  technical  parameters  of  the  trip 
(position, depth, date and time, catches and other observations or comments); 

communicate the vessel’s position, speed and heading by VMS; 

ensure  that  a  Moroccan  scientific  observer  or  an  observer  chosen  by  the  Moroccan 
authorities is on board. The role of the observer will be to gather scientific information from 
the catches, as well as to sample the catches. Observers shall be treated in the same way as a 
ship’s officer and the shipowner shall cover their living costs during their stay on the vessel. 
The decision on the observer’s time on board, the length of their stay and the boarding and 
landing  harbour will be  fixed  in  agreement with the Moroccan authorities. Unless there is 
agreement between the parties to the contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into 
harbour more than once per two months, 

submit  their  vessel  to  an  inspection  before  it  leaves  Moroccan  waters  if  the  Moroccan 
authorities so request, 

comply with the Kingdom of Morocco’s fisheries legislation. 

Catches,  including  by-catches,  made  during  the  scientific  trip  shall  remain  the  property  of  the 
shipowner, provided they comply with the provisions adopted to this end by the Joint Committee. 

The Moroccan authorities shall designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen 
problems that might hinder the development of the exploratory fishing. 

CHAPTER V– PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SATELLITE MONITORING OF COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS 
OPERATING IN MOROCCAN FISHING ZONES ON THE BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT  

1. 

2. 

All  fishing  vessels  with  an  overall  length  exceeding  15  metres  operating  under  this 
Agreement shall be tracked by satellite when fishing in Moroccan fishing zones. 

For the purposes of satellite monitoring, the Moroccan authorities shall communicate to the 
Community the coordinates (latitudes and longitudes) of the Moroccan fishing zones. 

The  Moroccan  authorities  shall  transmit  this  information  in  electronic  form,  expressed  in 
degrees minutes seconds. 

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3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

The  parties  shall  exchange  information  on  X.25  addresses  and  the  specifications  for 
electronic data transmission between their Control Centres in accordance with points 5 to 7. 
Such  information  shall  include  the  following  where  they  exist:  names,  telephone  and  fax 
numbers,  and  e-mail  addresses  (Internet  or  X.400)  which  may  be  used  for  general 
communications between Control Centres. 

The position of vessels shall be determined with a margin of error of less than 500 metres 
and a confidence interval of 99%. 

When a vessel which is fishing under the Agreement and is the subject of satellite-tracking 
under  Community  legislation  enters  the  Moroccan  fishing  zones,  the  subsequent  position 
reports  (vessel  identification,  longitude,  latitude,  course  and  speed)  shall  be  transmitted 
immediately by the Control Centre of the flag state to Morocco’s Fisheries Monitoring and 
Control Centre (FMC) at intervals of no more than two hours. The messages concerned shall 
be identified as position reports. 

The messages specified in point 5 shall be transmitted electronically in X.25 format, or any 
other  secure  protocol.  They  shall  be  communicated  in  real  time  in  the  format  set  out  in 
Table II. 

Where  the  continuous  satellite-tracking  equipment  installed  on  board  a  fishing  vessel 
develops  a  technical  fault  or  breaks  down,  the  master  of  the  vessel  shall  transmit  the 
information  specified  in  point  5  to  the  Control  Centre  of  the  flag  State  and  to  Morocco’s 
FMC by fax in good time. In those circumstances a global position report shall be sent every 
four hours. This global position report shall include the position reports as recorded by the 
master of the vessel on a two-hourly basis in accordance with the requirements laid down in 
point 5. 

The Control Centre  of  the  flag  State shall send these messages immediately to  Morocco’s 
FMC. The faulty equipment shall be repaired or replaced within a period of not more than 
one  month.  After  this  deadline,  the  vessel  in  question  must  leave  the  Moroccan  fishing 
zones or return to a Moroccan port. 

The  Control  Centres  of  the  flag  States  shall  monitor  the  movements  of  their  vessels  in 
Moroccan waters at hourly intervals. If the vessels are not being  monitored in accordance 
with the conditions laid down, the Moroccan FMC shall be informed immediately and the 
procedure laid down in point 7 shall apply. 

If  the  Moroccan  FMC  establishes  that  the  flag  State  is  not  transmitting  the  information 
specified  in  point  5,  the  competent  European  Commission  departments  shall  be  informed 
immediately. 

The surveillance data communicated to the other party in accordance with these provisions 
is  intended  solely  for  the  Moroccan  authorities  for  the  purposes  of  controlling  and 
monitoring the Community fleet fishing under the EC/Morocco Fisheries Agreement. Such 
data may not under any circumstances be communicated to other parties. 

11. 

The satellite-tracking system software and hardware components shall be reliable and shall 
not permit the input or output of false positions or be capable of being manually overridden. 

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The system shall be fully automatic and operational at all times regardless of environmental 
and weather conditions. Destroying, damaging, rendering inoperative or tampering with the 
satellite-tracking system shall be prohibited. 

Masters shall ensure that: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

data are not altered in any way; 

the  antenna  or  antennas  connected  to  the  satellite-tracking  equipment  are  not 
obstructed in any way; 

the power supply of the satellite-tracking equipment is not interrupted in any way; and 

the satellite-tracking equipment is not removed from the vessel. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

The parties agree to exchange upon request information on the equipment used for satellite 
monitoring,  in  order  to  ensure  that  each  piece  of  equipment  is  fully  compatible  with  the 
requirements of the other party for the purposes of these provisions. A first meeting to this 
end shall be organised before the entry into force of the Agreement.  

Any dispute over the interpretation or application of these provisions shall be the subject of 
consultation  between  the  parties  within  the  Joint  Committee  provided  for  in  Article  10  of 
the Agreement. 

The  parties  agree  to  amend,  if  necessary,  these  provisions  within  the  Joint  Committee 
provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement. 

1. 

Logbook 

CHAPTER VI – CATCH REPORTING 

1.  Masters of vessels shall use the logbook specially designed for fishing in Morocco’s 
fishing zone and keep this logbook up-to-date in accordance with the provisions of the 
explanatory note for that logbook. 

2. 

3. 

Shipowners  shall  send  a  copy  of  the  logbook  to  their  competent  authorities  no  later 
than 15 days before the end of the third month following the month to which it relates. 
These authorities shall forward the copies immediately to the Delegation, which shall 
send them to the Department before the end of the third month following the month to 
which they relate. 

Failure by shipowners to comply with the obligations provided for in paragraphs 1 and 
2 shall entail automatic suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have 
been met. 

2. 

Quarterly catch declarations 

1. 

2. 

By  the  end  of  the  third  month  of  each  quarter  the  Delegation  shall  notify  the 
Department of the quantities caught in the previous quarter by all Community vessels. 

This information should be broken down by month, by type of fishing, by vessel and 
by species specified in the logbook. 

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3. 

This  data  shall  also  be  sent  to  the  Department  in  a  computer  file  in  a  format 
compatible with software used by the Ministry. 

3. 

Reliability of data 

The information in the documents referred to in points 1 and 2 above must reflect the actual 
fishing situation in order to constitute one of the bases for monitoring changes in stocks. 

CHAPTER VII - EMBARKING MOROCCAN SEAMEN 

1. 

Shipowners  with  fishing  licences  under  this  Agreement  shall  take  on  board,  for  the  entire 
period of their presence in Moroccan waters, Moroccan seamen as follows: 

(a)  Pelagic trawlers 

– 

– 

– 

of less than 150 GT: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen; 

of less than 5 000 GT: 6 seamen; 

equal to or greater than 5 000 GT: 8 seamen. 

However, if these vessels operate for less than one month per year in the Moroccan fishing 
zone, they shall be exempted from the obligation to embark Moroccan seamen.  

Furthermore, if the fishing licences of these vessels are renewed for a period of more than 
one month a year, the shipowners concerned shall pay the lump sum provided for in point 
10 of this Chapter for the first month. From the first day of the second month of the fishing 
licence, they shall be required to comply with their obligation to embark Moroccan seamen;  

(b)  Small-scale/north: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen; 

(c)  Small-scale/south: 2 seamen; 

(d)  Seiners/north: 2 seamen; 

(e)  Deepwater trawlers and bottom longliners: 8 seamen; 

(f) 

Pole-and-line tuna vessels: 3 seamen. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Shipowners shall be free to select the seamen they take on board their vessels. 

The fishermen’s employment contracts shall be drawn up between the shipowners or their 
representatives and the fishermen. 

The shipowner or agent shall inform the Department of the names of the Moroccan seamen 
taken on board the vessel concerned, mentioning their position in the crew. 

The International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights 
at Work shall apply as of right to seamen signed on by Community vessels. This concerns in 
particular the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective 
bargaining, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. 

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6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

Moroccan  seamen’s  employment  contracts,  a  copy  of  which  shall  be  given  to  the 
signatories, shall be drawn up between the shipowners’ agent(s) and the seamen and/or their 
trade  unions  or  representatives  in  consultation  with  the  competent  Moroccan  authorities. 
These  contracts  shall  guarantee  the  seamen  the  social  security  cover  applicable  to  them, 
including life insurance and sickness and accident insurance.  

Shipowners or their agents shall send, within two months of the issue of the licence, a copy 
of  that  contract  duly  signed  by  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  State  concerned 
direct to the Department.  

Moroccan  seamen’s  wages  shall  be  paid  by  the  shipowners.  They  shall  be  fixed,  before 
licences  are  issued,  by  mutual  agreement  between  the  shipowners  or  their  agents  and  the 
Moroccan seamen concerned or their representatives. However, the wage conditions granted 
to  Moroccan  seamen  shall  not  be  lower  than  those  applied  to  Moroccan  crews  and  shall 
comply with ILO standards and under no circumstances be below those standards.  

If one or more seamen employed on board fail to report at the time agreed for the vessel’s 
departure,  the  vessel  shall  be  permitted  to  start  the  planned  trip  after  informing  the 
competent  authorities  in  the  port  of  embarkation  of  the  shortfall  in  the  number  of  seamen 
required  and  having  updated  its  crew  list.  These  authorities  shall  inform  the  Department 
thereof. 

The shipowner shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the number of seamen required 
by this Agreement sign on the vessel by the next trip at the latest.  

Where no Moroccan seamen are taken on board for reasons other than that specified to in 
the previous point, shipowners shall be obliged to pay as soon as possible a flat-rate amount 
of EUR 20 per day of fishing in the Moroccan fishing zone per seaman within a maximum 
of three months. 

This sum shall be used for training Moroccan fishermen and shall be paid into the account 
specified in point 5 of Chapter I. 

Twice  a  year,  on 1  January  and  1  July,  the  Delegation  shall  send  the  Department  a  list  of 
Moroccan  seamen  taken  on  board  Community  vessels,  with  details  of  their  registration  as 
crew members and the vessels concerned. 

Except  as  provided  for  in  point  9,  repetitive  failure  by  shipowners  to  comply  with  the 
embarkation  of  the  requisite  number  of  Moroccan  seamen  shall  result  in  automatic 
suspension of the vessels’ fishing licence until such obligations have been met. 

CHAPTER VIII – MONITORING AND OBSERVATION OF FISHING 

A- OBSERVATION OF FISHING 

1. 

Vessels  authorised  to  fish  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones  under  the  Agreement  shall  take  on 
board observers appointed by Morocco on the terms set out below. 

1.1  25% of authorised vessels over 100 GT shall take on board observers each quarter.  

1.2 

Industrial pelagic vessels shall take a scientific observer on board for the entire period 
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1.3  Other  Community  fishing  vessels  of  a  tonnage  not  exceeding  100  GT  shall  be 

observed during a maximum of ten trips per year and per category of fishing. 

1.4  The Department shall draw up a list of vessels designated to take an observer on board 
and a list of appointed observers. These lists shall be sent to the Delegation as soon as 
they have been drawn up. 

1.5  The  Department  shall  inform  the  shipowners  concerned,  through  the  Delegation,  of 
the name of the observer appointed to be taken on board their vessel at the time the 
licence is issued, or no later than (15) days before the observer’s planned embarkation 
date. 

Observers shall be on board pelagic trawlers on a permanent basis. For the other categories 
of fishing, observers shall spend at one trip per vessel on board. 

The  conditions  under  which  observers  are  taken  on  board  shall  be  agreed  between 
shipowners or their agents and the Moroccan authorities.  

Observers shall be taken on board at a port chosen by the shipowner at the beginning of the 
first voyage in Moroccan waters after notification of the list of designated ships.  

Within two weeks and giving ten days’ notice, the shipowners concerned shall make known 
at which Moroccan ports and on what dates they intend to take observers on board. 

Where observers are taken on board in a foreign port, their travel costs shall be borne by the 
shipowner. Should a vessel with a Moroccan observer on board leave the Moroccan fishing 
zone,  all  measures  must  be  taken  to  ensure  the  observer’s  return  to  Morocco  as  soon  as 
possible at the expense of the shipowner. 

In  the  event  of  wasted  journeys  by  scientific  observers,  due  to  failure  by  shipowners  to 
comply  with  their  commitments,  shipowners  shall  pay  their  travelling  expenses,  and  daily 
allowances, equal to those received by Moroccan national officials of an equivalent grade, 
for the days of inactivity by the observers. Similarly, in the event of a delay in embarkation 
which  is  down  to  the  shipowner,  the  shipowner  shall  pay  the  scientific  observer  the  daily 
allowances described above. 

Any amendment to the rules and regulations concerning daily allowances shall be notified to 
the Delegation no later than two months before its entry into force. 

If  the  observer  is  not  present  at  the  time  and  place  agreed  and  during  the  twelve  hours 
following the time agreed, the shipowner shall be automatically absolved of his obligation 
to take the observer on board. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Observers shall be treated as officers. They shall carry out the following tasks: 

9.1  observe the fishing activities of the vessels; 

9.2  verify the position of vessels engaged in fishing operations; 

9.3  perform biological sampling in the context of scientific programmes; 

9.4  note the fishing gear used; 

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9.5  verify the catch data for Moroccan waters recorded in the logbook; 

9.6  verify the percentages of by-catches and assess the quantity of discards of species of 

marketable fin-fish, crustaceans and cephalopods; 

10. 

11. 

9.7 

report fishing data by fax or by radio, including the quantity of catches and by-catches 
on board. 

Masters  shall  do  everything  in  their  power  to  ensure  the  physical  safety  and  welfare  of 
observers during performance of their duties. 

Observers  shall  be  offered  every  facility  needed  to  carry  out  their  duties.  Masters  shall 
facilitate  their  access  to  the  means  of  communication  needed  for  the  discharge  of  their 
duties,  to  documents  directly  concerned  with  the  vessel’s  fishing  activities,  including  in 
particular the logbook and the navigation log, and to those parts of the vessel necessary to 
facilitate the exercise of their tasks as observer. 

12. 

While on board, observers shall: 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

12.1  take all appropriate steps to ensure that the conditions of their boarding and presence 

on the vessel neither interrupt nor hamper fishing operations, 

12.2  take care of the material and equipment on board and respect the confidentiality of all 

documents belonging to that vessel.  

At the end of the observation period and before leaving the vessel, observers shall draw up 
an activity report to be transmitted to the competent authorities in Morocco, with a copy to 
the  Delegation  of  the  European  Commission.  They  shall  sign  it  in  the  presence  of  the 
master,  who  may  add  or  cause  to  be  added  to  it  any  observations  considered  relevant, 
followed by the master’s signature. A copy of the report shall be handed to the master when 
the observer is put ashore. 

Shipowners  shall  bear  the  cost  of  accommodating  observers  in  the  same  conditions  as  the 
officers on the vessel. 

The  salary  and  social  contributions  of  the  observer  shall  be  borne  by  the  competent 
Moroccan authorities. 

In order to reimburse Morocco for the costs arising from the presence of observers on board 
vessels, in addition to the fee payable by shipowners, “costs of scientific observers” shall be 
payable  at  the  rate  EUR 3.5  per  GT  per  quarter  per  vessel  fishing  in  Moroccan  fishing 
zones. 

These costs shall be paid at the same time as the quarterly payments in accordance with the 
provisions of point 5 of Chapter I of the Annex. 

17. 

Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations laid down in point 4 shall result in 
automatic suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met. 

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B- JOINT MONITORING OF FISHING 

The  contracting  parties  shall  set  up  a  system  of  joint  monitoring  and  observation  of  checks  on 
landings, with the aim of improving the effectiveness of control so as to ensure compliance with the 
provisions of this Agreement.  

To  this  end,  the  competent  authorities  of  each  contracting  party  shall  designate  a  representative  to 
attend checks on landings and observe the arrangements for conducting such checks, notifying their 
name to the other contracting party.  

The representative of the Moroccan authority shall attend inspections on landings by vessels which 
have operated in the Moroccan fishing zones carried out by the national inspection authorities of the 
Member States as an observer. 

The  representative  shall  accompany  national  inspection  officials  in  their  visits  to  ports,  on  board 
vessels, in dock, to auctions, fish wholesalers’ shops, coldstores and other premises for landing fish 
before it  is placed on  the market, and shall  have access to the documents which are the subject of 
these inspections. 

The  representative  of  the  Moroccan  authority  shall  draw  up  and  submit  a  report  detailing  the 
inspections attended.  

The  Department  shall  invite  the  Delegation  to  attend  inspection  visits  scheduled  in  the  ports  of 
landing giving ten days’ notice. 

At the request of the European Commission, Community fishing inspectors may attend as observers 
inspections carried out by the Moroccan authorities on landing operations by Community vessels in 
Moroccan ports. 

The practical arrangements for these operations will be laid down by mutual agreement between the 
competent authorities of the two parties. 

CHAPTER IX - MONITORING 

1. 

The  European  Community  shall  keep  an  up-to-date  list  of  the  vessels  to  which  a  fishing 
licence  has  been  issued  under  this  Protocol.  This  list  shall  be  notified  to  the  Moroccan 
authorities responsible for fisheries inspection as soon as it is drawn up and each time it is 
updated.  

2. 

Technical inspection 

2.1  Once  a  year  and  after  any  alteration  in  tonnage  or  changes  to  the  fishing  category 
necessitating the use of a different type of gear, Community vessels covered by point 
1 above shall report to the Moroccan port to undergo the inspections required by the 
legislation in force. Such inspections shall take place within 48 hours of the vessel’s 
putting into port. 

2.2  Once the inspection has been completed satisfactorily, the captain of the vessel shall 
be issued with a certificate having the same period of validity as the licence and which 
shall be automatically extended in the case of vessels renewing their licence within the 
year. However, the maximum validity may not exceed one year. This certificate must 
be kept on board at all times. 

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2.3  The technical inspection shall verify that the vessel’s technical characteristics and gear 
conform  to  the  provisions  of  the  Agreement  and  that  the  provisions  relating  to  its 
Moroccan crew have been complied with. 

2.4  The cost of the inspection shall be borne by the shipowner at the rates laid down by 
Moroccan law. It may not be greater than the amount normally paid by other vessels 
for the same services. 

2.5  Failure  by  the  shipowner  to  comply  with  points  2.1  and  2.2  above  shall  result  in 
automatic suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met. 

3. 

Entering and leaving the zone: 

3.1  Community  vessels  shall  notify  the  Department  at  least  4  hours  in  advance  of  their 

intention to enter or leave the Moroccan fishing zones.  

3.2  When notifying leaving, vessels shall also communicate their position and the volume 
and  species  in  catches  kept  on  board.  This  information  should  preferably  be 
communicated by fax or, for vessels not equipped with a fax, by radio, the details of 
which are set out in Appendix 8. 

3.3  A  vessel  found  to  be  fishing  without  having  informed  the  Department  shall  be 

regarded as a vessel without a licence. 

3.4  Vessels shall also be informed of the fax and telephone numbers and e-mail address 

when the fishing licence is issued. 

4. 

Control procedures. 

4.1  Masters  of  Community  fishing  vessels  engaged  in  fishing  activities  in  Moroccan 
waters  shall  allow  and  facilitate  boarding  and  the  discharge  of  their  duties  by  any 
Moroccan official responsible for the inspection and control of fishing activities. 

4.2.  These officials shall not remain on board for longer than is necessary for the discharge 

of their duties. 

4.3.  Once the inspection has been completed, a certificate shall be issued to the master of 

the vessel. 

5. 

Boarding 

5.1  The  Department  shall  inform  the  European  Commission,  within  no  more  than  48 
hours, of all boardings of and penalties imposed on Community vessels in Moroccan 
waters. 

5.2  The  European  Commission  shall  at  the  same  time  receive  a  brief  report  of  the 

circumstances and reasons leading to the boarding. 

6. 

Statement of boarding 

6.1  After the Moroccan authorities responsible for inspection have drawn up a statement, 

the master of the vessel shall sign it. 

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6.2  This  signature  shall  not  prejudice  the  rights  of  the  master  or  any  defence  which  he 

may make to the alleged infringement. 

6.3  The  master  shall  take  the  vessel  to  the  port  indicated  by  the  Moroccan  authorities 
responsible  for  inspection.  The  vessel  in  breach  of  the  Moroccan  sea  fishing 
legislation in force  shall  be kept  in  port until completion of  the  usual administrative 
formalities relating to boarding. 

7. 

Settlement of boarding 

7.1.  Before  any  judicial  procedure,  an  attempt  shall  be  made  to  resolve  the  presumed 
infringement through a compromise procedure. This procedure shall end no later than 
(three working days) after the boarding. 

7.2.  In the event of an amicable settlement, the amount of the fine shall be determined in 

accordance with Moroccan fisheries legislation. 

7.3.  If  the  case  cannot  be  settled  by  amicable  procedure  and  has  to  be  brought  before  a 
competent judicial body, a bank security set to take account of the boarding costs and 
the  fines  and  compensation  payable  by  the  parties  responsible  for  the  infringement 
shall  be  paid  by  the  shipowner  into  a  bank  account  specified  by  the  competent 
Moroccan authorities. 

7.4.  The  bank  security  shall  be  irrevocable  until  the  legal  proceedings  have  been 
concluded.  It  shall  be  released  once  legal  proceedings  end  without  a  conviction. 
Similarly,  in  the  event  of  a  conviction  leading  to  a  fine  of  less  than  the  security 
lodged, the balance shall be released by the competent Moroccan authorities. 

7.5.  The vessel shall be authorised to leave the port: 

– 

– 

once the obligations arising under an amicable settlement have been fulfilled, or 

when the bank security referred to in point 7.3 has been lodged and accepted by 
the competent Moroccan authority, pending completion of the legal proceedings. 

8. 

Transhipment 

8.1  Any transhipment at sea of catches shall be prohibited in the Moroccan fishing zone. 
However,  Community  pelagic  trawlers  wishing  to  tranship  catches  in  Moroccan 
waters  shall  do  so  in  a  Moroccan  port  or  other  place  designated  by  the  competent 
Moroccan authorities, after authorisation by the Department. Such transhipment shall 
take  place  under  the  supervision  of  the  observer  or  of  a  representative  of  the sea 
fisheries  delegation  and  the  control  authorities.  Any  person  infringing  this  provision 
shall be liable to the penalties provided for by Moroccan law. 

8.2.  Before  any  transhipment,  the  owners  of  these  vessels  must  notify  the  following 

information to the Department at least 24 hours in advance: 

– 

– 

– 

the names of the transhipping fishing vessels; 

the names of the cargo vessels, their flags, registration numbers and call signs; 

the tonnage by species to be transhipped; 

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– 

– 

the destination of catches; 

the date and day of transhipment. 

The Moroccan party reserves the right to refuse transhipment if the carrier vessel has carried 
out  illegal,  undeclared  or  unregulated  fishing  inside  or  outside  the  maritime  areas  under 
Moroccan jurisdiction. 

8.3.  Transhipment shall be considered as an exit from the Moroccan fishing zone. Vessels 
must  therefore  submit  their  catch  declarations  to  the  Department  and  state  whether 
they intend to continue fishing or leave the Moroccan fishing zone. 

Masters of Community pelagic trawlers engaged in landing or transhipment operations in a 
Moroccan  port  shall  allow  and  facilitate  the  inspection  of  such  operations  by  Moroccan 
inspectors.  Once  the  inspection  has  been  completed,  a  certificate  shall  be  issued  to  the 
master of the vessel. 

CHAPTER X: LANDING OF CATCHES 

The  contracting  parties,  aware  of  the  benefits  of  increased  integration  with  a  view  to  joint 
development  of  their  respective  fisheries  sectors,  have  agreed  to  adopt  the  following  provisions 
concerning landing a proportion of the catches made by Community vessels in Moroccan waters in 
Moroccan ports. 

The  proportion  of  the  catch  subject  to  compulsory  landing  shall  be  as  indicated  in  the  datasheets 
annexed to the Agreement. 

Financial incentives: 

1. 

Landings: 

Community  tuna  vessels  which  opt  to  land  their  catches  in  a  Moroccan  port  shall  benefit 
from  a  reduction  on  the  fee  indicated  on  datasheet  No 5  of  EUR  2.50  per  tonne  fished  in 
Moroccan waters. 

An additional reduction of EUR 2.50 per tonne shall be granted where fisheries products are 
sold in fish markets. 

This mechanism shall apply, for all Community vessels, up to a maximum 50% of the final 
statement  of  catches  (as  defined  in  Chapter  II  of  the  Annex)  from  the  first  year  of  this 
Protocol.  

Community pelagic vessels which choose to land a quantity above the 25% of compulsory 
catches  laid  down  in  datasheet  No 6  in  a  Moroccan  port  shall  benefit  from  a  reduction  of 
10% of the fee for each tonne landed on a voluntary basis. 

2. 

Detailed implementing rules: 

Fish  markets  shall  complete  a weighing  slip  for  landing  operations,  as  a  basis  for  product 
traceability. 

A statement of sales and deductions shall be drawn up for sales in fish markets. 

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Copies  of  the  above  weighing  slips  and  statements  shall  be  sent  to  the  sea  fisheries 
delegation  in  the  port  of  landing.  Once  they  have  been  approved  by  the  Department,  the 
shipowners concerned shall be informed of the amounts that will be refunded to them. These 
amounts shall be deducted from the fees due for future licence applications. 

3. 

Assessment: 

The  level  of  the  financial  incentives  shall  be  adjusted  within  the  Joint  Committee,  in 
accordance with the socio-economic impact of landings in the year concerned. 

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APPENDICES 

(1) 

Licence Application Form. 

(2) 

Datasheets. 

(3) 

Communication of VMS messages to Morocco, Position report.  

(4) 

Limits of Moroccan fishing zones, coordinates of fishing zones. 

(5) 

Address of Moroccan FMC.  

(6) 

Logbook. 

(7) 

Catch Report Form. Specimen to be harmonised. 

(8) 

Details of the Moroccan radio station. 

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MOROCCO - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY FISHING AGREEMENT 

APPLICATION FORM FOR A FISHING LICENCE 

Appendix 1 

I- APPLICANT 

1. Name of shipowner: ..........................................................................................................................................  

2. Name of the shipowner’s association or representative: ...................................................................................  

3. Address of the shipowner’s association or representative:................................................................................  

.................................................................................................................................................................  

4. Phone:................................................. Fax:............................................ Telex: ...............................................  

5. Captain: .......................................................................................................Nationality: ..................................  

II-VESSEL: 

1. Name of vessel: .................................................................................................................................................  

2. Flag country:......................................................................................................................................................  

3. External registration number: ...................................................................................................................................  

4. Home port: ................................................................................................................................................................  

5. Date and place of construction: ................................................................................................................................  

6. Call sign: ................................................................. Call frequency: .......................................................................  

7. Hull construction material: 

Steel  (cid:133)  Wood  (cid:133) 

Polyester (cid:133) 

Other  (cid:133) 

III-TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EQUIPMENT 

1. Overall length: ............................................................ Width:...........................................................................  

2. Tonnage (GT): ...................................................................................................................................................  

3. Horse power of main engine: .................................Make: ......................................Type: ................................  

4. Type of vessel:........................................................Fishing category: ..............................................................  

5. Fishing gear: ......................................................................................................................................................  

6. Crew complement:.............................................................................................................................................  

7. Method of conservation on board: Fresh  (cid:133) 

Cold storage  (cid:133)  Mixed  (cid:133) 

Freezing 

(cid:133) 

8. Freezing capacity in tonnes/24 hours: ...............................................................................................................  

9. Hold capacity:............................................................... Number: .....................................................................  

Done at.........................................................., [date] ...............................  

Signature of applicant ..............................................................................  

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Fishing datasheet No 1 

Small-scale fishing/north: pelagic species 

Appendix 2 

Number 
authorised 

of 

vessels 

20 

Authorised gear 

Seine net. 

Maximum authorised dimensions corresponding to the 
conditions in the zone: 500 m x 90 m. 

Ban on fishing with lampara nets. 

Type of vessel: 

<100 GT 

Fees 

EUR 67 per GT per quarter 

Geographical limit 

North of 34°18’00’’ 

Beyond 2 miles 

Target species 

Sardine, anchovy and other small pelagic species 

Landing requirement 

First year: 25%; second year: 30%; third year: 40%; fourth 
year: 50% 

Biological recovery 

2 months: February and March. 

Comments 

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Fishing datasheet No 2 

Small-scale fishing/north 

Number 
authorised 

of 

vessels 

30 

Authorised gear 

Bottom longline 

Cat.  (a): maximum  authorised  number  of  hooks  per 
longline = 2 000. 

Cat.  (b): the  maximum  authorised  number  of  hooks  per 
longline  will  be  decided  at  a  later  date  by  the  Joint 
Committee  in  accordance  with  scientific  advice  and 
Moroccan law. 

Type of vessel: 

(a) <40 GT: 27 licences 

(b) > 40 GT and < GT 150: 3 licences 

Fees 

EUR 60 per GT per quarter 

Geographical limit 

North of 34°18’00’’ 

Beyond 6 nautical miles 

Target species 

Scabbardfish, sparidae and other demersal species 

Landing requirement 

Voluntary landing 

Biological recovery 

From 15 March to 15 May 

By-catches 

0% of swordfish and surface sharks 

The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences. 

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Fishing datasheet No 3 

Small-scale fishing/south 

Number 
authorised 

of 

vessels 

20 

Authorised gear 

Line, pole and traps, limited to a maximum two types of gear 
per vessel.  

The  use  of  longlines,  trammel  nets,  fixed  gillnets,  driftnets, 
‘trolls’ and croaker nets is prohibited. 

Type of vessel: 

<80 GT 

Fees 

EUR 60 per GT per quarter 

Geographical limit 

South of 30°40’N 

Beyond 3 nautical miles 

Target species 

Croaker and sparidae 

Landing requirement 

Voluntary landing 

Biological recovery 

- 

Authorised net 

8 mm net for catching bait, beyond two nautical miles 

By-catches 

0% of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of 10% 
of crab; targeted fishing for crab is prohibited. 

10% of other demersal species. 

The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences. 

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Fishing datasheet No 4 

Demersal fishing  

Number 
authorised 

of 

vessels 

22 vessels with a maximum of 11 trawlers per year. 

Authorised gear 

- For longliners: 

. 

bottom longline; 

deep-water multifilament fixed gillnet, 

For trawlers: bottom trawl 

Type of vessel: 

Average  size  of  275  GT,  fishing  at  a  depth  of  more  than 
200 m for trawlers; 

Fees 

EUR 53 per GT per quarter 

Geographical limit 

South of 29°N 

Beyond  the  200  m  isobath  for  trawlers  (and  12  nautical 
miles for longliners) 

Target species 

Black hake, scabbardfish, leerfish/bonito 

Landing requirement 

50% of catches made in Morocco 

Biological recovery 

Only applicable to trawlers. 

The  biological 
cephalopods. 

recovery  period 

is 

that 

fixed 

for 

Authorised net 

- Trawling: net of min. 70 mm. 

Doubling of the cod-end is prohibited.  

Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited. 

The  maximum  authorised  number  of  hooks  per  longline 
will  be  decided  at  a  later  date  by  the  Joint  Committee  in 
accordance with scientific advice and Moroccan law. 

By-catches 

0% of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of 
crab (5%) 

The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences. 

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Fishing datasheet No 5 

Tuna fishing 

Number 
authorised 

of 

vessels 

 27 

Authorised gear 

Pole-and-line 

Seine nets for fishing with live bait 

Geographical limit 

Beyond 3 miles 

Capture of bait beyond 2 miles 

All of Morocco’s Atlantic zone, apart from a protected area 
east of a line from 33°30’N/7°35’W to 35°48’N/6°20’W 

Target species 

Tunas 

Landing requirement 

A  proportion  to  be  landed  in  Morocco  at  international 
market prices 

Biological recovery 

No 

Authorised net 

Bait to be caught with 8 mm seine nets 

Fees 

Advance  

Comments 

EUR 25 per tonne fished 

A  flat-rate  advance  of  EUR 5 000  is  to  be  paid  when 
applying for annual licences 

The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences. 

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Fishing datasheet No 6 

Industrial pelagic fishing 

Authorised gear 

Pelagic or semi-pelagic 

Quota allocated 

60 000  tonnes  per  year,  maximum  10 000  tonnes  per 
month 

Type of vessel: 

Industrial pelagic trawler 

Number of vessels 
authorised 

Maximum: - 5-6 vessels3 over 3 000 GT/vessel 

- 2-3 vessels between 150-3 000 GT/vessel 

- 10 vessels under 150 GT/vessel 

Authorised total tonnage of 
vessels 

Maximum:  

Geographical limit 

South  of  29°N,  beyond  15  nautical  miles  from  the  coasts 
calculated from the low-water line 

Target species 

Sardine, sardinella, mackerel, horse mackerel and anchovy  

Landing requirement 

Each vessel must land 25% of their catches in Morocco 

Biological recovery 

Authorised net 

Authorised  fishing  vessels  must  observe  all  biological 
recovery  periods  laid  down  by  the  Ministry  in  the 
authorised fishing zone and stop any fishing activity there. 
The  Moroccan  authorities  will  notify  this  decision  to  the 
Commission  in  advance,  specifying  the  period  or  periods 
for  which  there  is  a  prohibition  on  fishing,  and  the  areas 
concerned.  

The minimum size of the stretched mesh of the pelagic or 
semi-pelagic  trawl  is  40  mm.  The  bag  of  the  pelagic  or 
semi-pelagic  trawl  may  be  strengthened  with  a  piece  of 
netting with a minimum mesh size of 400 mm of stretched 
mesh and by straps placed at least 1.5 metres apart, except 
for  the  strap  at  the  back  of  the  trawl  which  may  not  be 
placed less than 2 metres from the window in the bag. The 
strengthening or doubling of the bag for any other reason is 
prohibited and the trawl may in no case target species other 
than the small pelagic species authorised. 

3 

This  figure  regarding  the  number  of  vessels  may  only  be  amended  by  agreement  between  the  two  parties. 
Industrial pelagic fishing is managed by limiting the number of vessels fishing simultaneously.  

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By-catches 

Maximum: 3.5% of other species. 

Industrial processing 

The catch of cephalopods, crustaceans and other demersal 
and benthic species is strictly prohibited. 

Industrial  processing  of  catches  into  fishmeal  and/or  fish 
oil is strictly prohibited. However, damaged or spoiled fish 
and  the  waste  resulting  from  handling  catches  may  be 
processed  into  fishmeal  or  fish  oil  without  exceeding  the 
maximum threshold of 5% of total allowable catches. 

Comments 

The vessels fall into three categories:  

Category 1: gross tonnage not exceeding 3 000 GT, ceiling 
of 12 500 tonnes per year per vessel; 

Category  2:  gross  tonnage  exceeding  3 000  GT  but  not 
exceeding 5 000 GT, ceiling of 17 500 tonnes per year and 
per vessel; 

Category 3: gross tonnage exceeding 5 000 GT, ceiling of 
25 000 tonnes per year and per vessel. 

Number of vessels/fees: 

Maximum number of vessels authorised to fish at the same 
time: 18. 

Shipowner’s  fees  per  tonne  of  allowable  catch:  EUR 20 
per tonne. 

Shipowner’s  fees  per  tonne  in  excess  of  allowable  catch: 
EUR 50 per tonne. 

The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences. 

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COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO MOROCCO 

POSITION REPORT 

Data Element 

Code  Mandatory/O
ptional 

Comments 

Appendix 3 

Start record 

Recipient 

From 

Flag State 

Type of message 

Radio call sign 

Contracting party internal 
reference number 

SR 

AD 

FR 

FS 

TM 

RC 

IR 

External registration number  XR 

Latitude 

Longitude 

Cap 

Speed 

Date 

Time 

End record 

LA 

LO 

CO 

SP 

DA 

TI 

ER 

M 

M 

M 

O 

M 

M 

O 

M 

M 

M 

M 

M 

M 

M 

M 

System detail - indicates start of record 

Message detail - destination party. Alpha 3 ISO country code 

Message detail - sender. Alpha 3 ISO country code 

Message detail - message type “POS” 

Vessel detail - international radio call sign of vessel 

Vessel detail. Unique contracting party number (flag State ISO-
3 code followed by number) 

Vessel detail - number marked on side of vessel 

Vessel position detail - position in degrees and minutes N/S 
DDMM (WGS-84) 

Vessel position detail - position in degrees and minutes E/W 
DDMM (WGS-84) 

Vessel course 360° scale 

Vessel speed in tenths of knots 

Vessel position detail - date of record of UTC position 
(YYYYMMDD) 

Vessel position detail - time of record of UTC position 
(HHMM) 

System detail - indicates end of record 

Character set. ISO 8859.1 

Each data transmission is structured as follows: 

– 

– 

a double slash (//) and field code indicate the start of the message; 

a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data. 

Optional data elements must be inserted between the start and end of the record. 

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LIMITS OF MOROCCAN FISHING ZONES 

COORDINATES OF FISHING ZONES 

Appendix 4 

Datasheet 

Category 

Fishing zone (latitude) 

Distance from the 
coast 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Small-scale 
fishing/north: 
pelagic species 

Small-scale 
fishing/north: 
longline 

Small-scale 
fishing/south 

34°18’00”N - 35°48’00”N 

Beyond 2 miles 

34°18’00”N - 35°48’00”N 

Beyond 6 miles 

South of 30°40’00” 

Beyond 3 miles 

Demersal fishing 

South of 29°00’00” 

Longliners: 

Beyond 12 miles 

Trawlers: 

Beyond  the  200  metre 
isobath 

5 

Tuna fishing 

The  entire  Atlantic  apart  from  the 
area delimited by: 

Beyond  3  miles  and  2 
miles for bait 

35°48’N; 6°20’W/33°30’N;7°35’W 

6 

Industrial 
fishing 

pelagic 

South of 29°00’00”N 

Beyond 15 miles 

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ADDRESS OF MOROCCAN FMC 

Name of FMC: 
[Fisheries Monitoring and Control Centre]) 

CSC  (Centre  de  Surveillance  et  de  Contrôle  de  la  pêche 

Appendix 5 

VMS Tel.:  + 212 37 68 81 46 

VMS Fax:  + 212 37 68 81 34 

VMS E-mail: alaouihamd@mpm.gov.ma; fouima@mpm.gov.ma 

FMC Tel.: 

FMC Fax: 

Address X25 = 

X25 not used 

Declaration of entries/exits:  via radio station (Appendix 8) 

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ICCAT LOGBOOK FOR TUNA FISHERY 

Appendix 6 

Name of vessel: 
………………. …………………………………………………………………….

Gross Tonnes:  
………………………………………………….............................

Month 

Day

Year 

Port 

Flag 
Country:…………………..………………………………………………..............

Capacity - (MT): ……………………………………………........

Boat LEFT: 

Registration number: 
………………………………………………………………...................................

Master ……………………………………………………….... 

Owner: …………………………………………………………..........................  No of crew: 

….…………………………………………………........................

Address: ………………………………………………………………………….... Reporting date: ………………………………………………...... 

Boat RETURNED: 

(Reported by):  
……………………………………………….................................

No of fishing days: 

No of sets made: 

No of days at sea: 

Trip No: 

Longline 

Live bait 

Purse Seine 

Trawl 
Others 

Date: 

Area 

Month 

Day 

e
d
u
t
i
t
a
L

S
/
N

W
E

/

e
d
u
t
i
g
n
o
L

Surf. 
Water 
Temp. 

(ºC) 

Effort 

No of hooks 
used 

Bluefin tuna 

Thunnus 

thynnus or 

maccoyi  

  No  

Weigh
t 
kg 

Catches 

Bait used 

Yellowfin Tuna 

(Bigeye Tuna) 

(Albacore) 

(Swordfish) 

Thunnus 

Thunnus 

Thunnus 

Xiphias 

albacares 
kg 

No 

obesus 

No 

kg 

alalunga 
kg 

No 

gladius 
kg 

No 

(Striped marlin) 

(White Marlin) 

Tetraptunus 

audax or albidus 
kg 
No  

(Black Marlin)

(Sailfish) 

Makaira 

indica 
No  

kg 

Istiophorus albicane 
or platypterus 
kg 
No  

Skipjack 

Katsuwonus 

pelamis 
kg 

No 

(Mixed catches) 

Daily Total 

(weight in kg 
only) 

y
r
u
a
S

d
i
u
q
S

t
i
a
b
e
v
i
L

(Other) 

No  

kg 

No 

kg 

LANDING WEIGHT (IN KG) 

Remarks: 

1 - Use one sheet per month, and one line per day. 

3 - “Day” refers to the day you set the line 

2 - At the end of each trip forward a copy of the log to your correspondent 
or to ICCAT, General Mola 8, Madrid 28002. Spain 

4 - Fishing area refers to the position of the boat. Round off minutes and record 
degree of latitude and longitude. Be sure to record N/S and E/W. 

5 - The bottom line - landing weight - should be completed only at the end of each trip. Actual 
weight at the time of unloading should be recorded 

6 - All information reported herein will be kept strictly confidential 

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H 
E 
A 
D 
I 
N 
G 

FISHING LOG 

Name of vessel (1) …………………………….. 
Radio call sign (2)……………………………… 
Master’s name (3) …………………………….. 

Left (4)………………. 

Returned (5)………………... 

Date (6) 

Date (6) 

Appendix 7 

Day 

Month 

Year 

Time: 

No 1 

Fishing gear (7) 

Gear code (8) 

Mesh size (9) 

  Gear measurements (10) 

Master’s signature (11) 

Date 

Area 
sector 

HEADING No 2 
Number 
of fishing 
operation
s 
(14) 

Fishing 
time 
(hours) 
(15) 

(13) 

(12) 

Horse 
mack-
erel 
A 

Craw-
fish 
B 

HEADING No 3: Delete list A or B (whichever is unused) 

Estimate of quantities caught per species (in kg) (16) 

HEADING No 4 

Sardines 

Sardin
ellas 

Anchov
y 

Mack-
erel 

Scabbar
dfish 

Tunas 

Hake  Red 

Squid  Cuttle-

bream 

fish 

(or comments if fishing is interrupted) 

Octopus Shrimps Prawns  Other 
fish 

Total 
weight 
of catch 
(kg) 

Total 
weight of 
fish meal 

Total 
weight 
of fish 
(kg) 

Deep-
water 
shrimp 

Deep-
water 
rose 
shrimp

Blue-
and-red 
shrimp 

Other 
shrimp 

Albacor
e 

Pink 
spiny 
lobster 

Other 
crustac
eans 

Rough 
ray 

Hake 

Other 
fish 

Misc. 
cephalo
pods 

Misc. 
shells 

(17) 

(18) 

(kg) 

(19) 

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DETAILS OF THE SEA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT 
RADIO STATION 

Appendix 8 

MMSI: 

Call sign: 

Location: 

242 069 000 

CNA 39 37 

Rabat 

Frequency range: 

1.6 to 30 MHz 

Class of transmission: 

SSB-AIA-J2B 

Transmission power: 

800 W 

Working frequencies 

Bands 

Band 8 

Band 12 

Band 16 

Channels 

Transmission  

Reception 

831 

1206 

1612 

8285 KHz 

8809 KHz 

12245 KHz 

13092 KHz 

16393 KHz 

17275 KHz 

Station operating hours 

Period 

Times 

Working days 

from 08.30 to 16.30 

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 

from 09.30 to 14.00 

VHF: 

Channel 16 

Channel 70 ASN 

Radio Telex: 

Type: 

DP-5 

Class of 
transmission: 

ARQ-FEC 

Number: 

31 356 

Fax: 

Numbers 

212 37 68 82 13/45 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

TITLE OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  concerning  the  conclusion  of  the  Fisheries 
Partnership  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of 
Morocco, during the period of four years from the entry into force of the Agreement. 

2. 

ABM/ABB 
FRAMEWORK 

(ACTIVITY-BASED  MANAGEMENT/ACTIVITY-BASED 

BUDGETING) 

11. Fisheries 

1103. International Fisheries Agreements  

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1 

Budget headings: 

110301: “International Fisheries Agreements” 

11010404:  “International  fisheries  agreements  —  Expenditure  on  administrative 
management” 

3.2 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

The  Partnership  Agreement  has  been  signed  for  a  period  of  four  years.  It  can  be 
renewed  for  the  same  period,  unless  notice  of  termination  is  given  by  one  of  the 
parties. 

The  Protocol  lays  down  the  financial  contribution,  the  categories  of  and  conditions 
for fishing activities for Community vessels in Moroccan fishing areas. The Protocol 
is laid down for a period of four years, applicable from its entry into force. 

3.3 

Budget characteristics (add rows if necessary): 

Budget 
line 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contribution
s from 
applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
Financial 
Perspective 

11.0301 

Comp. 

Diff.4 

11.010404 

Comp. 

Non-diff.5 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 4 

No 4 

4 
5 

Differentiated appropriations. 
Non-differentiated appropriations. 

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4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA)  

Type of expenditure 

Section 
No. 

Operational expenditure7 

(EUR million to three decimal places) 

Year n6 

n +1 

n + 2 

n +3 

Total 

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

(a) 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

b 

Min. 
Max8 

Min. 

Max8 

36 100 

36 100 

36 100 

36 100 

144 400 

72 200 

72 200 

72 200 

72 200 

288 800 

36 100 

36 100 

36 100 

36 100 

144 400 

72 200 

72 200 

72 200 

72 200 

288 800 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount9 

& 
Technical 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

(c) 

0.165 

0.165 

0.165 

0.235 

0.730 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

a+c

b+c

Min. 
Max 

Min. 
Max 

36 265 

36 265 

36 265 

36 335 

145 130 

72 365 

72 365 

72 365 

72 435 

289 530 

36 265 

36 265 

36 265 

36 335 

145 130 

72 365 

72 365 

72 365 

72 435 

289 530 

Human 
associated expenditure (NDA) 

resources 

and 

Administrative  costs,  other  than 
human  resources  and  associated 
costs,  not  included  in  reference 
amount (NDA) 

8.2.5 

d 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.432 

8.2.6 

e 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.046 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention 

6 
7 
8 

9 

Planned for 2006. 
Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter 11 01 01 of the Title 11 concerned. 
In  accordance  with  Article  4  of  the  Protocol,  the  fishing  opportunities  may  be  increased  by  mutual 
agreement provided that the conclusions of the scientific meeting confirm that such an increase will not 
endanger  the  sustainable  management  of  Moroccan  resources.  In  this  case  the  financial  contribution 
shall  be  increased  proportionately  and  pro  rata  temporis.  However,  the  total  amount  of  the  financial 
contribution paid by the European Community may not be more than twice the amount. 
Expenditure within Article 11 01 04 of Title 11. 

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TOTAL CA 

including cost of human 
resources 

a+c+d+e

TOTAL PA 

including cost of human 
resources 

b+c+d+e 

Min 

Max 

Min 

Max 

36 3845 

36 3845 

36 3845 

36 4545 

145 608 

72 4845 

72 4845 

72 4845 

72 5545 

290 008 

36 3845 

36 3845 

36 3845 

36 4545 

145 608 

72 4845 

72 4845 

72 4845 

72 5545 

290 008 

Part-financing details 

If  the  proposal  involves  part-financing  by  Member  States,  or  other  bodies  (please  specify 
which), an estimate of the level of this part-financing should be indicated in the table below 
(additional lines may be added if different bodies are foreseen for the provision of the part-
financing): 

Part-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including part-
financing 

F 

a+c+d+e+f 

(EUR million to three decimal places) 

Year n

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

Total 

4.1.2  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

X 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal  will  entail  programming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement10 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3 

Financial impact on revenue: 

X 

Proposal has no financial impact on revenue 

(cid:133) 

Financial impact - the effect on revenue is as follows: 

Note: All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect 
on revenue should be shown in a separate annex. 

(EUR million to one decimal place) 

Prior to action [Year n-1]

Situation following action 

10 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 

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Budget line 

Revenue 

Year  [n+1] [n+2]  [n+3] 

(a) Revenue in absolute terms   

(b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

(Please specify each revenue budget line involved, adding the appropriate number 
of rows to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
details under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

Details  of  the  context  of  the  proposal  are  required  in  the  Explanatory 
Memorandum.  This  section  of  the  Legislative  Financial  Statement  should 
include the following specific complementary information: 

5.1 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

The  main  objective  of  the  new  Partnership  Agreement  is  to  strengthen  cooperation 
between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco in order to promote 
partnership  for 
the  development  of  sustainable  fishing  and  for reasonable 
exploitation of fisheries resources in Moroccan fishing areas.  

The Community fleet has benefited from a fisheries agreement with Morocco since 
1988, as renewed in 1992 and 1995. The 1995 Agreement expired in 1999 and was, 
at the time, the most important fisheries agreement signed between the Community 
and  a  third  country.  It  covered  a  number  of  categories  of  fishing,  and  provided 
fishing  opportunities  for  629  Community  vessels  in  1995,  and  516  in  1999.  The 
financial  contribution  was  set  at  EUR 500  million  over  the  period  covered  by  the 
Agreement.  However,  it  did  not  prove  possible  to  agree  on  what  should  follow  on 
from this Agreement in October 2000.  

The absence of an agreement with Morocco has had negative consequences for the 
Community  fishing  fleet,  in  particular  the  Spanish  and  Portuguese  fleets,  and 
conversion measures have had to be implemented for a large number of vessels. The 
Community  therefore  adopted  specific  measures  which  provided  for  a  total  of 
EUR 297 million in financial support for the scrapping, reassignment, modernisation 
and  permanent  transfer  of  vessels  towards  a  third  country,  and  socio-economic 
measures. The greater share of this financial support was used for scrapping vessels 
and reassignment to purposes other than fishing, transfer of vessels towards a third 

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country, and setting up joint enterprises. The aim of these measures was to achieve a 
permanent  reduction  in  the  fishing  effort  of  the  Spanish  and  Portuguese  fleets.  By 
their very nature, therefore, such vessels may not benefit from fishing opportunities 
under the new fisheries agreement with Morocco.  

Through  vessel  modernisation  measures,  some  vessels  have  received  financial 
support  to  alter  their  fishing  gear  and  transform  them  into  surface  longliners.  For 
these  reasons,  again,  the  Agreement  does  not  provide  for  fishing  opportunities  for 
such vessels. 

By contrast, the Community small-scale fishing fleet, which benefited from the old 
fisheries  agreement  with  Morocco,  has  been  unable  to  adapt  to  the  situation 
following  the  termination  of  the  Agreement.  Conversion  measures  did  not  offer 
appropriate  solutions  for  the  small-scale  fleet,  which  was  not  really  able  to  benefit 
from  the  financial  support  provided  for.  Changes  to  the  fishing  methods  used  by 
these vessels, which are already extremely versatile in nature, would not have given 
them access to new fishing zones as their operating range remained limited. Export, 
even  within  the  context  of  joint  enterprises,  was  not  economically  justified  for 
vessels  of  such  a  low  tonnage.  Finally,  permanent  withdrawal  did  not  represent  a 
viable  option  for  the  owners  of  this  type  of  vessel.  For  these  reasons  the  new 
Agreement focuses above all on the interests of the small-scale fleet, much of which 
could benefit from the fishing opportunities it offers. 

The  current  priorities  of  fisheries  policy  in  Morocco  are  one  of  the  pillars  of  the 
agreement negotiated (modernisation and upgrading of the coastal fleet, withdrawal 
of  driftnets,  scientific  research,  restructuring  of  small-scale  fishing,  updating  of 
marketing  channels,  mechanisation  of  methods  of  landing  and  handling  fish,  and 
training and support for professional organisations in the Moroccan fisheries sector). 
The Partnership Agreement also provides for cooperation between the two sides with 
a  view  to  promoting  the  economic  integration  of  Community  operators  into  the 
fishing industry in Morocco.  

As regards fishing opportunities the agreement is largely concentrated on the needs 
and  interests  of  the  Community  small-scale  fleet,  which  suffered  most  from  the 
absence of an agreement. The Agreement provides for:  

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

20 seiners for fishing for pelagic species in the north,  

20 vessels for small-scale fishing in the south,  

30 bottom longliners for small-scale fishing in the north,  

27 pole-and-line vessels, 

22 trawlers and bottom longliners for demersal fishing. 

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An annual quota of 60 000 tonnes is also provided for industrial pelagic fishing. 

The  financial  contribution  is  fixed  at  EUR 36  100  000  per  year.  Of  this  financial 
contribution,  annual  financial  support  of  EUR 13  500  000  is  to  be  put  towards 
defining  and  implementing  a  sectoral  fisheries  policy  in  Morocco,  with  a  view  to 
introducing responsible and sustainable fishing. On top of the financial contribution 
from  the  Community  budget,  the  shipowners’  fees  which  will  be  paid  to  the 
Moroccan authorities could amount to around EUR 3 million. 

The  Partnership  Agreement  fits  into  the  framework  defined  by  the  United  Nations 
Convention on the Law of the Sea and is compatible with the principles established 
by the FAO Code of conduct for responsible fisheries. 

5.2 

Value-added  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

The Community began concluding fisheries agreements during the 1970s, following 
amendments  to  the  Law  of  the  Sea.  At  that  time,  the  Member  States  decided  to 
transfer  their  competence  in  that  area  to  the  Community  (Council  Resolution  of 
3 November  1976)  and  since  then  fisheries  agreements  have  been  the  exclusive 
competence of the Community. 

The new Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Community and the Kingdom 
of Morocco aims to: 

• 

• 

promote sustainable fishing activities and provide a binding framework for all 
parties  concerned (the  Community,  the  Member  States,  Community  operators 
and third countries) to attain this objective; 

protect  and  develop  Community  fishing  activities  in  the  waters  of  third 
countries and improve their political and social impact both in Europe and, in 
this particular case, in Morocco. 

Moreover,  to  add  force  to  the  idea  of  the  “binding  framework”  for  all  the  parties 
concerned, the Agreement contains an exclusivity clause which prohibits Community 
vessels  from  fishing  in  Moroccan  fishing  zones  outside  the  legal  framework  laid 
down by the Agreement itself. 

The  new  Agreement  therefore  takes  account  of  the  environmental  and  economic 
situation in Morocco, and will be implemented by the two sides taking into account 
Moroccan environmental and development objectives. 

5.3. 

Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 

The negotiation and conclusion of fishing agreements with third countries meets the 
general objective of maintaining and safeguarding the traditional fishing activities of 
the  Community  fleet,  including  the  distant-water  fleet,  and  developing  partnership 
with a view to strengthening the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources outside 
Community waters, taking account of environmental, social and economic concerns. 

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The aim of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community 
and  the  Kingdom  of  Morocco  is  to  open  up  access  by  Community  vessels  to  the 
Moroccan fishing zone for the categories of fishing provided for in the Agreement:  

(1)  for  small-scale  fishing:  20  seiners  for  fishing  pelagic  species  in  the  north,  20 
vessels  for  small-scale  fishing  in  the  south,  30  bottom  longliners  for  small-scale 
fishing in the north, and 27 pole-and-line vessels;  

(2) for demersal fishing: 22 trawlers and bottom longliners;  

(3) for industrial pelagic fishing: an annual quota of 60 000 tonnes. 

The global financial contribution was fixed at EUR 36 100 000 per year.  

These  fishing  opportunities  may,  however,  be  increased  by  mutual  agreement 
provided  that  the  conclusions  of  the  scientific  meeting  referred  to  in  Article  3 
confirm  that  such  an  increase  does  not  endanger  the  sustainable  management  of 
Moroccan  resources.  The  financial  contribution  will  increase  proportionally  in  this 
case, but may not exceed EUR 72 200 000.  

It  is  planned  to  allocate  EUR  13  500  000  of  this  financial  contribution  each  year 
towards  defining  and  implementing  a  sectoral  fisheries  policy  in  Morocco,  with  a 
view to introducing responsible and sustainable fishing. 

The following indicators will be used in the context of the ABM for the purposes of 
monitoring implementation of the agreement: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

monitoring the utilisation rate of the fishing opportunities; 

gathering  and  analysing  data  on  catches  and  the  commercial  value  of  the 
agreement; 

contribution to employment and value added in the Community; 

contribution to stabilising the Community market; 

contribution  to  the  general  objectives  of  reducing  poverty  in  Morocco, 
including  the  contribution  to  employment,  development  of  infrastructure  and 
support for the state budget; 

number and type of concrete results expected through the use of the percentage 
of  the  financial  contribution  allocated  to  responsible  fishing  in  the  Moroccan 
fishing zone (Article 7 of the Protocol); 

• 

number of Joint Committee and technical meetings; 

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5.4 

Method of implementation (indicative) 

Show below the method(s)11 chosen for the implementation of the action. 

X  Centralised Management 

X  Directly by the Commission 

(cid:133) 

Indirectly by delegation to: 

(cid:133)  Executive Agencies 

(cid:133)  Bodies  set  up  by  the  Communities  as  referred  to  in  Article 

185 of the Financial Regulation 

(cid:133)  National  public-sector  bodies/bodies  with  public-service 

mission 

(cid:133) 

Shared or decentralised management 

(cid:133)  With Member States 

(cid:133)  With third countries 

(cid:133) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Comments: 

6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1 

Monitoring system 

The Commission (Fisheries DG, in collaboration with the Commission Delegation in 
Rabat)  will  ensure  regular  monitoring  of  implementation  of  the  Agreement, 
particularly in terms of its use by operators and in terms of catch data. As soon as the 
Protocol enters  into  force,  the  competent Commission departments shall collect the 
information required for verification and monitoring of the indicators listed in point 
5.3. 

As regards the use of the percentage of the financial contribution used to support to 
the  sectoral  fisheries  policy,  the  European  Community  and  Morocco  shall  agree, 
within the Joint Committee, on the content of a multiannual sectoral programme and 
on detailed implementing rules, including the criteria and procedures for evaluating 
the results obtained each year. 

11 

If a number of methods are indicated, please provide details in the “Comments” section. 

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6.2 

Assessment 

An  ex-ante  evaluation  of  the  Partnership  Agreement  has  been  carried  out  with  the 
assistance  of  a  consortium  of  independent  consultants  (cost-benefit  analysis  of  a 
possible  fisheries  agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  Morocco,  and 
analysis  of  its  impact  on  sustainability,  Oceanic  Developpement,  July  2005).  The 
results of this evaluation are shown in the following two points. The main results of 
this evaluation will soon be available on the DG FISH website. 

6.2.1 

Ex-ante evaluation 

To  prepare  for  negotiations  of  the  agreement,  the  consultant  carried  out  an  ex-ante 
evaluation  to  study  the  possible  developments  in  future  relations  between  the 
European Community and Morocco, in particular in relation to the access conditions 
for the Community fleet to Moroccan fishing zones.  

Starting  on  the  premise  of  the  interest  and  need  for  both  parties  to  relaunch 
negotiations to draw up a Fisheries Partnership Agreement, the evaluation identified 
the following interests for the European Community: 

– 

– 

The direct economic benefits are  assessed  by the consultant on the  basis of a 
hypothetical  and  conservative  estimate  of  turnover  and  gross  value-added. 
According to the results of this estimate, the additional turnover linked to the 
fishing  opportunities 
represents  approximately 
EUR 77.5 million and releases gross value-added of around EUR 36.5 million. 
For  demersal  and  industrial  pelagic  fishing  the  estimated  turnover  is 
EUR 54 million, with a gross value-added of EUR 29.5 million. 

for  small-scale 

fishing 

The  economic  impact  of  the  activities  of  European  vessels  under  the 
Agreement,  in  terms  of  employment,  which,  based  on  the  coefficient  of  1.1 
shore-based  jobs12  to  1  job  on  board,  may  be  estimated  as  follows: 

EC jobs on board 

639-717 

(estimate) 

Total  number  of 
Community vessels 

Shore-based jobs 

jobs  on  board 

1 353-1 467  

(estimate) 

1 488-1 614 

1.1 shore-based job for each job on 
board 

Total EC jobs 

3 480 – 3 798 

The  fisheries  agreement  with  Morocco  would  therefore  help  support  around  3  500 
Community jobs, the vast majority in areas dependent on fisheries (particularly the 
Canary Islands and Andalusia). 

12 

In accordance with the methodology used in a study carried out for DG FISH in 2000: “Regional Socio-
economic Studies on Employment and the Level of Dependency on Fishing; Lot No 23: Coordination 
and Consolidation Study (by Megapesca Ltd)”. 

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As  regards  Morocco’s  interests  in  the  agreement,  the  evaluation  was  carried  out 
taking into account a number of criteria. 

Financial: 

The financial contribution will allow Morocco to supplement its budgetary resources. 
Guaranteed new, multiannual budgetary resources paid in foreign currency will give 
Morocco  a  better  budgetary  base,  particularly  as  regards  the  share  set  aside  for 
institutions and public bodies operating in this field. 

Economic:  

The  financial  contribution  under  the  fisheries  agreement  could  help  efforts  to 
modernise  the  sector,  which  have  already  been  the  subject  of  a  master  plan  by  the 
public structures responsible for fisheries (modernisation of the fleet; modernisation 
of  fish  markets;  achieving  compliance  with  health  standards;  development,  etc.). 
Better use of the Moroccan processing tool could also be envisaged by European and 
other  operators  to  carry  out  the  processing  and  export  of  the  catches  by  European 
vessels.  The  level  of  the  value-added  achieved  by  Morocco  should  increase  as  a 
result. 

Institutional: 

Additional budgetary support would allow Morocco to increase institutional capacity 
in  the  sector  (better  equipment,  training,  etc.)  particularly  with  a  view  to  more 
effective implementation of the various development and research programmes. 

Social: 

In  social  terms,  the  Agreement  will  allow  specific  financing  to  be  granted  to 
programmes  drawn  up  by  the  Moroccan  authorities  and  destined  for  the  poorest 
fishermen  within  the  framework  in  particular  of  the  Programme  National 
d’Aménagement  du  Littoral  (PNAL:  national  coastal  development  programme)  and 
of socio-professional promotion (functional literacy and advice). 

Environmental: 

from 

research  programmes,  particularly 

Moroccan fisheries research suffers from a lack of resources to enable it to complete 
the  environmental  standpoint. 
its 
Cooperation  between  scientific  bodies  (Moroccan  –  European  –  sub-regional)  will 
also be strengthened in accordance with the issues at stake (sub-regional importance 
of  stocks  fished  in  Moroccan  waters).  The  mobilisation  of  new  financial  resources 
through  the  Agreement  will  allow  fisheries  research  to  carry  out  more  systematic 
stock  evaluation  programmes  (pelagic/benthic  species)  and  to  maintain  observer 
schemes  and  thus  provide  better  quality  scientific  advice.  In  implementing  a 
framework for developing and managing resources by the Moroccan authorities, the 
relevance of such advice becomes an important issue.  

Under  accompanying  measures,  the  Protocol  provides  for  EUR  1  250  000  per  year 
over its lifetime to support the programme of withdrawal of driftnets. 

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Monitoring and supervision:  

The Agreement will help promote monitoring of fishing activity in Moroccan waters. 

6.2.2 

Ex-ante  estimate  of  the  economic  value  of  the  Agreement  and  the  Community’s 
financial contribution 

In accordance with the Council conclusions on the Commission Communication, the 
Community’s  financial  contribution  granted  under  the  Agreement  is  a  single 
allocation  established  on  the  basis  of  the  fishing  opportunities  made  available,  the 
identification of measures to encourage the development of sustainable fisheries by 
the  third  country  and  the  impact  of  the  Partnership  Agreement,  in  particular  as 
regards the integration of European operators into the fishing industry of Morocco.  

An assessment has therefore been carried out as part of the ex-ante evaluation of the 
probable  activity  of  vessels  under  the  Agreement  signed.  On  this  basis,  and  on  the 
basis  of  the  needs  identified  by  Morocco  in  its  fisheries  policy,  the  Community 
contribution has been fixed at EUR 36 100 000, or 21.6% of the estimated value of 
the Agreement and of the priorities laid down by Morocco (see following breakdown 
of the estimated economic and financial value for the European fleet produced by the 
activity of these vessels within the framework of the Agreement). 

SMALL-SCALE FISHING 

DEMERSAL 
FISHING 

PELAGIC 
FISHING 

TOTAL 

North 
pelagic 
species 
(<90GT) 

North 
bottom 
longline 
(<40GT) 

South 
line, pole, 
trap 
(<80GT) 

Tuna 

Number 
vessels 

of 

Estimated 
volume 
of 
catches  per 
fleet/year 

Estimated 
value 
of 
catches  per 
fleet/year 

20 

30 

20 

27 

22 

119 

35 000 t 

9 750 t 

2 500 t 

10 800 t 

 22 000 

60 000t 

EUR 
52 500 000 

EUR 
28 500 000 

EUR 
7 500 000 

EUR 
10 800 000 

EUR 
44 000 000 

EUR 
24 000 000 

EUR 
167 300 000 

As regards the shipowners’ contribution, there is a general increase in fees compared 
to  the  same  categories  of  fishing  in  the  earlier  Agreement.  This  increase  varies 
between 25% and 75%.  

In order to be able to compare real fees under the two agreements (in particular for 
categories 1, 2, 3 and 5), it was necessary to convert the unit cost per GT, as provided 
for in this Agreement, into GRT (as in the earlier Agreement). This conversion was 
carried  out  at  a  ratio  of  1.40  GT  to  1.0  GRT.  Although  the  conversion  of  GT  into 
GRT cannot be replicated at a fixed ratio equal for all categories of fishing vessels, 
we  can  confirm  that  the  proposed  ratio  is  rather  conservative.  To  this  end,  it  is 
important  to  underline  that  in  the  move  from  GRT  to  GT  effected  within  the 

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framework of the Agreement with Mauritania, we found that, for the different fishing 
categories, average real conversion rates were between 1.45 and 1.80.  

This  comparison  shows  that,  in  line  with  the  Council  guidelines  and  the  principles 
underlying the fisheries partnership agreements, Community shipowners will have to 
make  an  increasing  and  substantial  contribution  to  the  overall  costs  of  the 
EC/Morocco Partnership Agreement. 

The following table gives a comparison of the fees under the two agreements. 

Fishing 
category 

Fee 
EUR per GT per 
quarter 

Fee in GRT 
equivalent (ratio 
1.40) 

Fee 1995/99 (EUR 
per GRT per 
quarter) for the 
corresponding 
fishing category 

1 

2 

3 

5 

4 

6 

67 

60 

60 

53 

25 (EUR/tonne) 

20 (EUR/tonne) 

93.8 

84 

84 

74.2 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Change 

+53% 

+37% 

+75% 

+43% 

61 

61 

48 

52 

20 (EUR/tonne) 

+25% 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Generally  speaking,  the  overall  contribution  of  shipowners  should  be  around 
EUR 3.4 million per year. 

6.2.3  Measures taken  following  an intermediate/ex-post evaluation (lessons  learned from 

similar experiences in the past) 

In view of the time that has elapsed between the expiry of the previous Agreement 
(1999)  and  the  2005  negotiations,  and  the  major  changes  made  to  the  negotiating 
strategy and the stakes, an ex-post evaluation, stricto sensu, did not appear relevant 
to  the  conclusion  of  the  new  Partnership  Agreement.  However,  the  results  and  the 
data from the previous Agreement have been taken into account in the preparation of 
the  negotiations  (state  of  stocks,  scientific  advice,  structure  of  European  and 
Moroccan  fleets,  regional  challenges,  etc.).  To  supplement  this  information,  a 
collection of data has been carried within the framework of the ex-ante evaluation on 
the  basis  of  current  activities  in  Moroccan  waters.  As  regards  conservation  and 
management measures, a wealth of scientific data confirm that fish stocks included in 
the new Agreement are not being over-fished, and support the fishing effort provided 
for in the Agreement. 

According to assessments by experts, the present situation of stocks could allow an 
increase  in  fishing  effort,  giving  the  following  fishing  opportunities:  a  quota  of 
120 000  tonnes  for  industrial  pelagic  fishing,  a  fleet  of  22  vessels  for  demersal 
fishing, around 25 small-scale fishing  vessels targeting small pelagic species in the 

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north,  20  vessels  for  small-scale  fishing  in  the  south,  between  30  and  35  bottom 
longliners for small-scale fishing and 32 pole-and-line vessels. 

6.2.4 

Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

Before  renewing  the  Protocol,  an  ex-post  evaluation  covering  the  entire  period  of 
application  (2006-10)  will  be  carried  out  to  measure  the  indicators  relating  to  the 
results (catches and value of catches) and the impacts (jobs created and maintained, 
relationship between the cost of the Protocol and the value of the catches etc.). The 
indicators listed in point 5.3 will be used to carry out an a ex-post evaluation. 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

The  use  to  which  the  financial  contribution  paid  by  the  Community  under  the 
Agreement  is  put  is  entirely  at  the  discretion  of  the  sovereign  third  country 
concerned. 

However,  in  this  case,  annual  and  multiannual  programming  of  the  part  of  the 
financial  contribution  which  will  be  used  to  support  the  fisheries  policy  of  the 
country  concerned,  implementing  the  programme  and  providing  the  Commission 
with information on the results obtained will remain the exclusive responsibility and 
competence of the third country. Nevertheless, the Commission undertakes to try and 
establish permanent political dialogue and cooperation with a view to improving the 
management  of  the  Agreement  and  strengthening  the  Community’s  contribution  to 
the sustainable management of resources. 

In the Fisheries  Partnership Agreements, the Commission and the third country lay 
down,  by  mutual  agreement,  the  objectives  to  which  a  fixed  part  of  the  financial 
contribution  will  be  applied,  and  the  annual  and  multiannual  programming  to  be 
implemented in pursuit of these objectives. This programming is subject to an annual 
evaluation. 

If the implementation of the programme does not correspond to the level of resources 
laid  down  by  the  Protocol  to  this  end,  therefore,  the  Commission  could  request  a 
decrease in the percentage of the financial contribution for that programming. 

In any case, any payment which the Commission makes under a fisheries agreement 
is subject to its standard rules and budgetary and financial procedures. This makes it 
possible, in particular, to fully identify the bank accounts of the third countries into 
which the financial contribution is paid. 

In accordance with the principle of national sovereignty, however, the Commission 
cannot conduct or have conducted financial audits on the financial contributions paid 
to third countries.  

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8. 

8.1 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

(Headings 
of  Objectives, 
actions  and  outputs  should  be 
provided) 

Type of output 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

TOTAL 

of 

Total cost 

No 
outputs 

No 
outputs 

of 

Total cost 

No 
outputs 

of 

Total cost 

No 
outputs 

of 

Total cost 

No 
outputs 

of 

Total cost 

Commitments (in EUR million to three decimal places) 

Operational objective No 113: To 
obtain  fishing  opportunities  in 
exchange 
financial 
contribution 

for 

a 

Action 1………………. 

- Output 1 

Vessels/licences 
quota 

119 licences 
60 000 t  

Max.* 

22 600 

58 700 

119 licences 
60 000 t  

119 licences 

119 licences 

476 licences 

22,600 

60 000 t 

22 600 

60 000 t 

22 600 

240 000 t 

90 400 

58,700 

58 700 

58 700 

234 800 

2: 

Supporting 

OPERATIONAL  OBJECTIVE 
the 
No 
development 
responsible 
of 
fishing in Morocco 
Action 2………… 

- Output 1  

TOTAL COST 

to 
Contribution 
introducing 
a 
sectoral  fisheries 
policy 

Min. 

Max.* 

13 500 

36 100 

72 200 

13 500 

36 000 

72 200 

13 500 

36 100 

72 200 

13 500 

36 100 

72 200 

54 000 

144 400 

288 800 

In  accordance  with  Article  4  of  the  Protocol,  the  fishing  opportunities  may  be  increased  by  mutual  agreement  provided  that  the  conclusions  of  the 
scientific meeting referred to in Article 3 confirm that such an increase will not endanger the sustainable management of Moroccan resources. In this 
case the financial contribution is increased proportionately and pro rata temporis. However, the total amount of the financial contribution paid by the 
European Community may not be more than twice the amount. 

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8.2 

Administrative expenditure 

8.2.1  Number and type of human resources 

Type of post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or 
additional resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Officials or 
temporary 
staff14 (11 01 
01) 

A*/AD 

B*, C*/AST 

Staff financed15 by Art. 11 01 02 

Other  staff  financed16  by  Art.  11 
01 04/04 

TOTAL 

0.5 

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

0.5 

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

0.5 

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

0.5 

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

8.2.2  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

•  Assisting  the  negotiator  to  prepare  and  conclude  the  negotiation  of  fisheries 

agreements: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

taking  part  in  negotiations  with  third  countries  to  conclude  fisheries 
agreements; 

preparing  draft  evaluation  reports  and  negotiation  strategy  notes  for  the 
Commissioner; 

presenting  and  defending  the  Commission’s  position  in  the  Council’s 
“External Fisheries” Working Party; 

taking part in the search for a compromise with the Member States to be 
included in the final text of the Agreement. 

•  Monitoring the implementation of agreements: 

– 

– 

daily monitoring of fisheries agreements; 

preparing  and  checking  the  commitment  and  payment  of  the  financial 
compensation and targeted measures or financing for the development of 
responsible fishing; 

– 

regular reporting on the implementation of agreements; 

14 
15 
16 

Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount. 

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– 

– 

evaluating agreements: scientific and technical aspects; 

preparing  the  draft  proposal  for  a  Council  regulation  and  decision  and 
drafting the text of the agreement; 

– 

launching and monitoring of adoption procedures. 

•  Technical assistance: 

– 

preparing the Commission’s position for the Joint Committees. 

•  Inter-institutional relations 

– 

– 

representing 
Parliament and the Member States in the negotiation process; 

the  Commission  before 

the  Council, 

the  European 

writing  the  replies  to  oral  and  written  questions  from  the  European 
Parliament. 

•  Interdepartmental consultation and coordination: 

– 

liaising  with  the  other  Directorates-General  on  matters  relating  to  the 
negotiation and monitoring of agreements; 

– 

organising and responding to interdepartmental consultations. 

•  Evaluation: 

– 

Participating  in  the  various  evaluation  exercises  (ex-ante,  mid-term,  ex-
post) and impact assessments. 

– 

analysing the achieved objectives and evaluation indicators. 

8.2.3 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(When more than one source is stated, please indicate the number of posts originating from 
each of the sources) 

X 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year 2005 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question 

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8.2.4  Other administrative expenditure included in reference amount 

(11 01 04/05 – Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

TOTAL 

(EUR million to three decimal places) 

(number and heading) 

1.  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 
related 
staff costs) 

(including 

Executive agencies17 

Other  technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

- intra muros  

- extra muros* 

0.165 

0.165 

0.165 

0.165 

0.660 

0.07** 

0.070 

Total 
administrative assistance 

technical 

and 

0.165 

0.165 

0.165 

0.235 

0.730 

* The sum of EUR 165 000 per year is for an expert contract staff member based in the EC Delegation in Rabat 
and financed through budget line 11 01 04 04. 

** The sum of EUR 70 000 is planned for drawing up the ex-ante and ex-post studies. 

8.2.5 

Financial cost of human resources and associated costs not included in the reference 
amount 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

(EUR million to three decimal places) 

Officials and temporary staff (11 01 
01) 

Staff  financed  by  Art.  XX 01 02 
(auxiliary, END, contract staff, etc.) 
(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human Resources 
and associated costs (NOT in 
reference amount) 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

0.108 

17 

Reference should be made to the specific legislative financial statement for the Executive Agency(ies) 
concerned. 

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Calculation – Officials and contract staff 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

- 

1A = EUR 108 000*0.5 = EUR 54 000 

1B = EUR 108 000*0.25 = EUR 27 000 

1C = EUR 108 000*0.25 = EUR 27 000 

Subtotal: EUR 108 000 (EUR 0.108 million per year) 

- 

1 contract staff member = EUR 165 000 (EUR 0.165 million per year) 

Total: EUR 273 000 per year (EUR 0.273 million per year) 

Calculation – Staff financed under Article XX 01 02 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

8.2.6  Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

(EUR million to three decimal places) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

TOTAL 

11 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

0.010 

0.010 

0.010 

0.010 

0.040 

0.0015 

0.0015 

0.0015 

0.0015 

0.006 

11  01  02  11  02  –  Meetings  & 
Conferences 
XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees18 

XX  01  02  11  04  -  Studies  and 
consultations 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

2.  Total  other  management 
expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

3.  Other 

expenditure  of 

an 
administrative  nature  (specify 
including  reference  to  budget 
line) 

Total 
administrative 
expenditure,  other  than  human 
resources  and  associated  costs 
(NOT 
in  reference 
amount) 

included 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.0115 

0.046 

18 

Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 

EN 

68 

   EN