Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and th... (22015A1212(01)) 
                
                
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia
- SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
 - between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia
 - Article 1
 - Definitions
 - Article 2
 - Scope
 - Article 3
 - Principles
 - Article 4
 - Access to the Liberian fishing zone
 - Article 5
 - Applicable law and implementation
 - Article 6
 - Financial contribution
 - Article 7
 - Promoting cooperation among economic operators and civil society
 - Article 8
 - Joint Committee
 - Article 9
 - Cooperation in the area of surveillance and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
 - Article 10
 - Scientific cooperation
 - Article 11
 - Geographical area to which this Agreement applies
 - Article 12
 - Duration and tacit renewal
 - Article 13
 - Suspension
 - Article 14
 - Termination
 - Article 15
 - Provisional application
 - Article 16
 - Language and entry into force
 - PROTOCOL
 - on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia
 - Article 1
 - Scope
 - Article 2
 - Duration
 - Article 3
 - Financial contribution
 - Article 4
 - Sectoral support
 - Article 5
 - Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
 - Article 6
 - Review of fishing opportunities and technical measures by mutual agreement
 - Article 7
 - Experimental fisheries and new fishing opportunities
 - Article 8
 - Suspension
 - Article 9
 - Termination
 - Article 10
 - Electronic exchanges of data
 - Article 11
 - Confidentiality
 - Article 12
 - Provisional application
 - Article 13
 - Entry into force
 - ANNEX
 - CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY UNION VESSELS IN THE LIBERIAN FISHING ZONE
 - CHAPTER I
 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
 - Designation of competent authority
 - Liberian fishing zone
 - Payments by vessel owners
 - Contacts
 - CHAPTER II
 - FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
 - SECTION 1
 - Application and issuing of fishing authorisations
 - Conditions for obtaining a fishing authorisation
 - Application for a fishing authorisation
 - Issuing of the fishing authorisation
 - List of vessels authorised to fish
 - Transfer of fishing authorisation
 - Period of validity of the fishing authorisation
 - Documents to be carried onboard
 - SECTION 2
 - Fishing authorisation conditions — fees and advance payments
 - SECTION 3
 - Support vessels
 - CHAPTER III
 - CONSERVATION TECHNICAL MEASURES
 - CHAPTER IV
 - CONTROL, MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
 - SECTION 1
 - Catch reporting
 - Fishing logbook
 - Catch reporting
 - Transition to an electronic system
 - Quarterly catch declarations
 - Final statement of fees
 - SECTION 2
 - Landing and transhipment
 - Landing procedure
 - Landing incentives
 - Transhipment
 - SECTION 3
 - Control and inspection
 - Entering and leaving the zone
 - Inspection at sea
 - Inspection in port
 - Participatory monitoring in the fight against IUU fishing
 - SECTION 4
 - Sattelite-based Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
 - Vessel position messages — VMS system
 - Transmission by the vessel in the event of breakdown of the VMS
 - Secure communication of the position messages to Liberia
 - Malfunction of the communication system
 - Revision of the frequency of position messages
 - SECTION 5
 - Observers
 - Observation of fishing activities
 - Designated vessels and observers
 - Flat-rate financial contribution
 - Observer's salary
 - Embarkation conditions
 - Observer's obligations
 - Embarkation and landing of observers
 - Observer's duties
 - Observer's report
 - SECTION 6
 - Infringements
 - Handling of infringements
 - Detention of a vessel — Information meeting
 - Penalties for infringements — Compromise procedure
 - Legal proceedings — Bank security
 - Release of the vessel and the crew
 - CHAPTER V
 - SIGNING-ON OF SEAMEN
 - Appendices to this Annex
 - Appendix 1
 - LIBERIA — EUROPEAN UNION FISHING AGREEMENT
 - FISHING AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FORM
 - Appendix 2
 - TECHNICAL SHEET
 - Appendix 3
 - Appendix 4
 - COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO LIBERIA
 - Appendix 5
 - LIMITS OF THE LIBERIAN FISHING ZONE
 - COORDINATES OF THE FISHING ZONE
 - Appendix 6
 - GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM FOR FISHING ACTIVITIES (ERS)
 - General provisions
 - Producing and communicating ERS data
 - Failure of the on-board ERS or transmission of ERS data between the vessel and the FMC of the flag State
 - FMC failure — ERS data not received by the Liberian FMC
 - FMC maintenance
 - Appendix 7
 - CONTACT DETAILS OF THE LIBERIAN AUTHORITIES
 - Appendix 8
 - CATCH DECLARATION FORM