EU adopts SIOFA fisheries management measures
Decision
The European Parliament debated the Committee on Fisheries report C9-0370/2022 on the Commission proposal COM(2022)0563 and adopted the plenary text P9_TA(2023)0265; the vote is recorded in the minutes of 11 July 2023, item 8.16. The report was introduced by rapporteur João Pimenta Lopes and the debate featured remarks from Vice‑President Věra Jourová and MEPs from multiple political groups.
What Changes
The adopted text concerns a regulation laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA). As an EU regulation text, it establishes EU-level measures governing activities in that area and sets the framework for compliance and control measures to be applied there.
Who Is Affected
The decision affects the European Union legal framework and applies to the area covered by the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), with direct practical relevance for fisheries activities operating in that area.
Sources
Official Documents
- Monday, 10 July 2023 - Strasbourg Parliament adopted the regulation laying down management, conservation and control measures in the SIOFA area.
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