The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union(3).
Article 2
1. France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III, Section 1, paragraphs 8 and 9 and Section 2 of the Annex of the Agreement. Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of the appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.
2. France shall provid details of that bank account to the Commission.
3. At the end of each year of implementation of the Agreement, France shall send to the Commission a detailed report on the payments made by the vessels authorised to fish and on the utilisation of those payments.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 19 of the Agreement(4).
Article 4
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the European Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Agreement in the Joint Committee.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2015.
For the Council
The President
E. RINKĒVIČS
(1) European Council Decision of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (2012/419/EU) (
OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131
).
(2) Council Decision 2014/331/EU of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union (
OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 1
).
(3) The Agreement has been published in
OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 4
, together with the decision on signature.
(4) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
by the General Secretariat of the Council.
ANNEX
Scope of the empowerment and procedure for the establishment of the Union position in the Joint Committee
1.
The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Republic of Seychelles and agree, where appropriate and subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, on modifications to the Agreement in respect of the following issues:
(a) reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement;
(b) revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with point 10 of Appendix 6 of the Annex to the Agreement.
2.
In the Joint Committee set up under Article 8 of the Agreement, the Commission shall:
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