Commission Decision (EU) 2017/11 of 5 January 2017 approving, on behalf of the European Union, amendments to the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
The amendments to points 1 and 4 of Chapter X of the Annex to the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco, adopted by the Joint Committee established by Article 10 of the Agreement and resulting from Annex 8 to the minutes set out in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 20 October 2016.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
Annex 8 to the minutes of the meeting of 18-20 October 2016 of the Joint Committee established by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
CHAPTER X 'LANDING OF CATCHES'
Point 1
‘Landings’
EU vessels in the categories subject to compulsory landing which have been granted a licence in accordance with this Protocol and which land more than the compulsory landing percentages provided for in datasheets 1, 4, 5 and 6 in a Moroccan port shall benefit from a 5 % reduction in the fee for each tonne landed above the compulsory threshold which has gone through the fish market.
Point 4
‘Penalties in the event of non-compliance with the applicable landing requirements’:
Vessels in the categories subject to compulsory landing which do not comply with this requirement in accordance with the relevant datasheets may be subject to a 15 % increase in the payment of the next fee.
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