Council Decision (EU) 2023/1227 of 20 June 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Commission established by the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic as regards amendments to OSPAR Decision 2021/01 on the establishment of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin Marine Protected Area and OSPAR Recommendation 2021/01 on the Management of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin Marine Protected Area
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 26th meeting of the OSPAR Commission shall be to support the adoption of a decision amending OSPAR Decision 2021/01 on the establishment of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin Marine Protected Area as regards the extension of its conservation scope, and to support the adoption of a recommendation amending OSPAR Recommendation 2021/01 on the Management of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin Marine Protected Area as regards the extension of its conservation objectives.
Refinement of the position referred to in Article 1 may be agreed to, in the light of developments at the 26th meeting of the OSPAR Commission, by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with Member States during on-the-spot coordination meetings, without a further decision of the Council.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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