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The Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (2022-2026) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union ( 5 ) .
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2593 of 10 July 2023 on the conclusion of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (2022-2026)
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The Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (2022-2026) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union ( 5 ) .
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 19 of the Protocol, in order to express the Union’s consent to be bound by the Protocol.
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex to this Decision, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, amendments to the Protocol adopted by the Joint Committee established by Article 9 of the Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
ANNEX PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL TO BE ADOPTED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE Where the Joint Committee is asked to adopt amendments to the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (the ‘Protocol’) in accordance with Article 11(3) or Article 12(1), (2), (3) or (4) of the Protocol, the Commission shall be empowered to approve the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union, under the following conditions: 1. The Commission shall ensure that the approval on behalf of the Union: (a) is in accordance with the objectives of the common fisheries policy; (b) is consistent with the relevant rules adopted by regional fisheries management organisations and takes account of joint management by coastal States; (c) takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information sent to the Commission. 2. Before the Commission approves the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union, it shall submit them to the Council in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee meeting. 3. The Council shall assess whether the proposed amendments comply with the criteria laid down in point 1. 4. Unless a number of Member States equivalent to a blocking minority of the Council in accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union object to the proposed amendments, the Commission shall approve them on behalf of the Union. If there is such a blocking minority, the Commission shall reject the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union. 5. If, in the course of subsequent meetings of the Joint Committee, it is impossible to reach an agreement, including on the spot, the matter shall be referred back to the Council, in accordance with the procedure set out in points 2, 3 and 4, in order for the Union position to take account of new factors. 6. The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow-up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, publishing the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and submitting any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision. As regards other matters which do not concern amendments to the Protocol in accordance with Article 11(3) or Article 12(1), (2), (3) or (4) thereof, the position to be adopted by the Union in the Joint Committee shall be determined in accordance with the Treaties and established working practices.
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