Union waters definition
Examples of Union waters in a sentence
Transhipment shall be considered as an exit from Union waters as defined in Section 3.1. Seychelles vessels shall submit their catch declarations to the Union authorities and with a copy to the port authority of Mayotte, no later than 24 hours after completion of the transhipment, or in any event, before the donor vessel leaves port, whichever occurs first.
CONDITIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF FISHING ACTIVITIES BY SEYCHELLES VESSELS IN THE WATERS OF MAYOTTE CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS General obligations Seychelles vessels for which a fishing authorisation has been issued in accordance with this Agreement shall comply with the provisions of the Union Common Fisheries Policy concerning the conservation and control measures and other relevant provisions governing fishing in Union waters, and the provisions laid down in this Agreement.
Should a Seychelles vessel with an observer designated by the Union authorities on board leave Union waters, all measures shall be taken to ensure the observer safely returns to the Union as soon as possible at the expense of the ship-owner, unless the observer is continuing with the Seychelles vessel in the context of his observer duties through another Agreement or observer programme.
Without prejudice to the requirement to obtain an authorisation from the competent organisation or third country, a Union fishing vessel may not carry out fishing operations outside Union waters unless it has been authorised by its flag Member State, and the fishing operations are indicated in a valid fishing authorisation issued in accordance with Chapters II to V, as appropriate.
Article 20 Scope This Chapter shall apply to fishing operations carried out by Union fishing vessels fishing for stocks under the auspices of a RFMO, in or outside Union waters, insofar as their operations are subject to an authorisation regime put in place by the RFMO.
The activities of Seychelles vessels in Union waters are subject to the laws and regulations of the Union, in particular Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets1, and relevant French legislation, unless otherwise provided under this Agreement and the Annex thereof, in accordance with the principles of international law.
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 stresses the need to promote the objectives of the CFP internationally, ensuring that Union fishing activities outside Union waters are based on the same principles and standards as those applicable under Union law, while promoting a level playing field for Union operators and third-country operators.
The Parties hereby undertake to promote responsible fishing in Union waters based on the principle of non-discrimination between the different fleets fishing in those waters.
The Parties shall ensure that only aggregated data related to fishing activities in Union waters shall be made available to the public.
The Parties undertake to ensure that all nominative data relating to fishing activities in Union waters under this Agreement, including data collected by observers, are processed in accordance with confidentiality and data protection principles under the applicable law of the respective Parties.