Union waters definition

Union waters means the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, with the exception of waters adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;

Union waters means European Union waters. Where this term is used in conjunction with an ICES or CECAF sub-area or division specified in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3, Schedule 4 and Schedule 5, it means that only the European Union waters of that sub-area or division are included;

Union waters means the waters of Mayotte under the jurisdiction of the Union;

Examples of Union waters in a sentence

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• The Parties shall ensure that only aggregated data related to fishing activities in Union waters shall be made available to the public.

• ANNEX 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.

• 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.

More Definitions of Union waters

Union waters means European Union waters. Where this term is used in conjunction with an ICES or CECAF sub-area or division listed in Schedule 1, it means that only the European Union waters of that sub-area or division are included;