| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 279I |
| Publication Date | 31/10/2019 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2019 aiming to ensure continued reciprocal fishing access by European Union and United Kingdom vessels to each other’s waters in the context of the UK's withdrawal from the Union. Further information: Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 sets out the rules for issuing and managing fishing authorisations for vessels in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a third country and for third country fishing vessels conducting fishing operations in Union waters. Regulation (EU) 2019/498 amended Regulation (EU) 2017/1403 as regards fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operation of United Kingdom vessels in Union waters. The fishing opportunities for 2019, and for deep-sea fish stocks for 2019 and 2020, were set in 2018 while the United Kingdom was still a member of the European Union. Should the UK withdraw from the Union on 1 November 2019 without a withdrawal agreement, it may not be feasible to conclude a common arrangement on the fishing opportunities for relevant stocks concerned for 2020 in time for the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers in December 2019 which is scheduled to set the fishing opportunities for the following year. So that consistency can be ensured, it is important to maintain the possibility for arrangements for continued reciprocal fishing access by Union and United Kingdom vessels to each other’s waters in 2020, given the importance of fisheries for the economic livelihood of many coastal communities. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2019.279.01.0007.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
| Subject Tags | Brexit, Common Fisheries Policy [CFP] |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
