Date: 2025-07-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1194 of 25 April 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community (2025-2029)
Executive Summary:
This Council Decision (EU) 2025/1194 authorises the signing and provisional application of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. The aim is to allow Union vessels to fish in Côte d'Ivoire's fishing zone and promote sustainable fisheries. The Protocol will be applied provisionally from the day of its signing and the decision came into force on April 25, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Agreement and Protocol:**
* Authorizes the signing of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Côte d'Ivoire (2025-2029).
* The previous Protocol expired on July 31, 2024.
* Negotiations for the new Protocol were concluded on November 21, 2024.
* **Objectives:**
* To allow Union vessels to fish in Côte d'Ivoire's fishing zone.
* To promote cooperation for a sustainable fisheries policy.
* To promote responsible exploitation of fishery resources.
* To help achieve decent working conditions in the fisheries sector.
* **Implementation:**
* The Protocol will be applied provisionally from the day of signing, pending its entry into force.
* The decision entered into force on April 25, 2025.
Impact Analysis:
* **Union Vessels:**
* Impact: Granted the ability to fish in Côte d'Ivoire's fishing zone under the terms of the new Protocol.
* Action Required: Comply with the provisions of the Protocol once it is signed and provisionally applied.
* **European Commission:**
* Impact: Responsible for the negotiation and implementation of the Protocol.
* Action Required: Ensure the Protocol is signed and provisionally applied and monitor its implementation.
* **Council of the European Union:**
* Impact: Adopted the decision to authorize the signing and provisional application of the Protocol.
* Action Required: Oversee the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
* **Republic of Côte d'Ivoire:**
* Impact: Enters into a partnership with the EU for sustainable fisheries and receives financial compensation.
* Action Required: Implement the Protocol and cooperate with the EU on fisheries management.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Republic of Cte dIvoire: A country located on the southern coast of West Africa.
European Community: A former international organization that was one of the three pillars of the European Union. It is now integrated into the EU framework.
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Cte dIvoire and the European Community: An agreement between the Republic of Cte dIvoire and the European Community (now the European Union) related to fishing rights and cooperation in the fisheries sector.
Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Cte dIvoire and the European Community 2025/2029: A protocol that implements the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Cte d'Ivoire and the European Community for the period 2025-2029.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the organization and operation of the EU.
Council Regulation EC No 242/2008: Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cte dIvoire
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1194 2.7.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1194
of 25 April 2025
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol on the
implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and
the European Community (2025-2029)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with
Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 17 March 2008, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 242/2008(1) on the conclusion of the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community (the ‘Agreement’). The
Agreement entered into force on 18 April 2008.
(2) The previous Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement expired on 31 July 2024.
(3) On 4 March 2024, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
(‘Côte d’Ivoire’) for a new Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement. The negotiations were successfully
concluded by the initialling, on 21 November 2024, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community (2025-2029) (the
‘Protocol’).
(4) The aim of the Protocol is to allow Union vessels to fish in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone and to enable the Union and
Côte d’Ivoire to work together more closely to develop a sustainable fisheries policy, so as to promote the
responsible exploitation of fishery resources in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone and in the Atlantic Ocean, and to help
achieve decent working conditions in the fisheries sector.
(5) The Protocol should therefore be signed.
(6) In view of the economic importance of Union fishing activity in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone and the need to
minimise the duration of any interruption of that activity, the Protocol should be applied provisionally.
(7) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and delivered an opinion on 22 April 2025,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between
the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community (2025-2029) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of
the said Protocol.
Article 2
The Protocol shall be applied provisionally, in accordance with Article 20 thereof, from the day of its signing, pending its
entry into force.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 242/2008 of 17 March 2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 51, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/242/oj).
(2) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural
persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free
movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39,
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1194/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 2.7.2025
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 25 April 2025.
For the Council
The President
A. SZŁAPKA
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1194/oj