Chapter 13: Fisheries

13) FISHERIES

I. CONTENT OF THE CHAPTER:

Chapter 13-Fisheries acquis provides rules for the conservation of living aquatic resources and management of the fleet capacity; control and enforcement; structural actions for operators in the sector and thus the magament of EU Fisheries Fund; implementation of common marketing standards and common organisation of the market in fisheries and involvement of producer organisations in enforcement of these rules. As it is very important in identification of these rules, specail emphasis is given to assessment of existing fish stocks and collection reliable data on fisheries sector. The acquis consists of regulations, which do not require transposition into national legislation. Therefore, it requires the introduction of measures and mechanisms to prepare the administration and the operators for participation in the common fisheries policy  and to gain experience in implementation before accession. It should be underlined that the recent CFP legislative amendments impose detailed and strict rules  that have to be effectively enforced not only by member states but also by the 3rd countries exporting to EU.

For the content of Chapter 13- Fisheries and the studies conducted in this context:

Please click here for the booklet prepared (in Turkish) regarding Chapter 13- Fisheries.

Please click here for the brochure prepared (in Turkish) regarding Chapter 13- Fisheries.

II. RELATED DIRECTORATE:

1. Directorate of Agriculture and Fisheries

Director: Gökhan ARALAN

Phone: 0312 218 1478

Fax: 0312 218 1475

1. III. SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES:

Sub-Committee No 1 On Agriculture And Fisheries is one of the 8 sub-committees established based on the Decision 3/2000 of TR-EC Association Council on April 11,2000. Within the framework of Accession Partnership Document and National Programme Priorities, harmonization of national legislation with the EU acquis, the progress achieved in the fulfillment of opening and closing benchmarks, planned activities in the coming period regarding Chapters 11, 12 and 13 are discussed in the Sub-Committee meetings. Ministry for EU Affairs is responsible for the coordination of all studies carried in the scope of the Sub-Committee and cooperation between institutions.

So far, 12 Sub-Committee was held, and the last meeting was on 19-20 October 2015 in Brussels.

There is no Working Group established under Chaper 13, yet.

1. IV. SCREENING MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS:

The presentations below were prepared at the beginning of 2006 based on the national legislation and EU Acquis in force at that time.

Explanatory Screening Meeting Presentations (24 February 2006) 
Detailed Screening Meeting Presentations (31 March 2006) 
Answers Given to the Questions of European Comission in Screening Meetings    (PDF Format - 819 KB)
Screening Report

1. V: TURKEY-EU FINANCIAL COOPERATION PROJECTS:
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