The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU advises annulling the EU fishing agreement with Morocco

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Published Mar 21, 2024

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The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has called for the annulment of the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco, arguing it does not respect the right to self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. The agreement, which is currently suspended, does not treat Western Sahara and its adjacent waters as separate from Morocco. The future of the agreement, crucial for the sustainable use of species like anchovy, sardines, hake horse mackerel, cephalopods or tuna, now depends on the rulings of the Community Court and an appeal.

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The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union asked the court this Thursday to annul the decision on which the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco is based by not treating the territory of Western Sahara and adjacent waters as "separate and different" from Morocco. "The Council (Member States) did not respect the right to self-determination of the people of Western Sahara," considers the Attorney General, Croatian Tamara Capeta, in conclusions published today. Although the opinion of the Advocate General is not binding, the Court of Justice takes it into account in most cases. The general secretary of Cepesca, Javier Garat, has indicated to Efeagro that if the fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco ends definitively, it will mean "one more blow in the already delicate situation they are going through", fleet segments with purse seiners or longline vessels Andalusia, the trawlers of Galicia or the Canarian sugarcane boats. Garat has reacted in ...

Source: PEefeagro