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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Regional Fishery Bodies summary descriptions</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Descriptions succinctes des Organismes Régionaux des Pêches</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Descripciónes resumidas de los Órganos Regionales de la Pesca</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Comite Regional des Peches du Golfe de Guinee (COREP)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Comite Regional des Peches du Golfe de Guinee (COREP)</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">Comite Regional des Peches du Golfe de Guinee (COREP)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">Comite Regional des Peches du Golfe de Guinee (COREP)</dc:Title>
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<fi:Telephone>+241 21 4825</fi:Telephone>
<fi:Fax>+241 73 2129</fi:Fax>
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			<dc:Title>REGIONAL FISHERIES COMMITTEE FOR THE GULF OF GUINEA (COREP)</dc:Title>
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				<fi:Text><![CDATA[The main objectives of the Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea (COREP) are: 
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            to harmonize fisheries policy and legal frameworks of parties; 
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          to determine a concerted attitude towards the activities of foreign fishing vessels and to give priority to the needs of the fishing vessels originating from member countries; 
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            to preserve and protect aquatic ecosystems, both marine and inland waters; 
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          to harmonize members’ national regulations with a view to having a unified regulation fixing the conditions of fishing and the control of fishing operations in the area covered by the Convention; 
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            to assess the status of shared or transboundary stocks; 
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            to collect, analyse and make available scientific data as well as information and techniques for fisheries and aquaculture. 
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        The Gulf of Guinea and inland waters of parties. 
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">COREP area of competence</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Atlantic, Eastern Central</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Atlantique, centre-est</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Atlántico, centro-oriental</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Atlántico, sudoriental</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Guinea Current</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Benguela Current</dc:Title>
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        All living resources within the area of competence.
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        Established by the Convention Concerning the Regional Development of Fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea, signed at Libreville, Gabon, on 21 June 1984. The Convention was superseded by a new Convention of the same name. The new Convention comes into full effect once two-thirds of the states have signed it. Since 2008, the COREP is a specialized organization of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). 
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Cameroon</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Cameroun</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Camerún</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">الكاميرون</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">喀麦隆</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Камерун</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Republic of Cameroon</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République du Cameroun</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República del Camerún</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية الكاميرون</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">喀麦隆共和国</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Республика Камерун</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Congo, Republic of</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">République du Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">República del Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">الكونغو</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">刚 果</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Конго</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Republic of the Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République du Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República del Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية الكونغو</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">刚果共和国</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Rep. Dem. del Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">刚果民主共和国</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Демократическая Республика Конго</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Democratic Republic of the Congo</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République démocratique du Congo</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">刚果民主共和国</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Демократическая Республика Конго</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Gabon</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">غابون</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">加 蓬</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Габон</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Gabonese Republic</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République gabonaise</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República Gabonesa</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">الجمهورية الغابونية</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">加蓬共和国</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Габонская Республика</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Sao Tome and Principe</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Santo Tomé y Príncipe</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">سان تومي وبرنسيبي</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">圣多美和普林西比</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Сан-Томе и Принсипи</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República Democrática de Santo Tomé y Príncipe</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية سان تومي وبرنسيبي الديمقراطية</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">أنغولا</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">安哥拉</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Ангола</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Republic of Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République d'Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República de Angola</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية أنغولا</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">安哥拉共和国</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Equatorial Guinea</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Guinée équatoriale</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Guinea Ecuatorial</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">غينيا الاستوائية</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">赤道几内亚</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Экваториальная Гвинея</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">the Republic of Equatorial Guinea</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">la République de Guinée équatoriale</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">la República de Guinea Ecuatorial</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">جمهورية غينيا الاستوائية</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">赤道几内亚共和国</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Республика Экваториальная Гвинея</dc:Title>
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          It is foreseen that the COREP will be composed of: <ul> <li>A Council of Ministers – the governing body;</li> <li>A Technical Committee – to provide advice on scientific and technical issues to the Council of Ministers;</li> <li>A Scientific Sub-Committee – which issues scientific and technical advice to the Technical Committee and the Secretariat;</li> <li>An Executive Secretariat.</li> </ul> 
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        The COREP has developed and endorsed a strategic plan of action (2009-2015) with support from FAO and based on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
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