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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) (NFI-716)
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) |
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NFI-716 |
| Next Session |
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| Legal Framework |
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Article of Constitution
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Article XIV
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Origin
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Established under an Agreement drafted in Rome on 24 September 1949 and approved by the FAO Conference at its Fifth Session (1949) and which came into force on 20 February 1952.
The Agreement for the establishment of the GFCM underwent four amendments:
- The first in 1963 during the first GFCM extraordinary session and later approved by the FAO Conference at its 12th Session with Resolution 39/63.
- The second in 1976 during the thirteenth GFCM session and later approved by the FAO Council at its 70th Session with Resolution 3/70.
- The third in 1997 during the 22nd GFCM session and later approved by the FAO Council at its 113th session with Resolution 3/113).
- The fourth in 2014 during the 38th GFCM session and later approved by the FAO Council at its 150th session, refer to the annex F of the Council’s report.
The GFCM Financial regulations were last amended in 2015 at the 39th GFCM session and the rules of procedures in 2021 at the 4th extraordinary GFCM session.
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Rules of Procedure
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As amended in 2021.
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Cat. 1 |
| Purpose |
To ensure the conservation and sustainable use, at the biological, social, economic and environmental level, of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. |
| Secretary |
Mr Manuel Barange |
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| Number of Members |
23 Contracting Parties |
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| List of Members |
- Albania
- Algeria
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- European Union (Member Organization)
- France
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- Israel
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
| - Morocco
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, French and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
GFCM |
| Frequency of Sessions |
Normally one session per year (as from 1997) |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
| Web site |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
| First Session |
July 1952 |
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| Subsidiary Bodies |
· Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries
· Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture
· Compliance Committee
· Committee on Administration and Finance |
| Remarks |
The are currently six cooperating non-contracting parties: Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016) · Georgia (2015) · Jordan (2018) · Republic of Moldova (2017) · Saudi Arabia (2021) · Ukraine (2015) |
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