Basic texts of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
Abstract
The basic texts of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are the legal instruments that define its mandate, objectives and functions. These texts include the “Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean” as well as the rules of procedures and financial regulations of the GFCM. Since its creation as a Council in 1949, the GFCM has amended its basic texts several times. The agreement, in particular, underwent four amendments: in 1963, 1976, 1997 and, lastly, in 2014. The rules of procedure and the financial regulations were last amended in 2015.