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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 10.9.2026 COM(2026) 465 final

Recommendation for a

COUNCIL DECISION

authorising the opening of negotiations for a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement

and its implementing protocol between the European Union and the Republic of

Madagascar

{SWD(2026) 272 final} - {SWD(2026) 273 final}

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

• Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

The Commission recommends negotiating a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement

and its implementing protocol with Madagascar, which would be in accordance with

Regulation (EU) No 1380/20131 on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), to meet the needs of

the EU fleet and contribute to CFP objectives.

• Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and

Madagascar and its Implementing Protocol2, signed on 30 June 2023 and applied since 1 July

2023, will expire on 30 June 2027. The Protocol currently sets the fishing opportunities

provided to the EU fleet and the corresponding financial contribution paid by the EU to

Madagascar amounting to EUR 1 800 000, of which EUR 1 100 000 for sectoral support, and

the contributions paid by vessel operators.

Access by EU vessels to Madagascar’s fishing zone is authorised for fishing for tuna and

highly migratory species, which concerns four Member States (Spain, France, Italy and

Portugal). The European Union has a network of active bilateral sustainable fisheries

partnership agreements (SFPAs) in West and Central Africa and in the region of the Indian

Ocean. In the region of the Indian Ocean, the tuna fleet has active SFPAs with the Republic of

Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles.

SFPAs help to promote common fisheries policy objectives internationally by ensuring that

EU fishing activities outside EU waters are based on the same principles and standards as

those applicable under EU law. In addition, SFPAs strengthen the EU’s position in

international and regional fisheries organisations, in particular in the Indian Ocean Tuna

Commission (IOTC), the body for the conservation and management of highly migratory

species in the region, as well as in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA).

Lastly, SFPAs are based on the best available scientific advice and contribute to better

compliance with international measures, including combatting illegal, unreported and

unregulated (IUU) fishing.

• Consistency with other Union policies

Negotiating an SFPA and protocol with Madagascar is in line with the EU’s external action

towards African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, and in particular with the EU’s

objectives with regard to respecting democratic principles and human rights.

SFPAs complement other EU instruments, including the Neighbourhood, Development and

International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), in strengthening national and regional

capacities on fisheries management, and rely on existing opportunities such as the training

offered by the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA).

1 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on

the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC)

No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and

Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22). 2 Current sustainable fisheries partnership agreement: OJ L 182, 19.7.2023, pp. 25-81.

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The promotion of decent work is ensured by the expected negotiation of a social clause in line

with the 2007 International Labour Organization (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention (No 188)

for partner country workers to be employed by EU vessels.

2. LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY

• Substantive legal basis

The substantive legal basis is provided by Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of

the European Union (TFEU) in relation to the common fisheries policy.

• Procedural legal basis

Article 218(3) TFEU provides that, where the agreement envisaged does not relate

exclusively or principally to the common foreign and security policy, the Commission shall

submit recommendations to the Council. The Council shall adopt a decision authorising the

opening of the negotiations and nominating the EU negotiator or the head of the EU’s

negotiating team.

Article 218(4) TFEU provides that the Council may address negotiating directives to the

negotiator and designate a special committee to be consulted by the negotiator.

The Commission recommends opening negotiations between the European Union and the

Republic of Madagascar so as to conclude an international sustainable fisheries partnership

agreement and its implementing protocol. The Commission is to be nominated as negotiator.

The procedural legal basis for the proposal for a decision to authorise the opening of

negotiations for the envisaged agreement is Article 218(3) and (4) TFEU.

• Choice of negotiator

Given that the envisaged agreement covers exclusively matters other than the common

foreign and security policy, the Commission should be nominated as negotiator in accordance

with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

• Union competence

The subject matter covered by the recommendation concerns the common fisheries policy, for

which the Union exercises exclusive competence.

• Proportionality

The proposed decision is proportional to the objective of establishing a legal, environmental,

economic and social governance framework for fishing activities carried out by EU vessels in

third-country waters, in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the

Common Fisheries Policy.

• Choice of instrument

This recommendation for a Council decision is submitted in accordance with Article 218(3)

and (4) TFEU, which envisage the adoption by the Council of a decision authorising the

opening of negotiations and nominating the Union negotiator. The Council may also address

negotiating directives to the negotiator. No other legal instrument exists that could be used in

order to achieve the objective expressed in this recommendation.

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3. RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER

CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

• Ex-post evaluations / fitness checks of existing legislation

In 2026, the Commission carried out an ex-post evaluation of the current protocol to the

SFPA with Madagascar and an ex-ante evaluation of a possible new agreement and protocol.

The report of that evaluation is public3.

The evaluation report concluded that the EU tuna fishing sector has a strong interest in an

agreement on fishing activities in Madagascar. The evaluation report also highlights a

continued discrepancy between the number of fishing opportunities offered and their use. Any

future protocol should reduce the number of fishing opportunities offered, which should result

in a reduction in the financial contribution under the Protocol. Furthermore, the renewal of the

Protocol would help strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance, and would contribute to

improved governance of the fisheries in the region. The evaluation shows that renewing the

protocol would also bring benefits for Madagascar in view of the significant financial

contribution to be paid towards development of the fisheries sector.

• Consultation of interested parties

The parties consulted during the evaluation were the Member States, fisheries representatives

and international civil society organisations, in addition to EU and Malagasy fisheries

administrations and civil society. Consultations also took place in the framework of the Long

Distance Fleet Advisory Council.

• Collection and use of expertise

The evaluations carried out involved independent experts in the field.

• Impact assessment

Not applicable

• Regulatory fitness and simplification

Not applicable

• Fundamental rights

The negotiating directives set out in the annex to the proposal for a decision recommend

including a clause on the consequences of infringements of human rights and democratic

principles.

4. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

The budgetary impact of a new protocol will derive from the payment of a financial

contribution to Madagascar. The related budgetary allocations (commitments and payment

appropriations) need to be included each year in the budget line for SFPAs (08 05 01) and be

3 Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, POSEIDON and Fisheries

Maritime Affairs, EU-Madagascar Sustainable fisheries partnership – Assessment of the

2023-2027 sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) and of a possible future SFPA,

Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2771/4471552

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compatible with the financial programming of the Multiannual Financial Framework4 for

2021-2027 and for 2028-2034. The annual amounts for commitments and payments are

established in the yearly budgetary procedure including the reserve line for protocols that had

not entered into force at the beginning of the year5.

5. OTHER ELEMENTS

• Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements

The negotiations should begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 in order to limit the period

between the two SFPAs following the expiry of the current agreement on 30 June 2027.

• Detailed explanation of the proposal's specific provisions

The Commission recommends that:

- the Council authorise it to open and conduct negotiations for the conclusion of a new

sustainable fisheries partnership agreement with Madagascar and an implementing protocol.

4 Article 20 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament,

the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on

cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources,

including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 28),

eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2020:433I:FULL. 5 See Article 20 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European

Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline,

on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own

resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020,

p. 28), http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj.

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Recommendation for a

COUNCIL DECISION

authorising the opening of negotiations for a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement

and its implementing protocol between the European Union and the Republic of

Madagascar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular

Article 43(2), in conjunction with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,

Having regard to the European Commission's recommendation:

Whereas negotiations should be opened with a view to concluding a new sustainable fisheries

partnership agreement and its implementing protocol between the European Union and the

Republic of Madagascar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The opening of negotiations for a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and its

implementing protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar is

hereby authorised.

Article 2

The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.

Article 3

The negotiating directives set out in the annex to this Decision are hereby addressed to the

Commission.

Article 4

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on

Fisheries Policy, which is hereby designated as the special committee referred to in

Article 218(4) TFEU.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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ANNEX

ANNEX

to the

Recommendation for a

COUNCIL DECISION

authorising the opening of negotiations for a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement

and its implementing protocol between the European Union and the Republic of

Madagascar

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ANNEX

Negotiating directives

– The aim of the negotiations is to conclude a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement

(SFPA) and its implementing protocol between the European Union and the Republic of

Madagascar in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common

Fisheries Policy.

– The SFPA and its implementing protocol should define the general framework for the

fishing activities of EU vessels in Madagascar’s fishing zone and for the EU’s fisheries

cooperation with Madagascar.

– To promote sustainable and responsible fishing while ensuring mutual benefits for the

EU and Madagascar, the Commission’s negotiating objectives should be based on the

following aspects:

• ensuring access to Madagascar’s fishing zone and the necessary authorisations

for EU vessels to fish in that zone, thereby inter alia developing the network of

sustainable fisheries partnership agreements available to EU operators in the

Indian Ocean;

• fully implementing the relevant management plans adopted by regional

fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) on the basis of the best available

scientific advice to ensure the environmental sustainability of fishing activities

and promote ocean governance internationally. The fishing activities of EU

vessels should exclusively target the surplus of available resources, taking

account of the local fleet’s fishing capacity, while paying special attention to

the highly migratory nature of the stocks concerned. In this respect, the

available surplus in Madagascar’s waters of highly migratory species covered

by the fisheries partnership agreement is defined through the conservation and

management measures in the Indian Ocean adopted by the Indian Ocean Tuna

Commission (IOTC).

• seeking an appropriate share of the fisheries resources, commensurate with the

EU fleet’s interests;

• obtaining a clause on non-discrimination between fleets and transparent

information about fishing activities authorised in Madagascar to ensure that the

same technical conditions are applied to all foreign fleets in Madagascar’s

fishing zone;

• ensuring that access to the fishing zone is based on the EU fleet’s historical and

expected future activity in the region, taking into consideration the most up-to-

date and reliable scientific assessments available and the interests of the EU’s

outermost regions;

• establishing a dialogue to strengthen sectoral policy with a view, on the one

hand, to encouraging the implementation of a responsible fisheries policy in

line with Madagascar’s development objectives, in particular as regards

fisheries governance, the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated

fishing, the control, monitoring and surveillance of fishing activities, the

provision of scientific advice, and fishermen’s social rights, and, on the other

hand, to fostering economic activity;

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• including a clause on the consequences of any infringements of human rights

(including social rights) and democratic principles;

• ensuring that the protocol will contribute to promoting sustainable growth and

decent work in relation to fishing activities, taking into account relevant

International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions.

– In particular, the protocol should establish:

• the fishing opportunities to be granted to EU vessels;

• the financial compensation and the conditions for its payment; and

• the mechanisms for implementing sectoral support.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 10.9.2026 SWD(2026) 273 final

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION

of the 2023-2027 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and its implementing

Protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar

accompanying the document

Recommendation for a

COUNCIL DECISION

authorising the opening of negotiations on a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Agreement and its implementing Protocol between the Union and the Republic of

Madagascar

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The EU negotiates and implements Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) with

third countries as foreseen by the common fisheries policy’s1 external dimension. The EU uses

SFPAs to create a legal, environmental, economic, and social governance framework for fishing

activities of EU fishing fleets in third-country waters. In return, the EU gives the partner country

both financial compensation for that access and financial support for implementing national

policies on sustainable fisheries and blue economy. The EU’s contribution is supplemented by fees

paid by EU vessel owners.

In accordance with Article 31(10) of the CFP Basic Regulation, the European Commission must

ensure independent ex ante and ex post evaluations of each protocol to a sustainable fisheries

partnership agreement, before submitting a recommendation to the Council to authorise the

opening of negotiations for a new implementing protocol.

This Staff Working Document provides:

➢ an evaluation of the protocol’s application between July 2023 and May 2026 (although the

SFPA will end in June 2027) focusing on effectiveness, efficiency and coherence,

relevance, and added value. It examines whether the initiative has met its objectives in

terms of environmental sustainability, economic benefits for the EU fleet, and support for

the development of Madagascar’s fisheries sector;

➢ an ex ante evaluation, which considers options for a possible new SFPA and implementing

protocol.

Both evaluations are based on findings of an independent evaluation study by an external

consultant2.

The SFPA has generally succeeded in effectively providing fishing opportunities for EU fishing

vessels in important fishing areas while ensuring the conservation and sustainable exploitation of

fishery resources; while in return giving Madagascar the financial means for its own actions.

EU fishing activities were subject to an appropriate framework of reporting obligations, including

fishing logbooks, vessel monitoring systems and on-board observers.

Access to Madagascar’s fishing zone has been particularly important for two categories of vessels:

purse seiners (flying the flag of France, Spain and Italy) and surface longliners based in La Réunion

(France). However, the available fishing opportunities appear too high for the number of vessels

authorised, with an average utilisation rate of 48%, suggesting a gap between the fleet's actual

needs and the expectations reflected in the implementing protocol.

The conditions imposed on the EU tuna fleet largely converge with those Madagascar imposes on

other foreign operators. The EU fleet is nevertheless subject to a shark catch limit not imposed on

other foreign fleets which is discriminatory.

The evaluation also finds that the implementing protocol supports market supply and economic

interaction. The activity of EU tuna vessels in Madagascar’s fishing zone creates a business climate

1 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the

Common Fisheries Policy 2 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b64227c7-7105-11f1-9800-01aa75ed71a1/language-fr

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conducive to economic exchanges between those vessels and Madagascar’s fisheries sector,

generating indirect economic benefits for the country.

In terms of efficiency, the evaluation judges the protocol to provide good value for money for the

EU. Because catches in 2024 and 2025 exceeded the reference tonnage, the EU financial

contribution for access was exactly proportionate to the cost foreseen in the protocol at the time of

the evaluation, thereby making the public contribution for access profitable.

The EU's contribution, particularly for sectoral support, is also considered aligned with

Madagascar’s needs and absorption capacity. For EU shipowners, the protocol is likewise seen as

cost-effective, since their financial contribution is proportionate to effective catches and benefits

compared with operating costs and total revenues. Compared with the previous protocol, the

current one introduced a new source of funding for ecosystem protection activities, although its

use should be more closely aligned with that purpose.

As regards coherence, the evaluation finds the agreement and protocol broadly consistent with the

EU's common fisheries policy and its external dimension. They contribute to the regional network

of sustainable fisheries agreements in the Indian Ocean (with Mauritius and Seychelles), as well

as with other EU actions and those of Member States at bilateral and regional levels, particularly

the ongoing regional ocean cooperation programme.

In terms of relevance, the evaluation also finds that the protocol broadly corresponds to the needs

of both the EU fleet and of Madagascar. The species covered are of interest to the EU fleet and the

available fishing opportunities are acceptable when considering all fleets active in the same waters

at national and regional level. However, the level of authorised fishing opportunities in vessel

numbers appears higher than actual use would justify.

Finally, concerning EU added value, the evaluation states that EU intervention through the

conclusion of the agreement and its 2023-2027 protocol generates added value compared with the

situation in the absence of such an agreement and protocol, where it would not have been possible

to secure common access for Member States’ fleets.

For Madagascar, the EU contributes to raising governance standards through the good practices

implemented under the protocol. More generally, the agreement delivers benefits in terms of

access, governance, support to sectoral policies and regional fisheries cooperation that could not

have been achieved with the same efficiency without EU-level intervention

The ex ante evaluation analyses the relevant objectives of a possible new agreement and

implementing protocol, considering the current and future needs of this intervention. It examines

the lessons learned and the results of the ex post evaluation of the current implementing protocol.

Based on this analysis, it examines three options:

• no negotiation with a view to concluding a new SFPA and implementing protocol

• negotiation of an identical SFPA and implementing protocol (status quo)

• negotiation of a new SFPA and implementing protocol with some amended provisions

(evolution).

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According to the ex ante evaluation, the preferred option is the negotiation of a new Sustainable

Fisheries Partnership Agreement and implementing protocol eliminating some elements which did

not prove to meet parties and stakeholders’ needs.

As regards access and the technical component, the new protocol would aim to align negotiated

fishing opportunities with current capacities and to better protect fishers on board the fishing

vessels by updating the social clause and reducing constraints on their employment.

As regards the sectoral support component, the emphasis would be placed on supporting the

implementation of Madagascar fisheries policy to improve impact for coastal communities and

food security, to reinforce scientific capacity, as well as monitoring, control and surveillance

needed to combat illegal fishing.

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EUROOPA KOMISJON

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Soovitus:

NÕUKOGU OTSUS,

millega lubatakse alustada läbirääkimisi liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahelise säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli sõlmimise üle

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SELETUSKIRI

1. ETTEPANEKU TAUST

• Ettepaneku põhjused ja eesmärgid

Komisjon soovitab pidada Madagaskari Vabariigiga läbirääkimisi uue säästva kalapüügi

partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendamise protokolli üle kooskõlas määrusega (EL) nr

1380/20131 ühise kalanduspoliitika kohta, et rahuldada ELi laevastiku vajadusi ja aidata kaasa

ühise kalanduspoliitika eesmärkide saavutamisele.

• Kooskõla poliitikavaldkonnas praegu kehtivate õigusnormidega

Euroopa Liidu ja Madagaskari vaheline säästva kalapüügi partnerlusleping ja selle

rakendusprotokoll,2 mis allkirjastati 30. juunil 2023 ja mida kohaldatakse alates 1. juulist

2023, aeguvad 30. juunil 2027. Protokolliga määratakse praegu kindlaks liidu laevastiku

kalapüügivõimalused ja vastav liidu rahaline toetus Madagaskarile summas 1 800 000 eurot,

sealhulgas 1 100 000 eurot valdkondlikuks toetuseks, ning laevakäitajate rahaline toetus.

Liidu laevadel on lubatud Madagaskari püügipiirkonnas püüda tuuni ja pika rändega liike

ning see pakub huvi neljale liikmesriigile (Hispaania, Prantsusmaa, Itaalia ja Portugal).

Euroopa Liidul on Kesk-Lääne-Aafrikas ja India ookeani piirkonnas kahepoolsete säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingute võrgustik. India ookeani piirkonnas on tuunipüügilaevastikul

aktiivsed säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingud Mauritiuse ja Seišellidega.

Säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingud aitavad edendada ühise kalanduspoliitika eesmärke

rahvusvahelisel areenil, tagades, et liidu püügitegevus liidu vetest väljaspool rajaneb samadel

põhimõtetel ja standarditel, mida kohaldatakse liidu õiguse alusel. Lisaks tugevdavad säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingud ELi positsiooni rahvusvahelistes ja piirkondlikes

kalandusorganisatsioonides, eelkõige India Ookeani Tuunikomisjonis (IOTC), mis on

piirkonna pika rändega liikide kaitse ja majandamise organ, ning India ookeani lõunaosa

kalanduskokkuleppes (SIOFA). Säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingud põhinevad parimatel

kättesaadavatel teaduslikel nõuannetel ja aitavad parandada rahvusvaheliste meetmete nõuete

täitmist (sh võitlus ebaseadusliku, teatamata ja reguleerimata kalapüügi vastu).

• Kooskõla muude liidu tegevuspõhimõtetega

Madagaskariga uue säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja protokolli üle peetavad

läbirääkimised on kooskõlas liidu välistegevusega Aafrika, Kariibi mere ja Vaikse ookeani

riikides ning eelkõige liidu eesmärkidega, mis on seotud demokraatlike põhimõtete ja

inimõiguste austamisega.

Säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingud täiendavad muid liidu vahendeid, sealhulgas

naabruspiirkonna, arengu- ja rahvusvahelise koostöö instrumenti „Globaalne Euroopa“, et

tugevdada riiklikku ja piirkondlikku suutlikkust kalavarude majandamisel, ning tuginevad

olemasolevatele võimalustele, nagu Euroopa Kalanduskontrolli Ameti (EFCA) pakutavad

koolitused.

1 Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu 11. detsembri 2013. aasta määrus (EL) nr 1380/2013 ühise

kalanduspoliitika kohta, millega muudetakse nõukogu määruseid (EÜ) nr 1954/2003 ja (EÜ)

nr 1224/2009 ning tunnistatakse kehtetuks nõukogu määrused (EÜ) nr 2371/2002 ja (EÜ) nr 639/2004

ning nõukogu otsus 2004/585/EÜ (ELT L 354, 28.12.2013, lk 22). 2 Kehtiv säästva kalapüügi partnerlusleping, ELT L 182, 19.7.2023, lk 25–81.

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Eeldatavate läbirääkimistega Rahvusvahelise Tööorganisatsiooni (ILO) 2007. aasta

kalandustöö konventsiooni (nr 188) kohase sotsiaalklausli üle tagatakse inimväärse töö

edendamine partnerriigi selliste töötajate jaoks, kes töötavad liidu laevadel.

2. ÕIGUSLIK ALUS, SUBSIDIAARSUS JA PROPORTSIONAALSUS

• Materiaalõiguslik alus

Materiaalõiguslik alus põhineb ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 43 lõikel 2, mis puudutab ühisel

kalanduspoliitikal.

• Menetlusõiguslik alus

ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 218 lõikes 3 on sätestatud, et kui kavandatav leping ei ole

eranditult või peamiselt seotud ühise välis- ja julgeolekupoliitikaga, esitab komisjon

nõukogule soovitused. Nõukogu võtab vastu otsuse, millega antakse luba alustada

läbirääkimisi ja nimetatakse liidu läbirääkija või liidu läbirääkimisrühma juht.

ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 218 lõikes 4 on sätestatud, et nõukogu võib anda läbirääkijale

läbirääkimisjuhiseid ja määrata läbirääkijaga konsulteerimiseks erikomitee.

Komisjon soovitab alustada läbirääkimisi Euroopa Liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahel

rahvusvahelise säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli üle. Komisjon

nimetatakse läbirääkijaks.

Kavandatava lepingu üle läbirääkimiste alustamiseks loa andmise otsuse ettepaneku

menetlusõiguslik alus on ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 218 lõiked 3 ja 4.

• Läbirääkija valik

Kuna kavandatav leping ei hõlma ühist välis- ja julgeolekupoliitikat, vaid üksnes muid

küsimusi, on asjakohane nimetada komisjon läbirääkijaks vastavalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise

lepingu artikli 218 lõikele 3.

• Liidu pädevus

Soovituses käsitletakse ühist kalanduspoliitikat, mille puhul liidul on ainupädevus.

• Proportsionaalsus

Väljapakutud otsus on proportsionaalne eesmärgiga luua ühist kalanduspoliitikat käsitleva

määruse (EL) nr 1380/2013 artikli 31 kohaselt õiguslik, keskkonnaalane, majanduslik ja

sotsiaalne juhtimisraamistik liidu kalalaevade püügitegevuseks kolmanda riigi vetes.

• Vahendi valik

Käesolev soovitus nõukogu otsuse kohta esitatakse kooskõlas ELi toimimise lepingu

artikli 218 lõigetega 3 ja 4, millega on ette nähtud, et nõukogu võtab vastu otsuse, millega

antakse luba alustada läbirääkimisi ja nimetatakse liidu läbirääkija. Nõukogu võib anda

läbirääkijale ka läbirääkimisjuhiseid. Käesolevas soovituses esitatud eesmärgi saavutamiseks

ei ole võimalik kasutada muud õiguslikku vahendit.

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3. JÄRELHINDAMISE, SIDUSRÜHMADEGA KONSULTEERIMISE JA MÕJU

HINDAMISE TULEMUSED

• Praegu kehtivate õigusaktide järelhindamine või toimivuse kontroll

2026. aastal tegi komisjon Madagaskariga sõlmitud kalandussektorit käsitleva

partnerluslepingu kehtiva protokolli järelhindamise ning võimaliku uue protokolli

eelhindamise. Selle hindamise aruanne on avalik3.

Kokkuvõttes näitab hindamisaruanne, et liidu tuunipüügisektoril on suur huvi lepingu vastu,

millega korraldada püügitegevust Madagaskaril. Hindamisaruandest selgub ka, et endiselt on

lahknevus pakutavate kalapüügivõimaluste arvu ja nende kasutamise vahel. Tulevases

kavandatavas protokollis tuleks vähendada pakutavaid kalapüügivõimalusi, millega peaks

kaasnema protokolli kohase rahalise toetuse vähenemine. Lisaks aitaks protokolli uuendamine

tugevdada seiret, kontrolli ja järelevalvet ning tõhustada piirkonna kalandusvaldkonna

juhtimist. Hindamine näitas, et protokolli uuendamine oleks Madagaskarile kasulik ka

seetõttu, et selle alusel makstaks kalandussektori arendamiseks märkimisväärset rahalist

toetust.

• Konsulteerimine sidusrühmadega

Hindamise käigus konsulteeriti liikmesriikidega, tootmisharu esindajatega ja rahvusvaheliste

kodanikuühiskonna organisatsioonidega ning liidu ja Madagaskari kalandussektori

haldusasutuste ja kodanikuühiskonna esindajatega. Konsultatsioonid toimusid ka kaugpüügi

nõuandekomisjoni raames.

• Eksperdiarvamuste kogumine ja kasutamine

Hindamiste käigus konsulteeriti valdkonna sõltumatute ekspertidega.

• Mõju hindamine

Ei kohaldata.

• Õigusnormide toimivus ja lihtsustamine

Ei kohaldata.

• Põhiõigused

Otsuse ettepaneku lisas on esitatud läbirääkimisjuhised, millega soovitatakse lisada säte

inimõiguste ja demokraatia põhimõtete rikkumisega seotud tagajärgede kohta.

4. MÕJU EELARVELE

Uue protokolli mõju eelarvele tuleneb rahalise toetuse maksmisest Madagaskarile.

Asjaomased eelarveeraldised (kulukohustused ja maksete assigneeringud) tuleb igal aastal

lisada säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingute eelarvereale (08 05 01) ning need peavad olema

kooskõlas 2021.–2027. aasta ja seejärel 2028.–2034. aasta mitmeaastase finantsraamistiku

3 Merendus- ja kalandusasjade peadirektoraat, POSEIDON ning kalandus- ja merendusasjad, Partenariat

de pêche durable UE-Madagascar – Évaluations de l’accord de partenariat de pêche durable (APPD)

2023-2027 et d’un possible futur APPD, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026,

https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2771/4471552

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finantsplaneeringuga4. Iga-aastased kulukohustuste ja maksete summad, sh reservi eelarverida

aasta alguseks jõustumata protokollide jaoks, määratakse kindlaks iga-aastase

eelarvemenetluse käigus5.

5. MUU TEAVE

• Rakenduskavad ning järelevalve, hindamise ja aruandluse kord

Läbirääkimised peaksid algama 2026. aasta neljandas kvartalis, et piirata kahe säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingu vahelist ajavahemikku pärast praeguse lepingu kehtivuse

lõppemist 30. juunil 2027.

• Ettepaneku sätete üksikasjalik selgitus

Komisjon soovitab, et

– nõukogu volitaks komisjoni alustama ja pidama läbirääkimisi Madagaskariga uue säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli sõlmimiseks.

4 Euroopa Parlamendi, Euroopa Liidu Nõukogu ja Euroopa Komisjoni 16. detsembri 2020. aasta

institutsioonidevahelise kokkuleppe (mis käsitleb eelarvedistsipliini, eelarvealast koostööd ning

usaldusväärset finantsjuhtimist, samuti uusi omavahendeid, sealhulgas uute omavahendite

kasutuselevõtmise suunas liikumise tegevuskava) artikkel 20 (ELT L 433I, 22.12.2020, lk 28) eur-

lex.europa.eu/legal-content/ET/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2020:433I:FULL. 5 Vt Euroopa Parlamendi, Euroopa Liidu Nõukogu ja Euroopa Komisjoni 16. detsembri 2020. aasta

institutsioonidevahelise kokkuleppe (mis käsitleb eelarvedistsipliini, eelarvealast koostööd ning

usaldusväärset finantsjuhtimist, samuti uusi omavahendeid, sealhulgas uute omavahendite

kasutuselevõtmise suunas liikumise tegevuskava) artikkel 20 (ELT L 433 I, 22.12.2020, lk 28).

http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj

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Soovitus:

NÕUKOGU OTSUS,

millega lubatakse alustada läbirääkimisi liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahelise säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli sõlmimise üle

EUROOPA LIIDU NÕUKOGU,

võttes arvesse Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingut, eriti selle artikli 43 lõiget 2 koostoimes

artikli 218 lõigetega 3 ja 4,

võttes arvesse Euroopa Komisjoni soovitust,

arvestades, et on asjakohane alustada läbirääkimisi liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahelise

säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli sõlmimise üle,

ON VASTU VÕTNUD KÄESOLEVA OTSUSE:

Artikkel 1

Alustatakse läbirääkimisi liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahelise säästva kalapüügi

partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli üle.

Artikkel 2

Komisjon nimetatakse liidu läbirääkijaks.

Artikkel 3

Käesoleva otsuse lisas esitatud läbirääkimisjuhised on adresseeritud komisjonile.

Artikkel 4

Läbirääkimiste pidamisel konsulteeritakse nõukogu kalanduspoliitika töörühmaga, mis

määratakse erikomiteeks ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 218 lõike 4 tähenduses.

Artikkel 5

Käesolev otsus on adresseeritud komisjonile.

Brüssel,

Nõukogu nimel

eesistuja

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EUROOPA KOMISJON

Brüssel, 10.9.2026 COM(2026) 465 final

ANNEX

LISA

järgmise dokumendi juurde:

Soovitus:

NÕUKOGU OTSUS,

millega lubatakse alustada läbirääkimisi liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vahelise säästva

kalapüügi partnerluslepingu ja selle rakendusprotokolli sõlmimise üle

{SWD(2026) 272 final} - {SWD(2026) 273 final}

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LISA

Läbirääkimisjuhised

– Läbirääkimiste eesmärk on sõlmida Euroopa Liidu ja Madagaskari Vabariigi vaheline

säästva kalapüügi partnerlusleping ja selle rakendusprotokoll kooskõlas määrusega (EL)

nr 1380/2013 ühise kalanduspoliitika kohta.

– Säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingus ja selle rakendusprotokollis tuleks kindlaks

määrata üldine raamistik ELi kalalaevade püügitegevuseks Madagaskari

kalapüügipiirkonnas ning ELi ja Madagaskari koostööks kalandusvaldkonnas.

– Et edendada kestlikku ja vastutustundlikku kalapüüki ning ühtlasi tagada ELi ja

Madagaskari vastastikune kasu, põhinevad komisjoni läbirääkimiseesmärgid järgmistel

aspektidel:

• kindlustada juurdepääs Madagaskari kalapüügipiirkonnale ja tagada liidu

kalalaevadele selles piirkonnas vajalikud kalapüügiload ning laiendada liidu

ettevõtjate jaoks muu hulgas selliste India ookeani äärsete riikide võrgustikku,

kellega on sõlmitud säästva kalapüügi partnerluslepingud;

• rakendada täies ulatuses asjakohaseid majandamiskavasid, mille piirkondlikud

kalandusorganisatsioonid on parimate kättesaadavate teaduslike nõuannete

alusel vastu võtnud, et tagada püügitegevuse keskkonnasäästlikkus ja edendada

ookeanide majandamist rahvusvahelisel tasandil. Liidu kalalaevade

püügitegevus peaks olema suunatud üksnes olemasolevatele kalavarudele ja

arvestama kohaliku laevastiku püügivõimsust; ühtlasi tuleks pöörata erilist

tähelepanu sellele, et tegemist on varudega, kuhu kuulub pika rändega liike.

Kalandusalase partnerluslepinguga hõlmatud liikide puhul määratakse

Madagaskari vetes olemasolev ülejääk kindlaks India Ookeani Tuunikomisjon

(IOTC) poolt vastu võetud liikide kaitse- ja majandamise meetmetega India

ookeanis;

• eesmärgiks tuleks seada omandada neist kalavarudest liidu laevastiku huvidele

täielikult vastav asjakohane osa;

• tagada, et kõigi Madagaskari kalapüügivööndis asuvate välisriikide laevastike

suhtes kohaldataks samu tehnilisi tingimusi, lisades lepingusse klausli eri

laevastike diskrimineerimise keelu ja Madagaskaris lubatud püügitegevuse

läbipaistvuse kohta;

• tagada, et juurdepääs püügipiirkonnale põhineks liidu laevastiku varasemal ja

edaspidiseks kavandatud tegevusel selles piirkonnas, võttes arvesse uusimaid ja

parimaid saadaolevaid teadusalaseid hinnanguid ning liidu äärepoolseimate

piirkondade huve;

• alustada dialoogi valdkondliku poliitika tugevdamiseks, et toetada

vastutustundliku kalanduspoliitika rakendamist kooskõlas Madagaskari

arengueesmärkidega, eelkõige seoses püügitegevuse juhtimisega, võitlusega

ebaseadusliku, teatamata ja reguleerimata kalapüügi vastu, seoses

püügitegevuse kontrollimise, seire ja järelevalvega ja teaduslike nõuannetega,

kalameeste sotsiaalõigustega, ning teisest küljest edendada majandustegevust;

• lisada lepingusse säte inimõiguste (sh sotsiaalõiguste) ja demokraatia

põhimõtete rikkumise tagajärgede kohta;

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• tagada, et protokolliga soodustataks kalandustegevusega seotud kestlikku

majanduskasvu ja inimväärset tööd, võttes arvesse asjakohaseid

Rahvusvahelise Tööorganisatsiooni konventsioone.

– Protokollis tuleks eelkõige kindlaks määrata järgmised aspektid:

• ELi laevadele tagatavad kalapüügivõimalused,

• rahaline hüvitis ja selle maksmise tingimused,

• valdkondliku toetuse rakendamise viisid.