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Document 01999D0478-20041220
Advisory committee on fisheries and aquaculture
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Advisory committee on fisheries and aquaculture
The Advisory committee on fisheries and aquaculture (ACFA) was set up in 1971 to represent the main stakeholders in the common fisheries policy (CFP) and enable the Commission to canvas their views on CFP issues and have an ongoing dialogue with the industry. The Commission has changed the structure of the committee several times in the past to make its decision-making processes more transparent and effective. These changes made have broadened the dialogue to include all interested parties, in particular the aquaculture sector and organisations from outside the industry.
ACT
Commission Decision 1999/478/EC of 14 July 1999, renewing the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture [See amending act(s)].
SUMMARY
This committee gives the main stakeholders in the CFP the opportunity to analyse issues and take common positions. They can also pass on to the Commission their opinions on issues arising from the implementation of CFP legislation.
Structure and composition
The ACFA consists of a committee, a bureau and four working parties:
Operation
The committee can be consulted by the Commission. It may also look at issues related to the implementation of CFP legislation, apart from those pertaining to industrial relations, which are dealt with by the Sectoral Dialogue Committee.
The working parties meet at the request of the Commission on the basis of an annual work programme decided jointly by the committee and the Commission. The committee decides the rules for: implementing the work programme, preparing and holding meetings, taking positions or drafting conclusions, formulating the opinions and recommendations prepared in advance by the working parties and the bureau.
Decision 2004/864/EC
This Commission decision changes the structure of the ACFA to reflect the rapid expansion of the EU aquaculture sector in recent years. To give this sector better representation, it expands the committee to include the vice-chair of the working party for aquaculture, taking the number of committee members to 21.
References
Act |
Entry into force |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Decision 1999/478/EC |
1.8.1999 |
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OJ L 187 of 20.7.1999 |
Amending act(s) |
Entry into force |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Decision 2004/864/EC |
20.12.2004 |
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OJ L 370 of 17.12.2004 |
Last updated: 24.07.2006