Outil d’auto-évaluation pour la mise en œuvre de l’accord de l’OMC sur les subventions à la pêche

The document is a comprehensive guide designed to assist WTO Members in aligning their national policies with the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (ASP). It focuses on three primary pillars: prohibiting subsidies for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; prohibiting subsidies for overfished stocks; and regulating other subsidies, such as those in unregulated high seas or for non-flag vessels. The guide provides a structured methodology using inventory and alignment tables to help officials identify gaps in their legislation and procedures, formulate needs for technical assistance, and meet transparency and notification requirements to the WTO Committee on Fisheries Subsidies.

• Subsidies for fishing or related activities concerning stocks recognized as overfished are prohibited, unless the subsidies or other measures are implemented to rebuild the stock to a biologically sustainable level.
• Subsidies for fishing or related activities conducted on the high seas are prohibited if they fall outside the jurisdiction of a coastal Member or non-Member coastal state and outside the competence of a relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) or arrangement.
• WTO Members must exercise 'special care and moderation' when granting subsidies to vessels that do not fly the flag of the Member providing the subsidy.
• Developing country Members and LDCs benefit from a two-year 'peace clause' from the date of the ASP's entry into force, during which subsidies granted for activities within their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are exempt from WTO dispute settlement actions regarding IUU and overfished stock prohibitions.
• The ASP includes a specific provision for LDCs requiring other Members to exercise moderation when raising issues concerning an LDC Member and to consider the LDC's specific situation when seeking solutions.
• Members have extensive transparency obligations, including notifying the Committee of IUU determinations, providing annual lists of IUU vessels/operators, and describing their fishing regimes and implementation measures within one year of the ASP's entry into force.
• The ASP establishes a voluntary WTO funding mechanism, in cooperation with international organizations like the FAO and IFAD, to provide targeted technical assistance and capacity building to developing countries and LDCs.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022). Outil d’auto-évaluation pour la mise en œuvre de l’accord de l’OMC sur les subventions à la pêche. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-07/assessment-tool-wto-fisheries-subsidies-agreement-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Outil d’auto-évaluation pour la mise en œuvre de l’accord de l’OMC sur les subventions à la pêche. 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-07/assessment-tool-wto-fisheries-subsidies-agreement-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2022outil, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Outil d’auto-évaluation pour la mise en œuvre de l’accord de l’OMC sur les subventions à la pêche}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-07/assessment-tool-wto-fisheries-subsidies-agreement-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }