Analysis of catch quota shares in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement The result is great discontent among french small-scale fishermen who have been fishing in Jersey waters for generations, but without the sophisticated position controllers that authorities thought they had been using since 2012. Although the Jersey authorities have granted an amnesty to non-MSM small vessels using static fishing gear to continue fishing until 30 June 2021 to give them time to provide further evidence of their catch record in Jersey waters. Many fishermen will simply not be able to stick to it. Vessels longer than 12 metres and smaller vessels using mobile fishing gear (e.B dredging or trawling instead of static nets or pots) had to be supplemented by 1. Can receive a jersey license to fish in the waters of 12 miles around Jersey, which do not straddle French waters. To add spice to the dispute, jersey authorities have added a few additional conditions regarding marine zoning and permitted equipment, which are their own individual requirements. Inevitably, history has developed its own political life, with imminent retaliation if the British and Jersey authorities do not give French fishermen some leeway – and as they are quick to point out, France supplies all of Jersey`s electricity. Given the UK government`s calls for flexibility in the application of EU rules under the Northern Ireland Protocol, there is more than a hint of hypocrisy in its apparent insistence on strict enforcement of fisheries rules. But this won`t be the last time the UK and the EU – or a member state – will argue over the terms of post-Brexit relations. The agreement we have just concluded with the EU for 70 TACs between the EU and the UK translates into a total value of fishing opportunities for the UK in 2021 of around 160 000 tonnes worth around £333 million. That`s around 26,000 tonnes more than in 2020 with an estimated value of £27 million. It`s a difficult start to a long journey for the UK to reshape its relationship with its neighbours. For the cooperation part of the ACC to bear fruit, it will require a sophisticated policy and a willingness to succeed in Europe`s new economic, political and social landscape.
France now links a solution to the fisheries conflict to progress in access to the financial services market – financially much more profitable for the UK than fish. From the glare of television cameras, brilliant minds will face this reality and find a way to work together. For those with memories of the Icelandic cod wars,6 this will evoke memories of the humiliating withdrawal of the United Kingdom when Iceland gradually raised its territorial waters to a 200-mile limit in 1976 and effectively ended British long-distance fishing. With the UK now having independent control over its territorial waters and associated fishing rights after Brexit, many people won`t know what the UK now claims to be its own. In fact, the United Kingdom claims territorial waters over a distance of 12 nautical miles from its coast (with some consideration of the narrow parts of the English Channel).7 Jersey claims similar territorial water – 12 nautical miles around the island – although it is 85 miles from the English coast and only 14 miles from the French coast (again taking into account the areas, in which jersey`s 12-mile border and France`s would overlap).8 After the European Commission decided not to file a formal complaint against the UK, France threatened to prevent British ships from disembarking in France and to tighten controls on goods imported from the UK if the UK did not issue further licences by 2 November. He also raised the possibility of targeting other areas covered by bilateral agreements, such as . B the interruption of Jersey`s electricity supply. In return, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned that the UK would not “turn around” in the face of these threats and threatened legal action. While the French government is angry at the British government`s position on the trade and cooperation agreement, including the separate dispute over Northern Ireland, the upcoming presidential election in France continues to fuel disagreement. Although both sides remain free to develop their public policies in the areas of subsidies, social and labour policy or climate and environmental policy, the agreement provides principles and mechanisms for a “level playing field” to prevent trade distortions resulting from measures in these areas. In particular, either party may (subject to arbitration) take countermeasures against injurious measures taken by the other party. [30] The conflict between the UK and France over post-Brexit fisheries agreements has gained momentum We have also agreed on changes for 2021 regarding sea bass to reduce unnecessary discards without increasing fishing mortality.
The trade and cooperation agreement allows the UK to respond with proportionate sanctions against the French, which will most likely affect licensed vessels. In the field of energy, there will be regulatory and technical cooperation[30] and a reaffirmation of the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement. [29] However, the UK is no longer part of the EU energy market and emissions trading scheme. [29] The United Kingdom has concluded a separate agreement with Euratom on peaceful cooperation in the field of nuclear technology[32], which has not entered into force. Overall, the ATT provides a solid foundation for long-term cooperation between the UK and the EU and allows the UK government to better control its own national regulations. Nevertheless, the UK will need to comply with certain regulatory principles to avoid imposing tariffs or other benefits under the ATT.3 Much remains to be negotiated, particularly with regard to financial services.4 However, there is potential for better collaboration in the future. In fact, at the end of March 2021, the UK and the EU agreed, through a Memorandum of Understanding, to work towards creating a “framework for voluntary regulatory cooperation in financial services”.5 However, as both parties to the CCA now note, it is the “cooperation” part of the CCA that has many details to deal with and not a few start-up issues to overcome. Since the 19th century, French fishing vessels have had the right to fish in Jersey`s territorial waters under the Granville Bay Agreement, which was only renewed in 2000. Since the end of the transition period, however, the right of EU vessels to fish in UK waters has depended on the granting of a licence by the UK`s Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA), operated by the Organisation for Marine Management.9 The current dispute arises because those who negotiated the ACC have agreed that access for UK fishermen to EU waters and vice versa will be granted licences by their fisheries would be dependent.
which, in turn, required the applicant fisherman to provide proof that he had fished in the waters concerned for at least four of the five years from 2012 to 2016 inclusive. Detection includes electronic position data such as Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) records (or similar) or alternative evidence of this fishing protocol, as well as its catch data for the corresponding periods. .