Main results: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 26-27 June 2023
The presidency conclusions welcome the Commission’s intention to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of current EU legislation on the landing obligation. The text calls for the Commission to publish a comprehensive impact assessment of its proposed action plan titled ‘Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries’ and emphasises that a general ban on mobile bottom-contacting gears in Marine Protected Areas is not in
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