Overview
Status: Dormant
The European Union and Senegal have had a fisheries partnership since 1980.
The sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) signed by the European Union and the Republic of Senegal applied from 20 November 2014 to 19 November 2019. It automatically renews every five years.
The most recent protocol expired on 17 November 2024.
A dormant agreement means that the partnership exists, but there is no active protocol. As a result, with no rules on catches and contributions, the EU fleet cannot fish in the waters of Senegal. This also applies to direct licencing, in line with the agreement’s exclusivity clause and the common fisheries policy article 31(5).
However, dormant agreements can still be used for discussions and cooperation on fisheries issues.
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