Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part.

By virtue of this Agreement, the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark establish the principles, rules and procedures governing (I) economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to promoting continued sustainable fishing in the Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone, in order to achieve economic and social benefits, including the development of the Greenlandic fisheries sector, (II) the conditions governing access by Union vessels to the Greenlandic EEZ, (III) the arrangements for regulating fisheries of Union vessels in the Greenlandic EEZ with a view to ensuring that the rules and conditions applicable to them are complied with, that the measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks are effective and that illegal, undeclared and unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevented, and (IV) partnerships between companies aimed at developing economic activities in the fisheries sector and related activities, in the common interest. The Parties undertake to secure continued sustainable fishing in the Greenlandic EEZ in line with UNCLOS provisions based on the principle of non-discrimination between the different fleets fishing in the Greenlandic EEZ, and the principle of sustainable exploitation of the marine biological resources. Union vessels shall fish in the Greenlandic EEZ only if they are in possession of a valid fishing authorisation issued by Greenland under this Agreement. The Parties undertake to cooperate in the fight against IUU fishing activities with a view to the implementation of responsible and sustainable fishing. This Agreement shall apply for six years from the date of the commencement of its provisional application. It shall be tacitly renewed for additional periods of six years, unless a written notice of termination is given at least six months before the date of expiry. The Protocol implementing the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part, includes an Annex and its Appendices. This Protocol and the Annex thereto shall apply for a period of four years from the date of the start of its provisional application. However, if agreed by both Parties, this Protocol shall be extended for an additional period of two years.