Council Decision (EU) 2019/1570 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF).

By virtue of this Decision the Council of the European Union establishes the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the sessions of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF). In the framework of the CECAF, the European Union shall act in accordance with the objectives and principles pursued by the Union within the common fisheries policy (CFP), notably through the precautionary approach and the aims related to the maximum sustainable yield, to promote the implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, to avoid and reduce, as far as possible, unwanted catches, and gradually eliminate discards, and to minimise the impact of fishing activities on marine ecosystems and their habitats, as well as, through the promotion of economically viable and competitive Union fisheries, to provide a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities and take account of the interests of consumers.