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Throughout 2008 and 2009 MegaPesca will continue working in collaboration with Oceanic Developpement (France) on a 3-year framework for the European Commission to monitor all of the EU’s new Fisheries Partnership Agreements with third countries. For each country we will be studying the costs and benefits of these agreements, which have often attracted criticism, particularly since many of these countries have weak fisheries management regimes. The result will be better Agreements, more closely focused on the development needs of the country concerned. The framework contract will also evaluate impacts of fisheries trade measures taken in line with the external element of the Common Fisheries Policy, inlcuding the IUU certification measures announced in 2008.

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