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ICCAT REPORT 2012-2013 (I)
ANNEX 10
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT MEASURES COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE (COC)
1. Opening of the meeting
The meeting of the Conservation and Management Measures Compliance Committee (COC) was opened on
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, in Agadir, Morocco, under the chairmanship of Dr. Christopher Rogers (USA).
2. Appointment of the Rapporteur
Mr. Juan Ignacio de Leiva (European Union) was appointed Rapporteur.
3. Adoption of the Agenda
With the inclusion of the new item “Other matters” to allow CPCs to raise issues if wished, the Agenda was
adopted and is attached as Appendix 1 to ANNEX 10.
The Chair reminded the Committee that last year a new mandate and terms of reference were adopted by the
Commission [Rec. 11-24] and according to this new recommendation all aspects of compliance with ICCAT
conservation and management measures of both CPCs and NCPs will be reviewed by the Compliance
Committee.
Following the positive experience of last year, the Chair informed the Committee of his intention to convene the
Review Group again this year. Representatives to the group have been appointed on a geographical basis as
follows:
− North-America: Canada
− South-America: Uruguay
− Europe: European Union
− Africa: Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire
− Asia: Japan
The Chair indicated he would work with the Review Group to analyze the submissions made by CPCs, which
were summarized by the Secretariat in the document entitled “Compliance Summary Tables”. To make effective
use of time, the main issues identified by the group would be referred for discussion by the entire Committee.
The Review Group, in light of the responses received from the Parties in the course of discussions or as a result
of any reports received by the Secretariat following the deadline for submission, would be convened again to
evaluate the supplemental information and to recommend appropriate actions for the Committee to consider
under Agenda item 6.
To assist the delegates in organizing the information to be considered, the Chair reviewed the working
documents provided for the meeting, including several documents of Plenary, PWG, Panel 2 and Panel 4 that
would be pertinent to the work of the Compliance Committee.
4. Review of actions taken by CPCs in response to letters of concern/identification arising from 2011
meeting
The Chair noted that only 18 of 36 responses were received prior to the deadline and reflected that timely
responses will greatly facilitate the work of the Committee. The individual responses were considered together
with Agenda item 5 during the detailed review of compliance by each CPC.
5. Review of implementation of and compliance with the ICCAT requirements
Prior to beginning review of individual CPC compliance, the Chair made several general observations on the
issues included under this Agenda item. The Chair recalled the requirements worksheet transmitted from the
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