title: Deċiżjoni (UE) 2017/2081 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tal-10 ta' Ottubru 2017 li temenda d-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 dwar it-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet ta' TARGET2-BĊE (BĊE/2017/30)

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                  14.11.2017

                  MT

                  Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea

                  L 295/89

            DEĊIŻJONI (UE) 2017/2081 TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW
      tal-10 ta' Ottubru 2017
      li temenda d-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 dwar it-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet ta' TARGET2-BĊE (BĊE/2017/30)
      IL-BORD EŻEKUTTIV TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW,
      Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea, u partikolarment l-ewwel u r-raba' inċiżi tal-Artikolu 127(2) tiegħu,
      Wara li kkunsidra l-Istatut tas-Sistema Ewropea tal-Banek Ċentrali u tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 3.1 u l-Artikoli 17, 18 u 22 tiegħu,
      Billi:

                  (1)

                  Fit-22 ta' Settembru 2017, il-Kunsill Governattiv emenda l-Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 (1) sabiex: (a) tirrifletti fil-qafas legali ta' TARGET2 id-deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill Governattiv tad-9 ta' Ġunju 2016 li tarmonizza r-remunerazzjoni tal-fondi ta' garanzija ta' infrastrutturi tas-suq finanzjarju miżmuma mal-Eurosistema, (b) tirrifletti li, mat-tlestija tal-pjan ta' migrazzjoni lejn TARGET2-Securities (T2S) f'Settembru 2017, il-mudell integrat użat fil-proċeduri ta' saldu għal sistemi anċillari mhux ser ikomplu jiġu offruti, (c) tiddaħħal proċedura ġdida ta' ħlas għas-sistema anċillari li tappoġġa l-emerġenza ta' soluzzjoni pan-Ewropea għal ħlasijiet instantanji (proċedura ta' saldu 6 f'ħin reali), u (d) jiġu ċċarati ċerti aspetti tal-Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27).

                  (2)

                  Sabiex jiġu riflessi l-emendi li saru għal-Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 fir-rigward tat-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet ta' TARGET2-BĊE, fejn meħtieġ, u biex jiġu ċċarati xi punti oħrajn fit-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet, id-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 (2) għandha tiġi emendata kif meħtieġ,

            ADOTTA DIN ID-DEĊIŻJONI:
      Artikolu 1
      Emendi
      1.   Qiegħed jiżdied l-Artikolu 3a li ġej:

         “Artikolu 3a
         Remunerazzjoni ta' Fondi ta' Garanzija
         1.   ‘Fondi ta' Garanzija’ tfisser fondi pprovduti minn parteċipanti ta' sistema anċillari, li għandhom jintużaw fil-każ ta' nuqqas, għal kwalunkwe raġuni, ta' parteċipant wieħed jew aktar milli jissodisfaw l-obbligi tagħhom ta' ħlas fis-sistema anċillari.
         2.   Il-Fondi ta' Garanzija għandhom jiġu rremunerati bir-rata tal-faċilità tad-depożitu.”;

      2.   L-Annessi I u II tad-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 huma emendati skont l-Anness ta' din il-Linja Gwida.
      Artikolu 2
      Dħul fis-seħħ
      Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-20 ta' Ottubru 2017.
      Għandha tapplika mit-13 ta' Novembru 2017.

         Magħmul fi Frankfurt am Main, 10 ta' Ottubru 2017.

               Għall-Bord Eżekuttiv tal-BĊE

               Il-President tal-BĊE

            Mario DRAGHI

         (1)  Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 tal-5 ta' Diċembru 2012 dwar sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) (ĠU L 30, 30.1.2013, p. 1).

         (2)  Deċiżjoni (UE) 2007/7 tal-24 ta' Lulju 2007 dwar it-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet ta' TARGET2-BĊE (ĠU L 237, 8.9.2007, p. 71).

         ANNESS
         L-Annessi I u II tad-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 huma emendati kif gej:

                     1.

                     L-Anness I huwa emendat kif ġej:

                                 (a)

                                 fl-Artikolu 1, id-definizzjoni ta' ‘ancillary system’ tinbidel b'dan li ġej:
                                 ‘‘ancillary system’ means a system managed by an entity established in the European Economic Area (EEA) that is subject to supervision and/or oversight by a competent authority and complies with the oversight requirements for the location of infrastructures offering services in euro, as amended from time to time and published on the ECB's website (*1), in which payments and/or financial instruments are exchanged and/or cleared or recorded with (a) the monetary obligations settled in TARGET2 and/or (b) funds held in TARGET2, in accordance with Guideline ECB/2012/27 (*2) and a bilateral arrangement between the ancillary system and the relevant Eurosystem CB;

                                 (b)

                                 L-Artikolu 28 huwa emendat kif ġej:

                                             (i)

                                             il-paragrafu 6 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘6.   If a PM account holder is suspended from TARGET2-ECB on grounds other than those specified in paragraph (1)(a), all of its incoming payments and outgoing payment orders shall be stored and only entered into the entry disposition after they have been explicitly accepted by the suspended PM account holder's CB.’;

                                             (ii)

                                             il-paragrafu 7 li ġej huwa miżjud:
                                             ‘7.   If a PM account holder is suspended from TARGET2-ECB on the grounds specified in paragraph (1)(a), any outgoing payment orders from that PM account holder shall only be processed on the instructions of its representatives, including those appointed by a competent authority or a court, such as the PM account holder's insolvency administrator, or pursuant to an enforceable decision of a competent authority or a court providing instructions as to how the payments are to be processed. All incoming payments shall be processed in accordance with paragraph 6.’;

                                 (c)

                                 L-Artikolu 32 huwa emendat kif ġej:

                                             (i)

                                             il-paragrafu 2 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘2.   By derogation from paragraph 1, the participant agrees that the ECB may disclose payment, technical or organisational information regarding the participant, participants from the same group or the participant's customers obtained in the course of the operation of TARGET2-ECB to: (a) other CBs or third parties that are involved in the operation of TARGET2-ECB, to the extent that this is necessary for the efficient functioning of TARGET2 or the monitoring of the participant's or its group's exposure; (b) other CBs in order to carry out the analyses necessary for market operations, monetary policy functions, financial stability or financial integration; or (c) supervisory and oversight authorities of Member States and the Union, including CBs, to the extent that this is necessary for the performance of their public tasks, and provided in all such cases that the disclosure is not in conflict with the applicable law. The ECB shall not be liable for the financial and commercial consequences of such disclosure.’;

                                             (ii)

                                             il-paragrafu 3 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘3.   By derogation from paragraph 1 and provided that this does not make it possible, whether directly or indirectly, to identify the participant or the participant's customers, the ECB may use, disclose or publish payment information regarding the participant or the participant's customers for statistical, historical, scientific or other purposes in the exercise of its public functions or of functions of other public entities to which the information is disclosed.’;

                                 (d)

                                 fl-Appendiċi I, il-paragrafu 8(8)(c) huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:

                                             ‘(c)

                                             from the PM account to the technical account managed by the ancillary system using settlement procedure 6 real-time; and’;

                                 (e)

                                 L-Appendiċi IV hija emendata kif gej:

                                             (i)

                                             il-Paragrafu 6(a) huwa mibdul b'li ġej:

                                                         ‘(a)

                                                         If it deems it necessary to do so, the ECB shall initiate the contingency processing of payment orders using the Contingency Module of the SSP or other means. In such cases, only a minimum service level shall be provided to participants. The ECB shall inform its participants of the start of contingency processing by means of any available means of communication.’;

                                             (ii)

                                             il-paragrafu 8(b) jinbidel b'li gej:

                                                         ‘(b)

                                                         In the event of a failure of the ECB, some or all of its technical functions in relation to TARGET2-ECB may be performed by other Eurosystem CBs or the SSP.’;

                                 (f)

                                 fl-Appendiċi I, it-tabella fil-paragrafu 3 hija mibdula b'li ġej:

                                             ‘Time

                                             Description

                                             6.45-7.00

                                             Business window to prepare daytime operations (*3)

                                             7.00-18.00

                                             Daytime processing

                                             17.00

                                             Cut-off time for customer payments (i.e. payments where the originator and/or the beneficiary of a payment is not a direct or indirect participant as identified in the system by the use of an MT 103 or MT 103 + message)

                                             18.00

                                             Cut-off time for interbank payments (i.e. payments other than customer payments)

                                             18.00-18.45 (*4)

                                             End-of-day processing

                                             18.15 (*4)

                                             General cut-off time for the use of standing facilities

                                             (Shortly after) 18.30 (*5)

                                             Data for the update of accounting systems are available to CBs

                                             18.45-19.30 (*5)

                                             Start-of-day processing (new business day)

                                             19.00 (*5)-19.30 (*4)

                                             Provision of liquidity on the PM account

                                             19.30 (*5)

                                             ‘Start-of-procedure’ message and settlement of the standing orders to transfer liquidity from the PM accounts to the sub-accounts/technical account (ancillary system-related settlement)

                                             19.30 (*5)-22.00

                                             Execution of additional liquidity transfers via the ICM for settlement procedure 6 real-time; execution of additional liquidity transfers via the ICM before the ancillary system sends the ‘start-of-cycle’ messages for settlement procedure 6 interfaced; settlement period of night-time ancillary system operations (only for ancillary system settlement procedure 6 real-time and settlement procedure 6 interfaced)

                                             22.00-1.00

                                             Technical maintenance period

                                             1.00-7.00

                                             Settlement procedure of night-time ancillary system operations (only for ancillary system settlement procedure 6 real-time and settlement procedure 6 interfaced)

                                 (g)

                                 L-Appendiċi VI huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:‘
                                    Appendix VI

                                       FEE SCHEDULE AND INVOICING

                                       Fees for direct participants

                                                1.

                                                The monthly fee for the processing of payment orders in TARGET2-ECB for direct participants, depending on which option the direct participant has chosen, shall be either:

                                                            (a)

                                                            EUR 150 per PM account plus a flat fee per transaction (debit entry) of EUR 0,80; or

                                                            (b)

                                                            EUR 1 875 per PM account plus a fee per transaction (debit entry) determined as follows, based on the volume of transactions (number of processed items) per month:

                                                                        Band

                                                                        From

                                                                        To

                                                                        Price (EUR)

                                                                        1

                                                                        1

                                                                        10 000

                                                                        0,60

                                                                        2

                                                                        10 001

                                                                        25 000

                                                                        0,50

                                                                        3

                                                                        25 001

                                                                        50 000

                                                                        0,40

                                                                        4

                                                                        50 001

                                                                        100 000

                                                                        0,20

                                                                        5

                                                                        Above 100 000

                                                                        —

                                                                        0,125

                                                                  Liquidity transfers between a participant's PM account and its sub-accounts shall not be subject to a charge.
                                                            PM to DCA liquidity transfer orders sent from a participant's PM account and DCA to PM liquidity transfer orders received on a participant's PM account shall be charged according to pricing options (a) or (b) as chosen for that PM account.

                                                2.

                                                There shall be an additional monthly fee for direct participants who do not wish the BIC of their account to be published in the TARGET2 directory of EUR 30 per account.

                                                3.

                                                The monthly fee for direct participants subscribing to the TARGET2 value-added services for T2S shall be EUR 50 for those participants that have opted for option (a) in paragraph 1, and EUR 625 for those participants that have opted for option (b) in paragraph 1.

                                       Fees for Main PM account holders

                                                4.

                                                In addition to the fees set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Appendix, a monthly fee of EUR 250 for each linked DCA shall be charged to Main PM account holders.

                                                5.

                                                The Main PM account holders shall be charged the following fees for T2S services connected with the linked DCA(s). These items shall be billed separately.

                                                            Tariff items

                                                            Price (eurocent)

                                                            Explanation

                                                               Settlement services

                                                            DCA to DCA liquidity transfer orders

                                                            9

                                                            per transfer

                                                            Intra-balance movement (i.e. blocking, unblocking, reservation of liquidity etc.)

                                                            6

                                                            per transaction

                                                               Information services

                                                            A2A reports

                                                            0,4

                                                            Per business item in any A2A report generated

                                                            A2A queries

                                                            0,7

                                                            Per queried business item in any A2A query generated

                                                            U2A queries

                                                            10

                                                            Per executed search function

                                                            Messages bundled into a file

                                                            0,4

                                                            Per message in a file

                                                            Transmissions

                                                            1,2

                                                            Per transmission

                                       Invoicing

                                                6.

                                                In the case of direct participants, the following invoicing rules apply. The direct participant shall receive the relevant invoices for the previous month specifying the fees to be paid, no later than on the ninth business day of the following month. Payment shall be made at the latest on the 14th working day of that month to the account specified by the ECB and shall be debited from that participant's PM account.

                                       Fee schedule and invoicing for ancillary systems

                                                7.

                                                An ancillary system using the ASI or the Participant Interface, irrespective of the number of any accounts it may hold with the ASCB and/or the SCB, shall be subject to a fee schedule consisting of the following elements:

                                                            (a)

                                                            A fixed monthly fee of EUR 1 000 to be charged to each ancillary system (Fixed Fee I).

                                                            (b)

                                                            A second monthly fixed fee of between EUR 417 and EUR 8 334, in proportion to the underlying gross value of the ancillary system's euro cash settlement transactions (Fixed Fee II).

                                                                        Band

                                                                        From (EUR million/day)

                                                                        To (EUR million/day)

                                                                        Annual fee (EUR)

                                                                        Monthly fee (EUR)

                                                                        1

                                                                        0

                                                                        below 1 000

                                                                        5 000

                                                                        417

                                                                        2

                                                                        1 000

                                                                        below 2 500

                                                                        10 000

                                                                        833

                                                                        3

                                                                        2 500

                                                                        below 5 000

                                                                        20 000

                                                                        1 667

                                                                        4

                                                                        5 000

                                                                        below 10 000

                                                                        30 000

                                                                        2 500

                                                                        5

                                                                        10 000

                                                                        below 50 000

                                                                        40 000

                                                                        3 333

                                                                        6

                                                                        50 000

                                                                        below 500 000

                                                                        50 000

                                                                        4 167

                                                                        7

                                                                        500 000  and above

                                                                        —

                                                                        100 000

                                                                        8 334

                                                                  The gross value of the ancillary system's euro cash settlement transactions shall be calculated by the ASCB once a year on the basis of such gross value during the previous year and the calculated gross value shall be applied for calculating the fee from 1 January of each calendar year. The gross value shall exclude transactions settled on DCAs.

                                                            (c)

                                                            A transaction fee calculated on the same basis as the schedule established for PM account holders, in line with paragraph 1. The ancillary system may choose one of the two options: either to pay a flat EUR 0,80 fee per payment instruction (Option A) or to pay a fee calculated on a degressive basis (Option B), subject to the following modifications:

                                                                        (i)

                                                                        for Option B, the limits of the bands relating to volume of payment instructions are divided by two; and

                                                                        (ii)

                                                                        a monthly fixed fee of EUR 150 (under Option A) or EUR 1 875 (under Option B) shall be charged in addition to Fixed Fee I and Fixed Fee II.

                                                            (d)

                                                            In addition to the fees set out in points (a) to (c), an ancillary system using the ASI or the Participant Interface shall also be subject to the following fees:

                                                                        (i)

                                                                        If the ancillary system makes use of the TARGET2 value-added services for T2S, the monthly fee for the use of the value added services shall be EUR 50 for those systems that have chosen option A and EUR 625 for those systems that have chosen option B. This fee shall be charged for each account held by the ancillary system that uses the services;

                                                                        (ii)

                                                                        If the ancillary system holds a Main PM account linked to one or more DCAs, the monthly fee shall be EUR 250 for each linked DCA; and

                                                                        (iii)

                                                                        The ancillary system as Main PM account holder shall be charged the following fees for T2S services connected with the linked DCA(s). These items shall be billed separately:

                                                                                Tariff items

                                                                                Price (eurocent)

                                                                                Explanation

                                                                                Settlement services

                                                                                DCA to DCA liquidity transfer orders

                                                                                9

                                                                                per transfer

                                                                                Intra-balance movement (i.e. blocking, unblocking, reservation of liquidity etc.)

                                                                                6

                                                                                per transaction

                                                                                Information services

                                                                                A2A reports

                                                                                0,4

                                                                                Per business item in any A2A report generated

                                                                                A2A queries

                                                                                0,7

                                                                                Per queried business item in any A2A query generated

                                                                                U2A queries

                                                                                10

                                                                                Per executed search function

                                                                                U2A queries downloaded

                                                                                0,7

                                                                                Per queried business item in any U2A query generated and downloaded

                                                                                Messages bundled into a file

                                                                                0,4

                                                                                Per message in a file

                                                                                Transmissions

                                                                                1,2

                                                                                Per transmission

                                                8.

                                                Any fee payable in relation to a payment instruction submitted or payment received by an ancillary system, via either the Participant Interface or the ASI, shall be exclusively charged to this ancillary system. The Governing Council may establish more detailed rules for the determination of billable transactions settled via the ASI.

                                                9.

                                                Each ancillary system shall receive an invoice from its ASCB for the previous month based on the fees referred to in subparagraph 1, no later than the ninth business day of the following month. Payments shall be made no later than the 14th business day of this month to the account specified by the ASCB or shall be debited from an account specified by the ancillary system.

                                                10.

                                                For the purposes of paragraphs 7 to 9, each ancillary system that has been designated under Directive 98/26/EC shall be treated separately, even if two or more of them are operated by the same legal entity. The same rule shall apply to the ancillary systems that have not been designated under Directive 98/26/EC, in which case the ancillary systems shall be identified by reference to the following criteria: (a) a formal arrangement, based on a contractual or legislative instrument, e.g. an agreement among the participants and the system operator; (b) with multiple membership; (c) with common rules and standardised arrangements; and (d) for the clearing, netting and/or settlement of payments and/or securities between the participants.

                                          ’;

                     2.

                     L-Anness II huwa emendat kif gej:

                                 (a)

                                 L-Artikolu 24 huwa emendat kif ġej:

                                             (i)

                                             il-paragrafu 6 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘6.   If a DCA holder is suspended from TARGET2-ECB on grounds other than those specified in paragraph (1)(a), all its incoming and outgoing payment orders shall only be presented for settlement after they have been explicitly accepted by the suspended DCA holder's CB.’;

                                             (ii)

                                             il-paragrafu 7 li ġej huwa miżjud:
                                             ‘7.   If a DCA holder is suspended from TARGET2-ECB on the grounds specified in paragraph (1)(a), any outgoing payment orders from that DCA holder shall only be processed on the instructions of its representatives, including those appointed by a competent authority or a court, such as the DCA holder's insolvency administrator, or pursuant to an enforceable decision of a competent authority or a court providing instructions as to how the payments are to be processed. All incoming payments shall be processed in accordance with paragraph (6).’;

                                 (b)

                                 L-Artikolu 27 huwa emendat kif ġej:

                                             (i)

                                             il-paragrafu 2 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘2.   By derogation from paragraph 1, the DCA holder agrees that the ECB may disclose payment order, technical or organisational information regarding the DCA holder, other DCAs held by DCA holders of the same group, or the DCA holder's customers obtained in the course of the operation of TARGET2-ECB to: (a) other CBs or third parties that are involved in the operation of TARGET2-ECB, to the extent that this is necessary for the efficient functioning of TARGET2, or the monitoring of the DCA holder's or its group's exposure; (b) other CBs in order to carry out the analyses necessary for market operations, monetary policy functions, financial stability or financial integration; or (c) supervisory and oversight authorities of Member States and the Union, including CBs, to the extent that this is necessary for the performance of their public tasks, and provided in all such cases that the disclosure is not in conflict with the applicable law. The ECB shall not be liable for the financial and commercial consequences of such disclosure.’;

                                             (ii)

                                             il-paragrafu 3 huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:
                                             ‘3.   By derogation from paragraph 1 and provided that this does not make it possible, whether directly or indirectly, to identify the DCA holder or the DCA holder's customers, the ECB may use, disclose or publish payment information regarding the DCA holder or the DCA holder's customers for statistical, historical, scientific or other purposes in the exercise of its public functions or of functions of other public entities to which the information is disclosed.’.

            (*1)  The Eurosystem's current policy for the location of infrastructure is set out in the following statements, which are available on the ECB's website at www.ecb.europa.eu: (a) the policy statement on euro payment and settlement systems located outside the euro area of 3 November 1998; (b) the Eurosystem's policy line with regard to consolidation in central counterparty clearing of 27 September 2001; (c) the Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling in euro-denominated payment transactions of 19 July 2007; (d) the Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling euro-denominated payment transactions: specification of ‘legally and operationally located in the euro area’ of 20 November 2008; (e) the Eurosystem oversight policy framework of July 2011, subject to the judgment of 4 March 2015United Kingdom v European Central Bank, T-496/11, ECLI:EU:T:2015:496.

            (*2)  Guideline ECB/2012/27 of 5 December 2012 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (OJ L 30, 30.1.2013, p. 1).’;

            (*3)  ‘Daytime operations’ means daytime processing and end-of-day processing.

            (*4)  Ends 15 minutes later on the last day of the Eurosystem reserve maintenance period.

            (*5)  Starts 15 minutes later on the last day of the Eurosystem reserve maintenance period.’;


title: Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill (UE) 2017/1960 tat-23 ta' Ottubru 2017 dwar l-iffirmar, f'isem l-Unjoni, u l-applikazzjoni provviżorja tal-Protokoll li jistabbilixxi l-opportunitajiet tas-sajd u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja previsti fil-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius

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               28.10.2017

               MT

               Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea

               L 279/1

         DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUNSILL (UE) 2017/1960
   tat-23 ta' Ottubru 2017
   dwar l-iffirmar, f'isem l-Unjoni, u l-applikazzjoni provviżorja tal-Protokoll li jistabbilixxi l-opportunitajiet tas-sajd u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja previsti fil-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius
   IL-KUNSILL TAL-UNJONI EWROPEA,
   Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 43, flimkien mal-Artikolu 218(5) tiegħu,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-proposta mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea,
   Billi:

               (1)

               Fit-28 ta' Jannar 2014, il-Kunsill adotta d-Deċiżjoni 2014/146/UE (1) dwar il-konklużjoni tal-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (“il-Ftehim”).

               (2)

               L-ewwel Protokoll (2) tal-Ftehim stabbilixxa, għal perjodu ta' tliet snin, l-opportunitajiet tas-sajd mogħtija lill-bastimenti tal-Unjoni fiż-żona tas-sajd taħt is-sovranità jew il-ġurisdizzjoni tar-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (“Mauritius”) u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja mogħtija mill-Unjoni. Il-perjodu tal-applikazzjoni ta' dak il-Protokoll skada fis-27 ta' Jannar 2017.

               (3)

               Il-Kummissjoni nnegozjat, f'isem l-Unjoni, Protokoll ġdid li jistabbilixxi l-opportunitajiet tas-sajd u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja previsti mill-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (“il-Protokoll”). Il-Protokoll ġie inizjalat fis-26 ta' April 2017.

               (4)

               L-għan tal-Protokoll huwa li jippermetti lill-Unjoni u lil Mauritius sabiex jaħdmu aktar mill-qrib fuq il-promozzjoni ta' politika tas-sajd sostenibbli, tal-isfruttament responsabbli tar-riżorsi tas-sajd fl-ilmijiet ta' Mauritius, u tal-isforzi ta' Mauritius biex jiżviluppa ekonomija tal-oċeani sostenibbli.

               (5)

               Jenħtieġ li l-Protokoll jiġi ffirmat.

               (6)

               Sabiex ikun żgurat li jinbdew malajr l-attivitajiet tas-sajd tal-bastimenti tal-Unjoni, jenħtieġ li l-Protokoll jiġi applikat fuq bażi provviżorja, sakemm jitlestew il-proċeduri meħtieġa għad-dħul fis-seħħ tiegħu,

         ADOTTA DIN ID-DEĊIŻJONI:
   Artikolu 1
   L-iffirmar f'isem l-Unjoni tal-Protokoll li jistabbilixxi l-opportunitajiet tas-sajd u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja previsti mill-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (“il-Protokoll”) huwa b'dan awtorizzat, soġġett għall-konklużjoni tal-imsemmi Protokoll.
   It-test tal-Protokoll huwa mehmuż ma' din id-Deċiżjoni.
   Artikolu 2
   Il-President tal-Kunsill huwa b'dan awtorizzat li jaħtar il-persuna jew persuni bis-setgħa li jiffirmaw il-Protokoll f'isem l-Unjoni.
   Artikolu 3
   F'konformità mal-Artikolu 15 tal-Protokoll, il-Protokoll għandu jiġi applikat fuq bażi provviżorja, mill-iffirmar tiegħu, sakemm jitletew il-proċeduri meħtieġa għad-dħul fis-seħħ tiegħu.
   Artikolu 4
   Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tielet jum wara dak tal-pubblikazzjoni tagħha f'Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

      Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, it-23 ta' Ottubru 2017.

            Għall-Kunsill

            Il-President

         K. IVA

      (1)  Id-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2014/146/UE tat-28 ta' Jannar 2014 dwar il-konklużjoni tal-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (ĠU L 79, 18.3.2014, p. 2).

      (2)  Il-Protokoll li jistabbilixxi l-opportunitajiet ta' sajd u l-kontribuzzjoni finanzjarja previsti fil-Ftehim ta' Sħubija dwar is-Sajd bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta' Mauritius (ĠU L 79, 18.3.2014, p. 9).