The FAR was intended to establish common ground for authorising fishing activities to be carried out by Union vessels outside Union waters with a view to supporting the fight against illegal, unreported and undeclared (‘IUU’) fishing and better control and monitoring of the Union fleet across the globe, as well as conditions for the authorising of third-country vessels fishing in Union waters.
Ba é aidhm FAR bonn coiteann a leagan síos chun na gníomhaíochtaí iascaireachta a dhéanann soithí de chuid an Aontais lasmuigh d’uiscí an Aontais a údarú d’fhonn tacú leis an gcomhrac i gcoinne iascaireacht neamhdhleathach, neamhthuairiscthe agus neamhrialáilte (“NNN”), agus rialú agus faireachán níos fearr a dhéanamh ar chabhlach an Aontais ar fud an domhain agus ar na coinníollacha lena n-údaraítear soithí tríú tír a bhíonn ag iascaireacht in uiscí an Aontais.