Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) is on the Fisheries & Aquaculture rulebook because its official title matches fisheries. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology

Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029): what it means for Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) is part of the EU rulebook for fisheries & aquaculture. Its subject matter covers fisheriescore to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.

Act
32025D0961
Type
Decision
Stage
Procedure completed
Dated
2025-05-12
Procedure
2024/0159(NLE)
Lead committee
PECH

What the act does

to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau entered into force on 15 April 2008. It is tacitly renewable and is therefore still in force. The previous 5-year Implementing Protocol to the Agreement entered into force on 15 June 2019 and expired on…

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Why it matters for Fisheries & Aquaculture

The fishing industry and aquaculture producers operate under the EU's Common Fisheries Policy — catch limits, fleet and conservation rules, and the market organisation. These are the core acts.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers fisheries. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

Does the Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) apply to your company?

This act’s scope covers:

  • fisheries

Does your business touch any of these?

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Primary sources

The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.