This paper was conceived as a working document for states to complete and build upon, and was presented to the seventh session of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held at FAO in October 2004. SAC expressed the wish that the monitoring of legal management-related frameworks be pursued through the networks of legal experts established by some of the regional projects. To be of use over time, this document should be updated regularly with information provided to the GFCM Secretariat. SAC suggested that Members inform the Secretariat of the enactment of any new law or regulation, or amendments of texts in force, in order to facilitate this process.
The paper was written by Philippe Cacaud (Legal Consultant, FAO) and edited with the assistance of the FAO FishCode Programme.
