Membership
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is composed of 23 contracting parties:
19 Mediterranean states · 3 Black Sea states · European Union
Albania
10 Apr 1991
Algeria
11 Dec 1967
Bulgaria
03 Nov 1969
Croatia
22 May 1995
Cyprus
10 Jun 1965
Egypt
19 Feb 1951
European Union
25 Jun 1998
France
08 Jul 1952
Greece
07 Apr 1952
Israel
20 Feb 1952
Italy
29 May 1951
Lebanon
14 Nov 1960
Libya
13 May 1963
Malta
29 Apr 1965
Monaco
14 May 1954
Montenegro
31 Jan 2008
Morocco
17 Sep 1956
Romania
19 Feb 1971
Slovenia
25 May 2000
Spain
19 Oct 1953
Syria
12 Dec 1975
Tunisia
22 Jun 1954
Türkiye
06 Apr 1954
The GFCM also includes 6 cooperating non-contracting parties:
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016) · Georgia (2015) · Jordan (2018) · Republic of Moldova (2017) · Saudi Arabia (2021) · Ukraine (2015)
Contracting parties are the state and regional economic integration organizations that comprise the Commission. Membership in the Commission is open to Members and Associate Members of FAO, and such non-Member states as are Members of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies that are coastal states or regional economic organizations whose vessels engage in fishing in the GFCM area of application. Contracting parties contribute to the GFCM budget and finance its operations
Cooperating non-contracting parties are not formally associated with the GFCM but they actively participate in GFCM activities, attend the sessions of the Commission and commit to fully implement all GFCM recommendations.