Report of the Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance. Rome, 2-6 May 2011,5-9 March 2012 and 4-8 February 2013

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1046

Report of the Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance

Rome, 2–6 May 2011, 5–9 March 2012 and 4–8 February 2013

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 2013

ABSTRACT

FAO. 2013.
Report of the Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance. Rome, 2–6 May 2011, 5–9 March 2012 and 4–8 February 2013.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1046. Rome, FAO. 44 pp.

This document contains the report of the Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance. The Consultation was held in three sessions at FAO headquarters, Rome, from 2–6 May 2011,5–9 March 2012 and 4–8 February 2013. The Consultation was convened by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations upon the recommendation of twenty-eighth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The Technical Consultation finalized the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance. The Consultation was funded by the Governments of Canada, New Zealand, Norway and United States of America and by the European Commission.

Table of Contents


OPENING OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRPERSONS AND DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR
DRAFT CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING FLAG STATE PERFORMANCE
OTHER MATTERS
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
APPENDIXES
A.	Agenda
B.	List of delegates and observers
C.	List of documents
D.	Opening statement at the first session of the Technical Consultation by Árni M. Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO
E.	Opening statement at the resumed session of the Technical Consultation by Árni M. Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO
F.	Voluntary Guidelines for flag State performance

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