Council Decision (EU) 2021/1796 of 28 September 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Commission established by the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic as regards a decision on the establishment of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Seamount Marine Protected Area (NACES MPA) and a recommendation on the management of the NACES MPA

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 24th meeting of the OSPAR Commission shall be to support the adoption of a decision on the establishment of the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Seamount Marine Protected Area (NACES MPA) and a recommendation on the management of the NACES MPA.

Refinement of the position referred to in Article 1 may be agreed to, in the light of developments at the 24th meeting of the OSPAR Commission, by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with Member States during on-the-spot coordination meetings, without a further decision of the Council.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.