TERMS OF REFERENCE AND ORGANISATION OF WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE (SCIC)

TERMS OF REFERENCE AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION

AND COMPLIANCE (SCIC)

The Standing Committee on Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) was established

by the Commission with the following terms of reference.

1. The Committee shall be tasked with providing the Commission with information,

advice and recommendations necessary to give effect to Articles X, XXI, XXII and

XXIV of the Convention.

2. The Committee shall:

(i) review and assess Contracting Parties’ implementation of, and compliance with,

conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission;

(ii) review and assess, as appropriate, the implementation of, and compliance with,

conservation and management measures by those non-Contracting Parties which

have agreed to apply such measures;

(iii) provide technical advice and recommendations on means to promote the effective

implementation of, and compliance with, conservation and management

measures;

(iv) review and analyse information pertaining to activities of Contracting Parties and

non-Contracting Parties which undermine the objectives of the Convention,

including in particular illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, and

recommend actions to be taken by the Commission to prevent, deter and eliminate

such activities;

(v) review the operation of, and recommend priorities of and improvements to, the

System of Inspection and, in association with the Scientific Committee, as

appropriate, the Scheme of International Scientific Observation;

(vi) exchange information with the Scientific Committee and its subsidiary bodies as

well as the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance (SCAF), as

appropriate, on matters of relevance for the exercise of their respective functions;

(vii) provide the Commission with recommendations on appropriate interaction with

other fisheries or conservation management, technical or scientific organisations

on matters of relevance to the effective implementation of, and compliance with,

conservation and management measures;

(viii) perform such other functions consistent with its terms of reference as the

Commission might decide; and

(ix) prepare a report on its activities and recommendations, as well as an agenda for its

next meeting, for consideration by the Commission.