Translation of "protocole équilibré " (French → English) :

This protocol is balanced and favourable for both sides. It aims to guarantee sustainable fishing by the EU fleet in Seychelles waters, and this aim is safeguarded by a series of clauses in the protocol and fisheries agreement designed to ensure the monitoring, control and inspection of fishing activity, including scientific cooperation, a satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS), an electronic catch recording and reporting system (ERS), management of the annual reference tonnage and embarkation of observers.

The new Fishery Partnership Agreement and the new Protocol are balanced and cover the interests of both parties and consent to conclusion by the EP is therefore recommended.

In the context of this MoU, the European Commission took on a novel function as facilitator of such Dialogues by providing administrative and logistic support and by safeguarding, where necessary, a fair balance among the different interests at stake, notably the legitimate rights and expectations of EU citizens.

1. Takes the view that the amendment of Protocol No 36 requested by the European Council stems directly from the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, and is a valid solution that will enable all those Member States entitled to additional seats to designate the MEPs concerned; agrees that an additional 18 MEPs should be elected to Parliament for the remainder of the 2009-2014 term; insists, however, that all 18 should take up their seats in Parliament at the same time in order not to upset the balance of nationalities in the House; urges Member States to complete their election procedures in a pragmatic way as soon as possible;

The dynamics of the debt-to-GDP ratio depend on the realised budget balance, nominal growth, and the so called “stock-flow adjustment”, capturing the residual discrepancy between the change in the outstanding debt stock and the general government deficit, as defined in the Protocol to the Maastricht Treaty.

The provisions of the Protocol on Tourism primarily concern tourism management and controlling tourist flows, structural developments such as ski lifts and ski slopes, accommodation and the balanced development of economically weak areas.