PROHIBITION OF SUBSIDIES IN DISPUTED WATERS

Supplement

The following communication, dated 6 December 2018, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Philippines.

Philippine Statement on the Subsidy Prohibition on IUU Fishing And Areas with Conflicting/Disputed Claims Over Maritime or Territorial Jurisdictions, Sections 3.2 & 3.10 of TN/RL/W/274/Rev.6, NG Rules Consultation on Fisheries Subsidies, 6 December 2018

Chair, I thank you for this opportunity to elaborate our statement on Tuesday regarding the inherent and inseparable linkage between IUU fishing and Members' concerns on conflicting claims over maritime or territorial jurisdictions in our negotiations for eliminating subsidies.