Website efca.europa.eu Founded 1 February 2006 | ||
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Formed 1 February 2006 (2006-02-01) Preceding Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) Agency executives Jörgen Holmquist, ChairpersonPascal Savouret, Executive Director Key document Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 | ||
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that co-ordinates the national operational activities in the area of fisheries, and assists the member states in their application of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The agency is based in Vigo, Spain.
History
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) was established pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 26 April 2005 which entered into force on 10 June 2005. The Administrative Board was constituted at its first meeting held on 1 February 2006. Effective 1 January 2012, the agency was renamed as the European Fisheries Control Agency.
References
European Fisheries Control Agency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA