Dennis V. Del Socorro Regional Director
THE 15 TH MEETING OF FISHERIES CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF THE ASEAN-SEAFDEC STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP (FCG/ASSP)
X. MANAGEMENT OF CENTER Minimum Regular Contribution
(MRC)
47. Indonesia <> recommended that SEAFDEC could consider providing assistance to justify the calculation for increased MRC which was based on the GDP from fisheries so that the significance of fisheries sector would have more weight during the internal negotiations. If the new MRC would be applied in 2014 for Indonesia, he further requested that the
establishment of new department in Indonesia should be duly considered.
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Secretariat sent the required documents through NC for Indonesia.
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48. Singapore <> reiterated the directives given by the Council during its annual meeting in 2010 that the adjustment of the MRC should be based on the principle and formula as previously agreed in 2007. Observation was further made that the table on calculation of new proposed MRC had an additional column on special adjustment factor, which was absent
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in the 2007 formula. In this regard, it was clarified that the special
adjustment factor is necessary to come up with the new figures of MRC for all countries under the new MRC. The Council noted that the column on special adjustment factor would be retained in the calculation table for future adjustment of the MRC. The Council Director for Singapore added that this was an issue of good corporate governance.
He reminded the SEAFDEC Secretariat to seek the Council’s endorsement for any changes to the MRC formula and to also include it in the Financial Regulations of
SEAFDEC.
Proposed Revision of Plans of Operation (Functions) and Programs of Work of SEAFDEC Departments 49. The Council however recommended
that discussion on this matter should be postponed, and requested the Secretariat and Departments to take into consideration the
recommendations from the Third SEAFDEC Review in order to come up with revised functions and programs of work for discussion in the future.
50. However, the Council deemed it necessary to postpone the discussions on this matter due to pending final
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Refers to para 21 of the SCM Report suggested that now under the process of reviewing the priority areas of their respective countries. Regarding this, once the prioritized issues were available, it should be taken into consideration in finalizing the Plans of Operation and Programs of Work of SEAFDEC for consideration by the SEAFDEC Council at its next Meeting in 2014.
In response to this, Secretariat send the list of the issues that have been raised during the 3rd SEAFDEC Review Committee visited to all ASEAN Member Countries. With the aim to clarify the priority of regional important issues to be considered by SEAFDEC. The inputs from Member country by 17 November
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consideration of the Council on the recommendations of the Third SEAFDEC Review. Therefore, this aspect would be made part of the agenda for the Special Council Meeting in October 2013.
are examined and discussed at the 36th PCM.
Operation of SEAFDEC Training and Research Vessels
51. With regards to data sharing, the Council agreed that some basic data collected onboard during the survey should be shared with SEAFDEC/TD.
The data to be shared should be finalized at the planning meeting of the cruise survey between the requesting country and SEAFDEC.
Such basic data will be kept
confidential and be used only for the SEAFDEC regional database and for future regional analysis.
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The revised “Cost Shared Policy for MV SEAFDEC 2 was endorsed by the Council, this massage is circulated to TD’s responsible Division for reference.
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Guidelines for the Establishment of Collaborating Centers for SEAFDEC 52. Indonesia <> reminded that Indonesia
had expressed concern on Paragraph 13 of the first draft in 2007 developed by Singapore as well as the
obligations and rights of the collaborating centers. He then re- emphasized that such concern should be properly addressed in the revised draft.
53. Singapore was not comfortable with the new set of guidelines tabled by the
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Secretariat at the Council Meeting which included amendments not recommended by Member Countries at the PCM. These included reducing the collaborating centre to an observer role and for the collaborating centre to report to SEAFDEC through a SEAFDEC Department.
54. The Council agreed that the Post- Harvest Centre of Singapore, as a Collaborating Center for SEAFDEC, could continue to operate under the umbrella of the draft Guidelines prepared by Singapore in 2007. The Council agreed to Singapore’s proposal to amend paragraph 13 taking into consideration the comments of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Japan comments, and circulate the amended Guidelines to the Council for approval by ad referendum.
Organization,
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XII. CONCLUDING MATTERS