Why they thought this way can be explained, first, by the role assigned the new Senate, to protect sectional and minority rights; and second, the experience Canadian legislators had been through in the 1850s and 1860s, when government instability had become a hallmark of politics in the united Canadas.

G. whereas the new EU control package, consisting of the IUU Regulation, the Control Regulation and the Fishing Authorisations Regulation, constitutes a comprehensive set of instruments to combat this scourge of the oceans, since it specifies the flag, coastal, port and market State responsibilities of both the EU Member States and third countries;

It became obvious that it was not very likely to succeed. The compromise position adopted by the Naskapi is that they wish no new powers in certain areas, such as natural resources, wildlife management, taxation, land management, culture, toponyms, and language.

Against this background, it stressed that the proposal for the new Chemical legislation will be the first test for implementing this approach.

The Joint Parliamentary Assembly has adapted its work according to the new role that it has been given, in particular to promote democratic processes.

The new international law of the sea enshrining 200 miles as the exclusive zone for the exploitation of fishing resources by coastal states meant that the Community fleet found itself with excess capacity. This, combined with the increasing scarcity of resources in which the over-exploitation of some fishing grounds has played a part, has brought about a continuous reduction in both the high sea and the small-scale coastal fleet with the consequent loss of jobs, which have declined progressively in almost all countries and areas since the 1980s, as shown in the table annexed.