This Decree, consisting of 14 articles, provides for the Interministerial Commission on Marine Resources (CIRM). This Commission is a deliberative and advisory body with the purpose of: coordinating actions related to the National Policy for the Resources of the Sea, approved by Decree No. 5.377 of 23 February 2005; implementing the Brazilian Antarctic Programme, observing the provisions of Decree No. 94401 of 3 June 1987; and exercising the powers set forth in Law No. 7.661 of 16 May 1988. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Interministerial Commission, entitled to: submit to the State Minister for Defense the guidelines for the implementation of the National Policy for the Resources of the Sea; plan activities related to marine resources and propose priorities for related programmes and projects; coordinate the preparation of multi-year and annual common and sectoral plans; propose the allocation of financial resources to increase the development of activities related to the resources of the sea and Antarctica; monitor the results and propose changes to the National Policy for the Resources of the Sea and the Brazilian Antarctic Programme; approve the National Plan for Coastal Management; and guide and coordinate management measures on the use of living and non-living resources in the marine areas under jurisdiction and national interest, according to the National Policy for Marine Resources.
Brésil · 2019-06-25