Several member states considered together with Spain that the current fishing agreement negotiated with Mauritania was not viable for the EU because of the conditions imposed in the framework of this protocol.
Mitu liikmesriiki ja Hispaania olid seisukohal, et kõnealuse protokolli raames kehtestatud tingimuste tõttu ei ole praegune Mauritaaniaga läbiräägitud kalandusleping ELi jaoks tasuv.