The Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) adopted on Wednesday at the Bardo Palace Additional Article No. 109 concerning biological rest in the fisheries sector, as part of the 2026 Finance Bill (PLF 2026). The text was approved with 76 votes in favor, 26 against, and 13 abstentions.
Adopted during a joint plenary session of the two legislative chambers, devoted to continuing the vote on the additional articles of the PLF 2026, this article provides for the addition of a new paragraph to Article 3 of Law No. 17 of 2009 on the regime of biological rest in the fisheries sector.
This amendment will allow artisanal fishery workers to benefit from financial assistance granted during the biological rest period, in order to contribute to compensation for work-related accidents and occupational diseases occurring during the exercise of their activity, as well as indemnities in cases of death, drowning, or disappearance at sea.
Source : La presse
