This paper is a short summary of the project which, starting from the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), led to the Consultation on Adoption of Article 9 of the FAO CCRF in the Mediterranean Region. This project was funded by the Italian Government and was implemented by FAO from June 1998 to July 1999, date of the Consultation, in which the member countries of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) participated. The Consultation was organized as a project involving assistance to the countries in the preparation of national documentation. This work generated 14 national reports from which a Synthesis and a proposal for an Action Plan were prepared. The discussion of the Action Plan led the Consultation to retain five main elements with a series of associated national and regional activities. These were prioritized for the Action Plan, and its implementation should continue at both national and regional level after the Consultation.