PROTOCOL setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 29 February 1988 to 28 February 1990

THE PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL,

Having regard to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal, signed on 15 June 1979, as amended by the Agreement signed on 21 January 1982 and the Agreement signed on 20 November 1985,

Having regard to the Protocol setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the said Agreement for the period from 1 October 1986 to 28 February 1988,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 From 29 February 1988, for a period of two years, the limits referred to in Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall be set as follows:

1. Wet trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) landing and selling their entire catch in Senegal:

(a) shrimp: - GRT/year;

(b) fish and cephalopods: 250 GRT/year.

2. Wet trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) not landing their catch in Senegal:

(a) shrimp: - GRT/year;

(b) fish and cephalopods: 3 000 GRT/year.

3. Ocean-going wet fish trawlers (demersal) not landing their catch in Senegal: 6 000 GRT/year 4. Freezer trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) landing and selling part of their catch in Senegal:

(a) shrimp: 3 000 GRT/year;

(b) fish and cephalopods: 8 000 GRT/year.

5. Freezer trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) landing part of their catch in Senegal and fishing over a four-month period specified for each vessel in an overall fishing plan to be notified to the Senegalese Government by the Community every six months:

(a) shrimp: 1 250 GRT over the tonnage specified in point 4;

(b) fish and cephalopods: 3 000 GRT over the tonnage specified in point 4.

6. Ocean-going shrimp freezer trawlers (demersal) not landing their catch in Senegal: 10 000 GRT/year.

7. Tuna vessels landing all their catch in Senegal: 18 vessels.

8. Freezer tuna seiners landing part of their catch in Senegal: 48 vessels.

9. Surface longliners: 35 vessels.

Article 2 1. The financial compensation referred to in Article 9 of the Agreement shall be set at 22 900 000 ECU for the period referred to in Article 1.

2. The compensation shall be paid into the account of Senegal's Treasury.

Article 3 In addition, during the period referred to in Article 1, the Community shall contribute the sum of 550 000 ECU to the financing of Senegal's scientific programme. This sum shall be made available to the Centre de Recherches Océanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT), which comes under the Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA).

Article 4 The two Parties agree that an essential factor for the success of their cooperation is that the competence and know-how of persons engaged in sea fishing should be improved. To this end, the Community will make it easier for nationals of Senegal to find places in establishments in its Member States and shall provide for that purpose, during the period referred to in Article 1, study and training awards totalling 660 months in various scientific, technical and economic subjects connected with fisheries. The total amount of these awards must not exceed 550 000 ECU, however. The awards may also be used in Senegal or in any other State linked to the Community by a cooperation agreement.

Article 5 Failure by the Community to pay the sums referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this Protocol may result in the suspension of the fisheries Agreement.

Article 6 Annex I to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal, signed on 15 June 1979, is hereby repealed and replaced by the Annex I annexed hereto.

Article 7 This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of its signing.

It shall apply with effect from 29 February 1988.