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AGREEMENT
intheformofanExchangeofLettersconcerningtheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreement
amendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofEquatorialGuineaonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedatMalaboon
15June1984,fortheperiodstartingon27June1986
A.LetterfromtheGovernmentofEquatorialGuinea
Sir,
WithreferencetotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
GovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuinea,initialledon25June1986,amendingthe
AgreementonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedatMalaboon15June1984,I
havethehonourtoinformyouthattheGovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuineaisready
toapplythisAgreementonaprovisionalbasis,witheffectfrom27June1986,untilitsentryinto
forceinaccordancewithArticle2ofthesaidAgreement,providedthattheEuropeanEconomic
Communityisdisposedtodothesame.
Thisisontheunderstandingthatpaymentofafirstinstalmentequalto40%ofthefinancial
compensationspecifiedintheAgreementiseffectedby31December1986.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'sagreementtosuch
provisionalapplication .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentof
theRepublicofEquatorialGuinea
B.LetterfromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Sir,
Iaminreceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,whichreadsasfollows:
'WithreferencetotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
GovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuinea,initialledon25June1986,amendingthe
AgreementonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedatMalaboon15June1984,1
havethehonourtoinformyouthattheGovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuineais
readytoapplythisAgreementonaprovisionalbasis,witheffectfrom27June1986,untilits
entryintoforceinaccordancewithArticledofthesaidAgreement,providedthattheEuropean
Communityisdisposedtodothesame.
Thisisontheunderstandingthatpaymentofafirstinstalmentequalto40%ofthefinancial
compensationspecifiedintheAgreementiseffectedby31December1986.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'sagreementto
suchaprovisionalapplication.'.
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'sagreementtothisprovisional
applicationoftheAgreement.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

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AGREEMENT
amendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofEquatorialGuineaonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedatMalaboon
15June1984
Article1
TheAnnexreferredtoinArticle4andtheProtocolreferredtoinArticle6oftheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorial
GuineaonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedon15June1984shallbereplacedby
thetextsannexedtothisAgreement.
Article2
ThisAgreement,drawnupinduplicateintheDanish,German,Greek,English,French,Italian,
Dutch,PortugueseandSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic,shallenter
intoforceonthedateofsignature.
Itshallbeapplicablefrom27June1986to26June1989.

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ANNEX
CONDITIONS FORTHEPURSUITOFFISHINGACTIVITIESINEQUATORIAL GUINEA'SFISHING
ZONEBYVESSELSFLYINGTHEFLAGSOFMEMBERSTATESOFTHECOMMUNITY
A.Licenceapplicationandissuingformalities
Theprocedureforapplicationsfor,andissueof,thelicencesenablingvesselsflyingtheflagsoftheMember
StatesoftheCommunitytofishinEquatorialGuinea'sfishingzoneshallbeasfollows:
TherelevantCommunityauthoritiesshallpresenttotheMinistryofWater,ForestryandReafforestationof
theRepublicofEquatorialGuinea,viatheDelegationoftheCommissioninEquatorialGuinea,an
applicationforeachvesselthatwishestofishunderthisAgreement,atleast30daysbeforethedateof
commencement oftheperiodofvalidityrequested.
TheapplicationsshallbemadeontheformsprovidedforthatpurposebytheGovernmentoftheRepublic
ofEquatorialGuinea,aspecimenofwhichisannexedhereto.
Eachlicenceapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbyproofofpaymentfortheperiodofthelicence'svalidity
intotheaccountreferredtoinArticle3oftheProtocol.Oncesigned,thelicencesshallbeissuedbythe
EquatorialGuineaauthoritiestotheshipownersortheirrepresentatives .Licencesmustbeheldonboardat
alltimes.
1.Provisionsapplicabletotrawlers
(a)Thelicencesfortrawlersshallbeissuedforayear,sixmonthsorthreemonths.Theyshallbe
renewable .
(b)Thefeesforannuallicencesshallbesetasfollows:
—55ECUpergrtperyearforfinfishtrawlers;
—75ECUpergrtperyearforshrimptrawlers.
Thefeesforshorterperiodsshallbesetproratatemporis.
2.Provisionsapplicabletotunavessels
(a)Thefeesshallbesetat20ECUpertonnecaughtwithinEquatorialGuinea'sfishingzone.
(b)ApplicationsforlicencesfortunavesselsshallbeissuedfollowingpaymenttotheMinistryofWater,
ForestryandReafforestation ofalumpsumof1000ECUayearforeachtunaseinerand200ECU
ayearforeachpole-and-linetunavessel,equivalenttothefeesfor:
—50tonnesoftunacaughtperyearinthecaseofseiners,
—10tonnesoftunacaughtayearinthecaseofpole-and-linevessels.
AprovisionalstatementofthefeesdueforthefishingyearshallbedrawnupbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesattheendofeachcalendaryearonthebasisofthecatchstatementsmadebyeach
shipownerandforwardedsimultaneously totheEquatorialGuineaauthoritiesandtheCommission
departmentsresponsible.ThecorrespondingamountshallbepaidbyeachshipownertotheMinistryof
Water,ForestryandReafforestation nolaterthan31Marchofthefollowingyearinaccordancewiththe
procedureforpaymentsetoutinArticle3oftheProtocol.
ThefinalstatementofthefeesdueshallbedrawnupbytheCommissionfollowingverificationofthe
volumeofcatchbyaspecialistscientificbodyintheregion.Thefinalstatementshallbecommunicatedto
theEquatorialGuineaauthoritiesandnotifiedtotheshipowners,whoshallhave30daystodischargetheir
financialobligations .
However,iftheamountofthefinalstatementislowerthantheabovementioned advance,theresulting
balanceshallnotbereimbursable .
B.Statementofcatch
1.VesselsauthorizedtofishinEquatorialGuinea'swatersundertheAgreementshallbeobligedtomake
totheMinistryofWater,ForestryandReafforestation astatementoftheircatchandsendacopyofthe
statementtotheCommissionusingtheproceduressetoutbelow:

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—trawlersandpole-and-linetunavesselsshallmakeoutastatementaccordingtothespecimenannexed
hereto,thestatementsbeingdrawnupmonthlyandpresentedatleastonceeveryquarter,
—tunaseinersshallcommunicatetheresultsofeachhaultotheradiostationatAnnobon(callsign3
CA-24).
2.AnyCommunityvesselfishinginEquatorialGuinea'sfishingzoneshallallowonboard,andassistin
theaccomplishment ofhisduties,anyofficialofEquatorialGuinearesponsibleforinspectionand
monitoring.Officialsshouldnotremainonboardanylongerthanthetimerequiredtomakespotcheckson
thecatchandcarryoutanyotherinspectionconcerningfishingactivities.
3.Shouldthisprovisionnotbeadheredto,theGovernmentofEquatorialGuineareservestherightto
suspendthelicenceoftheoffendingvesseluntiltheformalityhasbeencompliedwith.
C.Landingofcatch
TrawlersauthorizedtofishintheEquatorialGuineazoneshallmakeacontributiontofishsuppliesforthe
localpopulationbylanding:
—finfishtrawlers:6000kilogramsoffishpervesselperyear,
—shrimptrawlers:4000kilogramsoffishpervesselperyear,
atapricesetbytheMinistryofWater,ForestryandReafforestation bymutualagreementwiththe
shipowneronthebasisoflocalmarketpricesandinconsultationwiththeDelegationoftheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunitiesinEquatorialGuinea.
Shouldthelicenceberenewed,thefeemaybeaccordinglyreducedinrelationtothevalueofthefish
landed.
LandingsmaybemadeindividuallyorcollectivelyatthemostconvenientportofEquatorialGuinea.
Anyfailuretocomplywiththeobligationtolandcatchesshallrendertheoffenderliabletothefollowing
sanctionsonthepartoftheEquatorialGuineaauthorities:
—fineof1000ECUpertonnenotlandedand
—withdrawalornon-renewalofthelicenceofthevesselconcernedoranothervesselbelongingtothesame
shipowner.
D.Signingonofseamen
1.OwnersoftrawlerswhohavebeenissuedfishinglicencesundertheAgreementshallcontributetothe
on-the-jobvocationaltrainingofEquatorialGuineanationalssubjecttotheconditionsandlimitssetout
below:
—onefishermanonvesselsofupto300grt,
—twofishermenonvesselsofmorethan300grt.
2.Thewagesofthesefishermen,tobebornebytheshipowners,shallbefixedbymutualagreement
betweentheshipownersandtheEquatorialGuineaauthorities.ShouldEquatorialGuineanothaveany
candidatestoputforward,thisobligationshalltaketheformofalumpsumpaymentequivalentto30%of
thefishermen'swages.
ThissumwillbeusedforthetrainingoffishermeninEquatorialGuineaandistobepaidintoanaccount
specifiedbytheEquatorialGuineaauthorities.
E.Fishingzones
ThefreezertrawlersreferredtoinArticle1oftheProtocolshallbeauthorizedtocarryoutfishingactivities
beyondthesix-milelimit.

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AnnexItothefisherieslaw
INFORMATION ONCATCHESRESULTING FROMINDUSTRIAL FISHING
(Article42oftheFisheriesLaw)
1.Nameandregistrationnumberofvessel:
2.Nationality :
3.Typeofvessel:
(i.e.forfreshfish,tuna,etc.)
4.Mastersname:
5.Fishinglicenceissuedby:
validfortheperiod:
6.Typeoffishing:
7.Dateofleavingport:.
Dateofenteringpott:
8.Catches:
Date Fishingzone Speciescaught Tonnage Portoflanding
Itheundersigned Masterofthevesselcitedabove,orhisrepresentative ,herebydeclare
thattheinformationgivenaboveiscorrect,aswitnessedbytheobserveroftheGovernment .
Signed
TheMasterWitnessedby
TheObserveroftheGovernment

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REPUBLICOFEQUATORIAL GUINEA
APPLICATIONS FORAFISHINGLICENCE
1.Validfrom: to:
2.Nameofvessel:
3.Nameofshipowner :
4.Portandregistrationnumber:
5.Typeoffishing:
6.Authorizedmeshsize:
7.Lengthofvessel:
8.Widthofvessel:
9.Grossregisteredtonnage:
10.Holdcapacity:
11.Enginerating:
12.Typeofconstruction :
13.Usualnumberofseamenaboard:
14.Radio/electricalequipment :
15.Master'sname:
Theaboveinformationisthesoleresponsibilityoftheshipownerorhisrepresentative .
Dateofapplication :

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PROTOCOL
Establishingfishingrightsandfinancialcompensationfortheperiodfrom27June1986
to26June1989
Article1
From27June1986,foraperiodofthreeyears,thefishing
authorizations grantedpursuanttoArticle2ofthe
Agreementshallbeasfollows:
1.Freezertrawlers:9000permonth,annualaverage
2.Freezertunaseiners:48vessels
3.Pole-and-linetunavessels:11vessels.Article5
TheCommunityshallalsocontributeduringtheperiodof
applicationofthisAgreementaSumof200000ECU
towardsthefinancingofanEquatorialGuineascientific
andtechnicalprogrammetoimproveinformationonthe
fisheryresourceswithintheexclusiveeconomiczoneof
EquatorialGuinea.Oneoftheaimsoftheprogrammeshall
betoundertakeastudythatwillimproveknowledgeof
shrimpresources.
ThissumshallbemadeavailabletotheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofEquatorialGuineaandpaidintotheaccount
referredtoinArticle3.Halfofthissumshallbepaid
before31December1986,paymentofthebalancebeing
madeinrelationtoprogressonthestudy.
ThecompetentEquatorialGuineaauthoritiesshallsendto
theCommissionabriefreportontheutilizationofthe
funds.Article2
ThefinancialcompensationreferredtoinArticle6ofthe
Agreementshallbe,fortheperiodreferredtoinArticle1,
5115000ECU,payableasfollows:40%before31
December1986andthebalanceintwoequalannual
instalmentson31January1988and31January1989at
thelatest.
Article3
Theusetowhichthecompensation providedforin
Article2isputshallbethesoleresponsibilityofthe
GovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuinea.
ThecompensationfundsshallbepaidintoAccountNo
4280oftheTreasuryofEquatorialGuinea,openedatthe
'BanquedesEtatsd'AfriqueCentrale'atMalabo.Any
changesshallbecommunicatedtotheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Article4
AttherequestoftheCommunity,thefishingrightsreferred
toinArticle1(1)maybeincreasedbysuccessive
instalmentsof1000grtamonthonannualaverage.Inthis
case,thefinancialcompensationreferredtoinArticle2
shallbeincreasedproportionately proratatemporis.Article6
TheCommunityshallmakeiteasierfornationalsof
EquatorialGuineatofindplacesinestablishments inits
MemberStatesandshallprovideforthatpurpose,during
theperiodreferredtoArticle1,10studyandtraining
grantsofamaximumdurationoffouryearsinsubjects
connectedwithfisheries.Oneofthesegrantswillbeused
tocoverexpensesforparticipation ininternational
meetingsonfisheries.
Article7
ShouldtheCommunityfailtomakethepaymentsprovided
forinthisProtocol,theAgreementonfishingshallbe
suspended.