AGREEMENT
in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
A.Letter of the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland
Brussels,
Sir,With reference to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand,
and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other, initialled on2 June 2006, including the Protocol and Annexes thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and thefinancial contribution for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012, I have the honour toinform you that the Home Rule Government of Greenland is prepared to apply the Agreement provisionallyfrom 1 January 2007, pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 16 thereof, provided that theEuropean Community is disposed to do the same.
This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down in Article 2 of
the Protocol, shall be paid before 30 June 2007.
I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such provisional
application.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of GreenlandEN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/17
FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the
Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community ’, and
THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND, hereinafter referred to as
‘Greenland ’,
Hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties ’,
HAVING REGARD to the Protocol on the special arrangement applicable to Greenland,
RECOGNISING that the European Community and Greenland wish to strengthen the links between them and to establish
a partnership and a cooperation which would support, complement and extend the relations and cooperation establishedbetween them in the past,
RECALLING the Council Decision of November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the
European Community,
TAKING ACCOUNT of the recognition by the Council in February 2003 of the need to broaden and strengthen the
future relations between the European Community and Greenland, taking into account the importance of fisheries and theneed for structural and sector oriented reforms in Greenland based on a comprehensive partnership for sustainabledevelopment,
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Joint Declaration of 27 June 2006 by the European Community on one hand and the Home
Rule Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark on the other on partnership between the EuropeanCommunity and Greenland,
RECALLING the Council Decision of 17 July 2006 on the relations between the European Community on the one hand
and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other,
RECALLING the status of Greenland, which is both autonomous and an integral part of one of the Member States of the
Community,
CONSIDERING the overall relationship between the Community and Greenland, and their mutual desire to continue that
relationship,
HAVING REGARD TO the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement for implementation of
the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the conservation and management ofstraddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks,
AWARE of the importance of the principles established by the Code of conduct for responsible fisheries adopted at the
FAO Conference in 1995,
DETERMINED to cooperate, in their mutual interest, in securing continued responsible fisheries to ensure the long-term
conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine living resources,
CONVINCED that such cooperation must take the form of initiatives and measures which, whether taken jointly or
separately, are complementary, consistent with policy and ensure synergy of effort,
INTENDING, to these ends, to continue a dialogue with a view to improving the sectoral fisheries policy in Greenland and
identifying the appropriate means of ensuring that this policy is effectively implemented and that economic operators and
civil society are involved in the process,EN L 27/18 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
DESIROUS of establishing terms and conditions governing the fishing activities of Community vessels in the Greenlandic
Exclusive Economic Zone and Community support for securing continued responsible fishing in those waters,
RESOLVED to pursue closer economic cooperation in the fishing industry and related activities through the setting up
and development of joint enterprises involving companies from both Parties and the promotion of temporary jointventures,
HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Scope and objectives
This Agreement establishes the principles, rules and procedures
governing:
—economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in
the fisheries sector with the purpose of ensuring that the
exploitation of the fisheries resources provide sustainable
economic and social conditions including the developmentof the Greenlandic fisheries sector,
—the conditions governing access by Community fishing
vessels to the Greenlandic Exclusive Economic zone (here-inafter the Greenlandic EEZ),
—the arrangements for regulating fisheries of Community
vessels in the Greenlandic EEZ with a view to ensuringthat the rules and conditions applicable to them arecomplied with, the measures for the conservation andmanagement of fish stocks are effective and illegal, unde-clared and unregulated fishing is prevented,
—partnerships between companies aimed at developing
economic activities in the fisheries sector and relatedactivities, in the common interest.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement, the Protocol and the
Annex:
(a)‘Greenland authorities ’means the Greenland Home Rule
Government;
(b)‘Community authorities ’means the European Commission;
(c)‘Community vessel ’means a fishing vessel flying the flag of
a Member State of the Community and registered in theCommunity;
(d)‘joint enterprise ’means any company regulated by Green-
landic law comprising one or more Community ship ownersand one or more partners in Greenland, with the aim of
fishing for and possibly exploiting Greenlandic fishingquotas in the Greenlandic EEZ by vessels flying the flag ofGreenland with a view to the priority supply of theCommunity market;
(e)‘temporary joint ventures ’means any association based on a
contractual agreement of limited duration betweenCommunity ship owners and physical or legal persons inGreenland, with the aim of jointly fishing for and exploitingGreenland fishing quotas by vessels flying the flag of aMember State of the European Community and sharingthe cost, profits or losses of the economic activity jointlyundertaken, with a view to the priority supply to theCommunity market;
(f)‘Joint Committee ’means a committee made up of represen-
tatives of the Community and Greenland whose functionsare described in Article 10 of this Agreement.
Article 3
Principles underlying the implementation of this
Agreement
1. The Parties hereby undertake to secure continued
responsible fishing in the Greenlandic EEZ based on theprinciple of non-discrimination between the different fleetsfishing in those waters, without prejudice to the protocol.
2. Greenland will continue the planning of a sectoral
fisheries policy and manage its implementation throughannual and multi-annual programmes in the light of objectivesidentified by common accord between the Parties. The Partiesshall to that end continue the policy dialogue on the necessaryreforms. The Greenland authorities hereby undertake to informthe Community authorities when further significant measures inthis area are adopted.
3. The Parties shall at the request of one of them cooperate
also on carrying out evaluations, both jointly or unilaterally, ofmeasures, programmes and actions implemented on the basis of
this Agreement.
4. The Parties hereby undertake to ensure that this
Agreement is implemented in accordance with the principlesof good economic and social governance.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/19
Article 4
Scientific cooperation
1. During the period covered by this Agreement, the
Community and Greenland shall monitor the evolution ofresources in the Greenlandic EEZ; a joint scientific committeeshall upon request from the Joint Committee make a report onthe basis of any term of reference laid down by that Committee.
2. Based on the best scientific advice, the Parties shall consult
each other within the Joint Committee and thereafter Greenlandshall adopt such conservation and management measures as itdeems necessary to achieve the objectives of the GreenlandFisheries Policy.
3. The Parties hereby undertake to consult each other, either
directly or within the international organisations concerned, toensure the management and conservation of living resources inthe Greenlandic EEZ, and to cooperate in the relevant scientificresearch.
Article 5
Access to the fisheries in the Greenlandic EEZ
1. Greenland hereby undertakes to authorise Community
vessels to engage in fishing activities in its EEZ in accordancewith this Agreement, including the Protocol and Annex thereto.The Greenland authorities shall grant to vessels designated bythe Community licenses issued under the Protocol commen-surate with the fishing opportunities granted in accordancewith the Protocol.
2. The fishing opportunities granted to the Community by
Greenland under the present Agreement may be taken byvessels flying the flag of and registered in Norway, Icelandand the Faroe Islands to the extent to which this is necessary
for the proper functioning of the fisheries agreements concluded
by the Community with those Parties. To this end, Greenlandundertakes to authorise vessels flying the flag of, and registeredin, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands to engage in fishingactivities in its EEZ.
3. The fishing activities governed by this Agreement shall be
subject to the laws and regulations in force in Greenland. TheGreenland authorities shall seek the observations of theCommunity authorities on any amendments to that legislationprior to the entry into force of the legislation unless thepurpose of the legislation is such that it duly justifies itsurgent entry into force, without any delay which could becaused by such consultation with the Community authorities.The Greenland authorities shall notify in advance and in due
time the Community authorities of any amendments to that
legislation.
4. Greenland shall assume responsibility for the effective
application of the fisheries monitoring provisions in theProtocol. Community vessels shall cooperate with thecompetent authorities responsible for carrying out such moni-
toring.
5. The Community authorities hereby undertake to take all
the appropriate steps required to ensure that Community vesselscomply with this Agreement and the legislation governingfisheries in the Greenland EEZ.
Article 6
Licences
1. Community vessels may fish in the Greenlandic EEZ only
if they are in possession of a valid fishing licence issued underthis Agreement.
2. The procedure for obtaining a fishing licence for a vessel,
the taxes applicable and the method of payment to be used byship owners shall be as set out in the Annex to the Protocol.
3. The contracting parties shall ensure the proper implemen-
tation of these procedures and conditions by appropriateadministrative cooperation between their competent authorities.
Article 7
Financial contribution
1. The Community shall grant Greenland a financial contri-
bution in accordance with the terms and conditions laid downin the Protocol and Annex. This single contribution shall becomposed of two related elements, namely:
(a) a financial contribution for access by Community vessels to
the Greenland fisheries, and
(b) the Community ’s financial support for securing continued
responsible fishing and the sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources in the Greenlandic EEZ.
2. The component of the financial contribution referred to in
paragraph 1(b) shall be managed by the Greenland authorities inthe light of objectives identified by common accord between theParties in accordance with the Protocol, to be achieved in thecontext of the Greenland Fisheries Policy and an annual andmultiannual programme for its implementation.
3. The financial contribution granted by the Community
shall be paid in annual amounts in accordance with theProtocol. Subject to this Agreement and the Protocol thefinancial contribution may be changed as a result of:
(a) exceptional circumstances, other than natural phenomena,
preventing fishing activities in the Greenlandic EEZ;EN L 27/20 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
(b) a reduction in the fishing opportunities granted to
Community vessels following mutual agreement betweenthe Parties for the purposes of managing the stocksconcerned, where this is considered necessary for theconservation and sustainable exploitation of resources onthe basis of the best available scientific advice;
(c) special priority for the Community on access to additional
catch opportunities beyond those set out in the Protocol tothe present Agreement, provided for by mutual agreementbetween the Parties within the Joint Committee where the
best available scientific advice indicates that the state of
resources so permits;
(d) a reassessment of the terms of Community financial support
for implementing a Greenland Fisheries Policy, where this is
warranted by the results of the annual and multi-annualprogramming observed by both Parties;
(e) suspension of the application of this Agreement under
Article 13.
Article 8
Promoting cooperation among economic operators and in
civil society
1. The Parties shall encourage economic, commercial,
scientific and technical cooperation in the fisheries sector andrelated sectors. They shall consult one another with a view tocoordinating the different measures that might be taken to thisend.
2. The Parties shall encourage exchanges of information on
fishing techniques and gear, preservation methods and theindustrial processing of fisheries products.
3. The Parties shall encourage, in particular, the setting-up of
temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises in their mutualinterest and in accordance with their legislation.
Article 9
Experimental fisheries
The Parties shall promote the conduct of experimental fisheries
in the Greenlandic EEZ. The Parties shall implement togetherthe experimental fishery in accordance with details as set out inthe Annex to the Protocol.
Article 10
Joint Committee
1. A Joint Committee shall be set up to serve as a forum for
the Parties for the monitoring of the application of thisAgreement and ensuring its implementation.2. The Joint Committee shall perform the following
functions:
(a) monitoring the performance, interpretation and application
of the Agreement and, in particular, the definition of theannual and multi-annual programming referred to in Article7(2) and evaluation of its implementation;
(b) providing the necessary liaison for matters of mutual
interest relating to fisheries;
(c) acting as a forum for reconciliation and the amicable
settlement of any disputes regarding the interpretation orapplication of the Agreement;
(d) reviewing and negotiating, where necessary, the level of
existing and new fishing opportunities for relevant stocksin the Greenlandic EEZ based on the available scientificadvice, the precautionary approach and the needs of theGreenlandic fishing industry and, consequently the fishingopportunities accessible to the Community and whereappropriate of the financial contribution referred to in theProtocol;
(e) evaluating the need for establishment of recovery plans and
long-term management plans for stocks under thisagreement so as to ensure sustainable exploitation ofstocks and that the impact of fishing activities on marineecosystems is kept at sustainable levels;
(f) monitoring the applications to establish temporary joint
ventures and joint enterprises under the terms of this
Agreement and in particular assessing the projects
presented by the Parties for the establishment oftemporary joint ventures and joint enterprises in accordancewith the criteria set out in the annex to the protocol of thisagreement and reviewing the activities of vessels belongingto temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises operatingin the Greenlandic EEZ;
(g) determining, on a case-by-case basis, relevant species,
conditions and other parameters relating to experimental
fishery;
(h) agreeing on administrative measures concerning access of
Community fishing vessels to the Greenlandic EEZ andresources including licences, movement of Communityfishing vessels and catch reporting;
(i) agreeing on the modalities for the implementation of the
Community ’s financial support for securing continued
responsible fishing and the sustainable exploitation offisheries resources in the Greenlandic EEZ;EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/21
(j) assessing the terms of Community financial support for
implementing a Greenland Fisheries Policy, where this iswarranted by the results of the annual and multiannualprogramming observed by both Parties;
(k) any other function which the Parties decide on by mutual
agreement.
3. The Joint Committee shall meet at least once a year, alter-
nately in the Community and in Greenland, and shall be chairedby the Party hosting the meeting. It shall hold a special meetingat the request of either of the Parties.
4. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of
procedure.
Article 11
Geographical area to which the Agreement applies
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories
in which the Treaty establishing the European Communityapplies, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and,on the other, to the territory of Greenland and to the Green-
landic EEZ.
Article 12
Duration and termination
1. This Agreement shall apply for six years from the date of
its entry into force; it shall remain in force for additionalperiods of six years, unless notice of termination is given inaccordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party notably
in the event of serious circumstances such as the degradation ofthe stocks concerned, or failure to comply with undertakingsmade by one of the Parties with regard to combating illegal,undeclared and unregulated fishing.
3. If the Agreement is terminated for the reasons mentioned
in paragraph 2 the Party concerned shall notify the other Partyof its intention to withdraw from the Agreement in writing atleast six months before the date of expiry of the initial period oreach additional period. If the Agreement is terminated for any
other reason then the period of notification shall be ninemonths.
Article 13
Suspension
1. Application of this Agreement may be suspended at the
initiative of one of the Parties if the undertakings in thisAgreement, in the opinion of this Party, has been seriouslyinfringed by the other Party. Such suspension shall require theParty concerned to notify its intention in writing at least sixmonths before the date on which suspension is due to takeeffect. On receipt of this notification, the Parties shall enterinto consultations with a view to resolving their differencesamicably.
2. Payment of the financial contribution referred to in Article
7 and the fishing possibilities referred to in Article 5 shall bereduced proportionately, according to the duration of thesuspension.
Article 14
The Protocol and the Annex and the appendices thereto shall
form an integral part of this Agreement.
Article 15
Repeal
The Fisheries Agreement of 1 February 1985 between the
European Community and Greenland on fishing off Greenland
is hereby repealed and replaced by this Agreement.
Article 16
Language and entry into force
This Agreement, drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish,
Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish, each of
these texts being equally authentic, shall enter into force onthe date on which the parties notify each other that theiradoption procedures have been completed.EN L 27/22 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
Hecho en Bruselas, el veintiuno de diciembre de dos mil seis.
V Bruselu dne dvacátého prvního prosince dva tisíce šest.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den enogtyvende december to tusind og seks.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am einundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendsechs.
Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta detsembrikuu kahekümne esimesel päeval Brüsselis.'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες ,στις είκοσι μία Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες έξι .
Done at Brussels on the twenty-first day of December in the year two thousand and six.
Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt et un décembre deux mille six.Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventuno dicembre duemilasei.Brisel ē, divt ūksto šsestāgada divdesmit pirmaj ādecembr ī.
Priimta du t ūkstan čiaišeštųmetųgruod žio dvide šimt pirm ądien ąBriuselyje.
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Gedaan te Brussel, de eenentwintigste december tweeduizend zes.
Sporz ądzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego pierwszego grudnia roku dwa tysi ące szóstego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e um de Dezembro de dois mil e seis.V Bruseli d ňa dvadsiateho prvého decembra dvetisíc šesť.
V Bruslju, enaindvajsetega decembra leta dva tiso čšest.
Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä joulukuuta vuonna
kaksituhattakuusi.
Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoförsta december tjugohundrasex.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/23
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské spole čenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas v ārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részér ől
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spolo čenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
Por el Gobierno de Dinamarca
Za vládu Dánska
For den danske regering
Für die Regierung Dänemarks
Taani valitsuse ja nimel
Για την Κυβέρνηση της Δανίας
For the Government of Denmark
Pour le gouvernement du Danemark
Per il governo della Danimarca
Dānijas vald ības v ārdā
Danijos Vyriausyb ės vardu
Dánia kormánya részér ől
Għall-Gvern tad-Danimarka
Voor de Regering van Denemarken
W imieniu rz ądu Danii
Pelo Governo da Dinamarca
Za vládu DánskaZa vlado Danske
Tanskan hallituksen puolesta
På Danmarks regerings vägnar
Por el Gobierno local de Groenlandia
Za místní vládu Grónska
For det grønlandske landsstyre
Für die örtliche Regierung Grönlands
Gröönimaa kohaliku valitsuse nimel
Για την Τοπική Κυβέρνηση της Γροιλανδίας
For the Home Rule Government of Greenland
Pour le gouvernement local du Groenland
Per il governo locale della Groenlandia
Grenlandes pa švald ības v ārdā
Grenlandijos vietin ės Vyriausyb ės vardu
Grönland Önkormányzata részér ől
Għall-Gvern Lokali tal-Groenlandja
Voor de Plaatselijke Regering van Groenland
W imieniu Rz ądu Lokalnego Grenlandii
Pelo Governo local da Gronelândia
Za miestnu vládu Grónska
Za lokalno vlado Grenlandije
Grönlannin maakuntahallituksen puolesta
På Grönlands lokala regerings vagnar
EN L 27/24 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
PROTOCOL
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
Article 1
Period of application and fishing opportunities
1. For a period of six years from 1 January 2007, the
Greenland authorities authorise Community fishing vessels toengage in fishing activities up to the level of the fishing oppor-tunities set out in Chapter I of the Annex and those establishedaccording to paragraph 2.
The levels of the fishing opportunities set out in Chapter I of
the Annex may be revised by the Joint Committee.
2. No later than 1 December 2007 and of each subsequent
year, the Joint Committee shall agree upon the fishing oppor-
tunities for the species listed in Chapter I of the Annex for thefollowing year taking into account available scientific advice, theprecautionary approach, the needs of the fishing industry and inparticular the quantities set out in paragraph 7 of this Article.
In the event that the fishing opportunities are established by the
Joint Committee at a lower level than the level set out inChapter I of the Annex, Greenland shall compensate theCommunity in subsequent years by corresponding fishingopportunities or in the same year by other fishing opportu-nities.
If no compensation is agreed between the Parties, the financial
arrangements, including the parameters for the calculation ofthe value, referred to in Article 2(1) of this Protocol shall beadjusted proportionately.
3. The quota for shrimp in East Greenland may be fished in
areas west of Greenland provided that arrangements for quotatransfers between ship owners from Greenland and theEuropean Community have been established on a company-to-company basis. The Greenland authorities shall undertaketo facilitate such arrangements. The transfers of quotas canonly take place within a maximum of 2 000 tonnes annuallyin areas of west Greenland. The fishery carried out by the
Community vessels shall take place on the same conditions
subject to the provisions of Chapter III of the Annex as laiddown in the license issued to the Greenlandic ship owner.
4. Authorisations for experimental fisheries shall be made
available for a trial period of maximum six months each, inaccordance with the Annex.5. When the Parties conclude that the experimental
campaigns have achieved positive results, the Greenland autho-rities shall allocate 50 % of the fishing opportunities on the newspecies to the Community fleet, until the end of this Protocol,with a corresponding increase in the part of the financialcompensation referred to in Article 2.
6. Greenland shall offer to the Community additional catch
opportunities. If the Community accepts, in whole or in part,such an offer, the financial contribution referred to in Article2(1) shall be increased proportionately. The procedure to befollowed as regards the allocation of additional catch opportu-nities is set out in the Annex to this Protocol.
7. The minimum quantities for maintaining Greenlandic
fishing activities are hereby set at the following levels each year:
Species (tonnes)Western stock
(NAFO 0/1)Eastern stock
(ICES XIV/V)
Snowcrab 4 000
Cod 30 000 (1)
Redfish 2 500 5 000
Greenland halibut 4 700 4 000
Shrimp 25 000 1 500
(1) May be fished west or east.
8. Greenland shall not issue licences to Community vessels
otherwise than under this Protocol.
Article 2
Financial contribution —Methods of payment
1. For the period referred to in Article 1 of this Protocol, the
financial contribution of the Community referred to in Article 7of the Agreement shall be EUR 85 843 464 (
1). To this shall be
added a financial reserve of EUR 9 240 000 out of whichpayment shall be made according to the method set out inparagraph 3 below, for quantities of cod and capelin actually
made available by Greenland beyond those set out in Chapter I
of the Annex hereto.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/25
(1) To this amount are added the following resources:
—the amount of the fees due by shipowners in point 3 of Chapter
II of the Annex, paid directly to Greenland is estimated at aroundEUR 2 000 000 per year.
2. Paragraph 1 above shall apply subject to the provisions of
Articles 1(2), (5) and (6) and 6 of this Protocol. The totalamount of the financial contribution paid by the EuropeanCommunity shall not be more than twice the amountindicated in Article 2(1).
3. Without prejudice to Article 1(2), (5) and (6) of this
Protocol, the Community shall pay the financial contributionreferred to in paragraph 1 above in the form of an annual
amount at the rate of EUR 14 307 244 during the period of
application of this Protocol. As regards cod and capelin everyyear Greenland shall notify the Community authorities of anyquantities of cod and capelin made available for catchingbeyond the amounts set out in Chapter I of the Annexhereto. The Community shall pay for those additionalamounts 17,5 % of the first landing value at the rate of EUR1 800 per tonne for cod and EUR 100 per tonne for capelin,minus the fees paid by ship owners, up to a maximum of EUR1 540 000 per year, to cover both species. Any part of thisfinancial reserve not used in one year may be carried over topay Greenland for additional quantities of cod and capelin madeavailable for catching in the subsequent two years.
4. The Community shall pay the annual amount of the
financial contribution no later than 30 June 2007 in the firstyear and no later than 1 March in the following years and the
annual amount of the financial reserve for cod and capelin, by
the same dates or as soon as possible thereafter following thenotification of the availability of the quantities in question.
5. Subject to Article 4 of this Protocol, the Greenland
authorities shall have full discretion regarding the use towhich this financial contribution and financial reserve are put,except for annual amounts of EUR 500 000 and EUR 100 000which shall be applied respectively for the operation of theGreenland Institute of Natural Resources and for training offisheries officials, and in 2007 an amount of EUR 186 022to be used for cod management plan studies.
6. The financial contribution shall be paid into a Public
Treasury account opened with a financial institution specifiedby the Greenland authorities.
Article 3
Suspension and review of payment of the financial
contribution on grounds of force majeure
1. Where serious circumstances, other than natural
phenomena, prevent fishing activities in the Greenlandic EEZ,
the European Community may suspend payment of thefinancial contribution provided for in Article 2(1) of thisProtocol following consultations between the two partieswhere possible, and provided that the Community has paid infull any amounts due at the time of suspension.
2. Payment of the financial contribution shall resume as
soon as the parties find, by mutual agreement following consul-tations, that the circumstances preventing fishing activities are
no longer present.
3. The validity of the licences granted to Community vessels
under Article 5 of the Agreement shall be extended by a periodequal to the period during which fishing activities weresuspended.
Article 4
Support for securing continued responsible fishing in the
Greenland EEZ
1. Every year an amount of EUR 3 261 449 (exceptionally
for 2007 EUR 3 224 244) of the financial contribution referredto in Article 2(1) of this Protocol shall be put towardsimproving and implementing a sectoral fisheries policy inGreenland with a view to securing continued responsiblefishing in the Greenlandic EEZ. This contribution shall bemanaged in the light of objectives identified by mutualagreement between the two parties, and the annual and multi-annual programming to attain them.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, as soon as this Protocol
enters into force and no later than three months after that date,the Joint Committee shall agree on a multi-annual sectoralprogramme and detailed implementing rules covering, inparticular:
(a) annual and multi-annual guidelines for using the part of the
financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1;
(b) the objectives, both annual and multiannual, to be achieved
with a view to securing a continuation, over time, ofresponsible fishing and sustainable fisheries, takingaccount of the priorities expressed by Greenland in itsnational fisheries policy and other policies relating to orhaving an impact on the continuation of responsiblefishing and sustainable fisheries;
(c) criteria and procedures for evaluating the results obtained
each year.
3. Any proposed amendments to the multi-annual sectoral
programme must be agreed to by both parties within the JointCommittee.
4. Each year, Greenland shall allocate the part of the financial
contribution referred to in paragraph 1 with a view to imple-menting the multiannual programme. For the first year of appli-cation of the Protocol, that allocation shall be notified to theCommunity at the same time as the notification takes place forthe following year. For each year thereafter, Greenlandshall notify the Community of the allocation no later than1 December of the previous year.EN L 27/26 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
5. Where the annual evaluation of the progress made in
implementing the multiannual sectoral programme sowarrants, the European Community may ask with theapproval of the Joint Committee for the application of thefinancial contribution referred to in Article 2(1) of thisProtocol to be changed.
Article 5
Disputes
Suspension of application of the Protocol
1. Any dispute between the parties over the interpretation of
this Protocol or its application shall be the subject of consul-tations between the parties within the Joint Committee, in aspecial meeting if necessary.
2. Without prejudice to Article 6 of this Protocol, application
of the Protocol may be suspended at the initiative of one partyif the undertakings in this protocol in the opinion of this Partyhave been seriously infringed by the other Party and if theconsultations held within the Joint Committee underparagraph 1 have not resulted in an amicable settlement.
3. Suspension of application of the Protocol shall require the
interested party to notify its intention in writing at least three
months before the date on which suspension is due to takeeffect.
4. In the event of suspension, the parties shall continue to
consult with a view to finding an amicable settlement to theirdispute. Where such settlement is reached, application of theProtocol shall resume and the amount of the financial contri-bution and fishing opportunities shall be reduced proportio-nately and pro rata temporis according to the period duringwhich application of the Protocol was suspended.Article 6
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of
non-payment
If the Community fails to make the payments provided for in
Article 2 of this Protocol, application of the Protocol may besuspended on the following terms:
(a) the competent authorities of Greenland shall notify the
Community authorities of the non-payment. The lattershall make the necessary verifications and, wherenecessary, transmit the payment within no more than 30working days of the date of receipt of the notification;
(b) if no payment is made and non-payment is not adequately
justified within the period provided for in point (a) above,the competent Greenland authorities shall be entitled tosuspend application of the Protocol. They shall inform theCommunity authorities of such action forthwith;
(c) application of the Protocol shall resume as soon as the
payment concerned has been made.
Article 7
Mid-term review
If one of the Parties so requests during 2009, the application of
Articles 1, 2 and 4 of the present protocol shall be reviewedbefore 1 December of that year. On that occasion the Partiesmay agree to amend the present Protocol regarding in particularthe indicative quotas set out in Chapter I of the Annex hereto,the financial arrangements and the provisions of Article 4.
Article 8
Entry into force
This Protocol with its Annex shall apply with effect from
1 January 2007.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/27
ANNEX
Conditions governing fishing activities by community vessels in the greenlandic EEZ
CHAPTER I
INDICATIVE CATCH OPPORTUNITIES 2007 TO 2012 AND BY-CATCHES
1. Level of fishing opportunities authorised by Greenland:
Species 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cod (NAFO 0/1) (1) 1 000 3 500 3 500 3 500 3 500 3 500
Pelagic redfish (ICES XIV/V) (2) 10 838 8 000 8 000 8 000 8 000 8 000
Greenland halibut
(NAFO 0/1) —south of 68°2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500
Greenland halibut (ICES XIV/V) (3) 7 500 7 500 7 500 7 500 7 500 7 500
Shrimp (NAFO 0/1) 4 000 4 000 4 000 4 000 4 000 4 000Shrimp (ICES XIV/V) 7 000 7 000 7 000 7 000 7 000 7 000
Atlantic halibut (NAFO 0/1) 200 200 200 200 200 200
Atlantic halibut (ICES XIV/V) (
4) 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200
Capelin (ICES XIV/V) 55 000 (5) 55 000 (5) 55 000 (5) 55 000 (5) 55 000 (5) 55 000 (5)
Snowcrab (NAFO 0/1) 500 500 500 500 500 500
By-catches (NAFO 0/1) (6) 2 600 2 300 2 300 2 300 2 300 2 300
(1) In the event of stock recovery, the Community may fish up to p.m. tonnes, with a corresponding increase in the part of the financial
compensation referred to in Article 2(1) of the Protocol. The quota for 2007 can only be fished as from 1 June. May be fished east or
west.
(2) May be fished east or west. To be fished by pelagic trawl.
(3) This figure may be revised in the light of the agreement for the allocation of catch possibilities between coastal countries. The fishery
shall be managed through a limitation on the number of vessels fishing at the same time.
(4) 1 000 tonnes to be fished by no more than six Community demersal longliners catching Atlantic halibut and associated species. The
conditions for the fishery of the demersal longliners shall be agreed upon in the framework of the Joint Committee.
(5) When catchable, the Community may fish up to 7,7 % of the capelin TAC for the season going from 20 June to 30 April the following
year with a corresponding increase in the part of the financial compensation referred to in Article 2(1) of the Protocol.
(6) By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel ’s target species indicated on the licence. The composition of
the by-catches shall be reviewed annually in the framework of the Joint Committee. May be fished east or west.
2. By-catch limits
Community fishing vessels operating in the Greenlandic EEZ shall abide by the applicable by-catch rules, both for
regulated and non-regulated species. Moreover, it is prohibited in the Greenlandic EEZ to discard regulated species.
By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel ’s target species indicated on the licence.
The maximum quantities which may be taken as by-catch are authorised when issuing the licence for target species. The
maximum quantity of each regulated species which may be caught as by-catch will be indicated on the licence issued.
By-catches of regulated species will be counted against the by-catch reserve set aside as part of the fishing possibilities of
the relevant species allocated to the Community. By-catches of non-regulated species will be counted against the by-catch
reserve of non-regulated species set aside for the Community.
A licence fee shall not be paid for by-catches. However, in the case where a Community fishing vessel exceeds the
maximum authorised quantity of by-catch of regulated species, a penalty shall be imposed amounting to three times the
normal license fee for that species as regards the quantity in excess of the maximum by-catch allowed.EN L 27/28 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
CHAPTER II
APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUE OF LICENCES
1. Only eligible vessels may obtain a licence to fish in the Greenlandic EEZ.
2. For a vessel to be eligible, neither the owner, the master nor the vessel itself must be prohibited from fishing in the
Greenlandic EEZ. They must be in order with the Greenland authorities insofar as they must have fulfilled all priorobligations arising from their fishing activities in Greenland or within the Greenlandic EEZ under the fisheries agreements
concluded with the Community.
3. The fisheries licence applications and issuing formalities referred to in Article 1(3) of the Agreement are set out in
the administrative arrangement in Appendix 1.
CHAPTER III
FISHING ZONES
The fishery shall take place within the fishing zone as defined as the Greenland Exclusive Economic Zone as provided for
in Regulation No 1020 of 15 October 2004 in accordance with Royal Decree No 1005 of 15 October 2004 on the
Entry Into Force of Act on Exclusive Economic Zones for Greenland entering into force Act No 411 of 22 May 1996 onExclusive Economic Zones.
The fishery shall take place at least 12 nautical miles off the base line according to § 7 Section 2 of Act No 18 of 31
October 1996 on Fisheries issued by the Landsting of Greenland as most recently amended by the Landsting Act No 28of 18 December 2003 unless specifically provided otherwise.
The baselines are defined in accordance with Royal Decree No 1004 of 15 October 2004 on Amendment of Royal
Degree on Delimitation of the territorial Waters of Greenland.
CHAPTER IV
ADDITIONAL CATCH POSSIBILITIES
The Greenland authorities shall offer the Community authorities any additional catch possibilities as referred to in Article
7 of the Agreement, in accordance with Article 1(6) of the Protocol.
The Community authorities shall inform the Greenland authorities of its reaction to the offer no later than six weeks after
receipt of the offer. If the Community authorities either decline the offer or do not react within six weeks, the Greenlandauthorities shall be free to offer the additional catch possibilities to other parties.
CHAPTER V
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CATCH REPORTING, TECHNICAL CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OBSERVER
SCHEME
1. Community fishing vessels shall be provided with a set of relevant parts of Greenlandic legislation in English for
conditions regarding catch reporting, technical conservation measures and observer scheme.
2. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall keep on board a logbook in which they must record their activities in
accordance with the rules provided for under Greenlandic law.
3. Fishing activities shall be carried out in accordance with the technical conservation measures as set out under
Greenlandic law.
4. Any fishing operations in the Greenlandic EEZ are subject to the observer scheme provided for under Greenlandic
law. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall cooperate with the Greenland authorities for the purpose of embarking of
observers on board in the ports designated by the Greenland authorities.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/29
CHAPTER VI
VMS
The conditions concerning VMS are laid down in Appendix 2.
CHAPTER VII
TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES
The conditions concerning access to resources of temporary joint ventures are laid down in Appendix 3.
CHAPTER VIII
EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES
The conditions concerning Experimental Fisheries are laid down in Appendix 4.
CHAPTER IX
MONITORING
When the competent authorities establish that there has been a violation of Greenlandic law by a master of a Community
fishing vessel, notice thereof shall be sent as soon as possible to the European Commission and the flag Member State.
The notice shall contain information concerning the name of the vessel, register number, call signal and the names of thevessel owners and master of the vessel. Furthermore, the notice shall contain a description of the circumstances leading tothe violation and shall specify any sanctions applied.
The Commission shall provide the Greenland authorities with a list of the competent authorities in the Member States as
well as a regular update of this list.EN L 27/30 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
Appendices
1. Administrative arrangement on licences. Conditions for the exercise of fishing activities by Community vessels in the
Greenlandic EEZ
2. Conditions on issues related to satellite tracking of fishing vessels3. Conditions relating to temporary joint ventures4. Details of implementation for experimental fisheriesEN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/31
Appendix 1
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT ON LICENCES BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE
GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND
Conditions for the exercise of fishing activities by Community vessels in the Greenland EEZ
A . Licence application and issuing formalities
1. Shipowners of Community fishing vessels which are interested in making use of the fishing opportunities under this
agreement, or their agent, shall no later than 1 December prior to the fishing year notify through electronictransmission to the Commission via the national authorities a list of vessels concerned, containing the data set out
in the attached application form. The Community authorities shall transmit forthwith these lists to the Greenland
authorities. Any modifications shall be notified in advance in accordance with this procedure.
Shipowners of Community vessels or their agent shall present to the Community authorities via the national autho-
rities by 1 March or 30 days before the beginning of the fishing trip an application for each vessel wishing to fish
under the Agreement. Applications shall be made on the forms provided for that purpose by Greenland, specimens ofwhich are attached. Each licence application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee for the licence ’s
term of validity. The fees shall include all national and local charges related to access to fishing activities as well as fees
imposed by banks for transfers of money. In case a vessel has not paid the bank transfer fee this amount will be
required to be paid with the next licence application of this vessel and is a precondition for the issuing of a newlicence. The Greenland authorities will charge an administration fee of 1 % of the licence fee.
Community vessels of the same shipowner or agent may submit a collective application for a licence provided that
these vessels fly the flag of one and the same Member State. Each licence issued under a collective application shallindicate the total quantity of specimen for which the licence fee has been paid and shall carry the footnote ‘maximum
quantity to be shared by the vessels …(names of each vessel listed on the collective application) ’.
A collective application must be accompanied by a fishing plan, which gives the aimed quantity for each of the vessels.
Any change in the fishing plan shall be communicated at least three days before the change takes place to theGreenland authorities with a copy to the European Commission and the national authorities.
The Community authorities shall present to the Greenland authorities the (collective) application for (a) licence(s) of
each vessel wishing to fish under the Agreement.
The Greenland authorities are entitled to suspend an existing licence or not to issue a new licence if a Community
vessel has not fulfilled the requirements of transmitting relevant logbook sheets and landing declarations to theGreenland authorities in accordance with the catch reporting arrangements.
2. The Greenland authorities shall communicate, before the entry into force of the Administrative Arrangement, all
information concerning the bank accounts to be used for the payment of the fee.
3. Licences shall be issued for specific vessels and shall not be transferable —subject to the provisions of paragraph 4.
Licences shall indicate the maximum quantity authorised to be caught and retained on board. An amendment of any
of the maximum quantities indicated in the licence(s) shall be subject to a new application. In the case where a vesselincidentally exceeds any maximum quantity indicated in its licence, it shall pay a fee for the quantity in excess of themaximum quantity indicated in its licence. No new licence is issued to that vessel as long as the fees corresponding to
the exceeded quantities are not paid. This fee is calculated in accordance with Part B 2 and thereafter tripled.
4. However, in the case of force majeure and at the request of the Commission of the European Communities, a vessel ’s
licence may be replaced by a new licence for another vessel with characteristics similar to those of the first vessel. The
new licence shall indicate:
—the date of issue,
—the fact that it invalidates and replaces the licence of the previous vessel.EN L 27/32 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
5. Licences shall be transmitted by the Greenland Fisheries Authority to the Commission of the European Communities
within 15 working days of receipt of the application.
6. The original licence or a copy of it must be held on board at all times and be presented at any time on request of the
competent Greenland authorities.
B . Validity of licences and payment
1. Licences shall be valid from the date of issue to the end of the calendar year in which the licence has been issued. They
shall be issued within 15 working days of receipt of the application following payment of the required licence fees per
year for each vessel.
As far as the capelin fishery is concerned, licences shall be issued from 20 June to 31 December and 1 January to
30 April.
In case Community legislation fixing the fishing opportunities for a given year for Community vessels, in waters where
catch limitations are required, has not been adopted by the beginning of the fishing year Community fishing vesselsauthorised to fish on 31 December in the previous fishing year may continue their activities on the same license in the
year for which legislation has not been adopted provided that scientific advice allows for this. A provisional use of
1/12th of the quota per month will be allowed provided that the applicable license fee is paid for the quota. Theprovisional quota may be adjusted in relation to the scientific advice and the conditions of the specific fishery.
2. The licence fee shall be 5 % of the converted price which are as follows:
Species Live weight price (EUR per tonne)
Cod 1 800
Redfish 1 053
Greenland halibut 2 571
Shrimp 1 600
Atlantic halibut (1) 4 348
Capelin 100
Snowcrab 2 410
(1) Atlantic halibut and associated species: EUR 3 000.
3. The licence fees are as follows:
Species EUR per tonne
Cod 90
Redfish 53
Greenland halibut 129
Shrimp 80
Atlantic halibut (1) 217
Capelin 5
Snowcrab 120
(1) Licence fee for Atlantic halibut and associated species: EUR 150 per tonne.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/33
The total licence fee (maximum quantity authorised to be fished multiplied by price per tonne) will be charged with a
Greenlandic administration fee of 1 % of the licence fee.
Should the maximum authorised quantity not be fished, the fee corresponding to this maximum authorised quantity
shall not be reimbursed to the shipowner.
EN L 27/34 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
Appendix 2
CONDITIONS ON ISSUES RELATED TO SATELLITE TRACKING OF FISHING VESSELS
1. Satellite tracking shall apply to the Parties' fishing vessels when operating in the waters of the other party.
Fishing vessels shall be tracked by their Flag State Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) when operating in waters under
the jurisdiction of the other Party.
2. For the purpose of the satellite tracking, the Parties shall exchange consistent latitude and longitude coordinates of
waters which fall under their jurisdiction. Such coordinates shall be without prejudice to other claims and positions
of the Parties. The data shall be communicated in computer readable form, as decimal degrees in the WGS-84 datum.
3. The Vessel Monitoring System hardware and software components shall be tamper proof, i.e. shall not permit the
input or output of false positions and shall not be capable of being manually over-ridden. The system shall be fullyautomatic and operational at all times regardless of environmental conditions. It shall be prohibited to destroy,damage, render inoperative or otherwise interfere with the satellite tracking device.
In particular, the masters shall ensure that:—data are not altered in any way,
—the antenna or the antennas connected to the satellite tracking devices are not obstructed in any way,
—the power supply of the satellite tracking devices is not interrupted in any way; and
—the satellite tracking devices are not removed from the vessel.
It shall be prohibited for a Community fishing vessel to enter the Greenlandic EEZ without a functioning satellite
tracking device. The Greenland authorities are entitled to suspend with immediate effect the licence of Communityfishing vessels entering the Greenlandic EEZ without functioning satellite tracking devices. The Greenland authorities
shall provide notice without delay to the vessel concerned. The European Commission and the flag Member State
shall be notified of the suspension of licences by the Greenland authorities without delay.
4. Tracking shall have a position error which shall be less than 500 metres, with a confidence interval of 99 %.5. When a vessel subject to satellite tracking enters into or exits from waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party,
the Flag State shall forward to the relevant FMC of the other Party an Entry or Exit message as described in theAnnex. These messages shall be transmitted without delay and based on a preceding tracking on an hourly basis. The
tracking frequency by the Flag State FMC of a vessel being in the waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party,
shall be on an hourly basis, or more frequent if the Parties so desire.
6. When a vessel has moved into waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party, the latest position message from the
vessel will be communicated from the Flag State FMC to the relevant FMC of the other Party without delay at leastevery two hours. These messages will be identified as Position messages as described in the Annex.
7. It shall be prohibited for a vessel to switch off its satellite tracking devices when operating in waters under the
jurisdiction of the other Party.
When the satellite tracking device has transmitted hourly messages with the same geographical position for more
than four hours, a position message containing the activity code ‘ANC’as described in the Annex may be sent. Such
position messages may be transmitted with a frequency of once every 12 hours. Within less than one hour after theposition has changed, the hourly reporting frequency will resume.
8. Messages according to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 shall be in computer readable form, utilising X 25 or other secure
protocols, subject to prior agreement between relevant FMCs.
The X 25 shall be replaced forthwith by HTTPS or other secure protocols as soon as NEAFC has decided on a
replacement.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/35
9. In the event of technical failure or non-function of the satellite tracking device fitted on board a vessel, the master of
the vessel shall communicate to his Flag State FMC information according to paragraph 7 in a timely manner. At
least one position report per four hours shall be sufficient under such circumstances, as long as the vessel stayswithin the waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party. The Flag State FMC or the vessels shall forward suchmessages to the FMC of the other Party without undue delay.
Such faulty equipment shall be repaired or replaced before the vessel commences a new fishing trip.Exemptions may be made where it is evident that the equipment cannot be repaired or replaced for reasons outside
the control of the master or the owner of the vessel.
10. The Flag State FMC shall monitor the tracking of its vessels when in the waters under the jurisdiction of the other
Party. Information shall be forwarded to the FMC of the other Party without delay in the event that it is discoveredthat the tracking of vessels does not function as agreed.
11. In the event that a FMC discovers that information is not being communicated by the other party in accordance with
paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the other Party shall be notified without delay.
The stored messages shall be transmitted as soon as electronic communication is re-established between the relevant
FMCs.
Communication failures between FMCs shall not affect the operation of the vessels.
12. Under no circumstances shall tracking data communicated to the other Party in accordance with this Agreement be
disclosed to authorities, other than control and monitoring authorities in such a form that the identification of anindividual vessel can be derived.
13. The FMCs of the European Community shall be the Flag State FMC in terms of communicating messages and reports
in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 from the European Community to Greenland. For the purpose of
communicating such reports and messages from Greenland to the European Community, the European
Community FMC shall be the FMC of the Member State in whose waters the vessel is or has been operating. TheFMC of Greenland is established at the controlling unit of Directorate of Fisheries (Greenland Fisheries LicenceControl Authorities) in Nuuk.
14. The Parties shall exchange information concerning addresses and specifications that shall be used for electronic
communication between their FMCs in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Such information shall, to the extent
available, also include names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses that can be useful for general communicationbetween the FMCs.
15. If a vessel as identified in paragraph 1 flying the flag of one of the Parties is observed within the jurisdiction of the
other Part fishing or intending to fish, without having operational satellite tracking device on board and without
messages being communicated to that other Party, this vessel may be instructed to leave the waters of that Party. The
Parties shall establish routines concerning the exchange of information in order to establish the factual situationcausing such lack of messages. This exchange must seek to prevent the wrongful exclusion of vessel.
16. Repeated failure to comply with the measures hereby provided for may be considered a serious infringement.17. The Parties shall review these Conditions as appropriate.
Communication of VMS messages to the FMC of the other Party
(1)‘ENTRY ’message
Data element Field codeMandatory/
optionalRemarks
Start record SR M System detail; indicates start of record
Address AD M Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code
From FR M Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
codeEN L 27/36 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
Data element Field codeMandatory/
optionalRemarks
Record number RN O Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year
Record date RD O Message detail; date of transmissionRecord time RT O Message detail; time of transmission
Type of message TM M Message detail; message type, ‘ENT’
Radio call sign RC M Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vesselInternal reference number IR M Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number
External registration number XR O Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel
Latitude LT M Position detail; position ± 99,999 (WGS-84)Longitude LG M Position detail; position ± 999,999 (WGS-84)Speed SP M Position detail; vessel speed in 10ths of knots
Course CO M Position detail; vessel course 360° scale
Date DA M Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)Time TI M Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)End of record ER M System detail; indicates end of the record
(2)‘POSITION ’message/report
Data element Field codeMandatory/
optionalRemarks
Start record SR M System detail; indicates start of record
Address AD M Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country codeFrom FR M Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
code
Record number RN O Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year
Record date RD O Message detail; date of transmission
Record time RT O Message detail; time of transmission
Type of message TM M Message detail; message type, ‘POS’(
1)
Radio call sign RC M Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vesselInternal reference number IR M Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number
External registration number XR O Vessel detail; the side number of the vesselLatitude LT M Position detail; position ± 99,999 (WGS-84)Longitude LG M Position detail; position ± 999,999 (WGS-84)Activity AC O (
2) Position detail; ‘ANC’indicating reduced reporting mode
Speed SP M Position detail; vessel speed in 10ths of knots
Course CO M Position detail; vessel course 360° scaleEN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/37
Data element Field codeMandatory/
optionalRemarks
Date DA M Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)
Time TI M Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)End of record ER M System detail; indicates end of the record
(1) Type of message shall be ‘MAN ’for reports communicated by vessels with a defective satellite tracking device.
(2) Applicable only if the vessel is transmitting POS messages at a reduced frequency.
(3)‘EXIT’message
Data element Field codeMandatory/
optionalRemarks
Start record SR M System detail; indicates start of record
Address AD M Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code
From FR M Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
code
Record number RN O Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year
Record date RD O Message detail; date of transmission
Record time RT O Message detail; time of transmission
Type of message TM M Message detail; message type, ‘EXI’
Radio call sign RC M Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
Internal reference number IR M Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number
External registration number XR O Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel
Date DA M Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)
Time TI M Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)
End of record ER M System detail; indicates end of the record
(4) Format details
Each message in a data transmission is structured as follows:—double slash (//) and the character ‘SR’indicates the start of a message,
—a double slash (//) and field code indicates the start of a data element,
—a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data,
—pairs of data are separated by space,
—the character ER and a double slash (//) indicate the end of the record.
All field codes in this Annex are in the North Atlantic format as described in The NEAFC Scheme of Control and
Enforcement.EN L 27/38 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
Appendix 3
METHODS AND CRITERIA FOR PROJECT ASSESSMENT FOR TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES AND JOINT
ENTERPRISES
1. The Parties shall exchange information on the projects presented for the formation of temporary joint ventures and
joint enterprises according to Article 2 of the Agreement.
2. The projects shall be presented to the Community via the competent authorities of the Member State or Member
States concerned.
3. The Community shall submit to the Joint Committee a list of projects concerning temporary joint ventures and joint
enterprises. The Joint Committee shall assess the projects in accordance inter alia with the following criteria:
(a) technology appropriate to the proposed fishing operations;(b) target species and fishing zones;
(c) age of the vessel;
(d) in case of temporary joint ventures, the total duration and that of fishing operations;(e) previous experience of the Community shipowner and any Greenlandic partner in the fisheries sector.
4. The Joint Committee shall issue an opinion on the projects following the assessment under point 3.5. In the case of temporary joint ventures, once the projects have received a favourable opinion from the Joint
Committee, the Greenland Authority shall issue the necessary authorisations and fishing licences.
CONDITIONS CONCERNING ACCESS TO RESOURCES OF TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES IN GREENLAND
1. Licences
The fishing licences to be issued by Greenland shall have a validity equal to the duration of the temporary joint
ventures. Fishing shall take place on quotas allocated by the Greenland Authority.
2. Replacement of vessels
A Community vessel operating under a temporary joint venture may be replaced by another Community vessel with
equivalent capacity and technical specifications only on duly justified grounds and with the agreement of the parties.
3. Fitting-out
Vessels operating under temporary joint ventures shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable in Greenland
regarding fitting-out, which regulation shall be applied without discrimination between Greenland and Community
vessels.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/39
Appendix 4
DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES
The Home Rule Government of Greenland and the European Commission shall jointly decide on the European
Community operators, the most suitable time as well as the arrangements for the implementation of experimentalfisheries. In order to facilitate the exploratory work of the vessels, the Home Rule Government of Greenland (through
the Greenland Institute of Natural resources) shall provide existing scientific and other basic information.
The Greenland fishing industry shall be closely associated (coordination and dialogue on the arrangements for experi-
mental fisheries).
Length of the campaigns: maximum six months and minimum three months, unless changed by the parties in agreement.
Selection of candidates for the implementation of the experimental campaigns:
The European Commission shall communicate to the Greenland authorities the requests for licences for experimental
fishery. A technical dossier specifying:
—the technical characteristics of the vessel,
—the level of expertise on the fishery of the ship officers,
—the proposal for the technical parameters of the campaign (length, gear, exploration regions etc.).
The Home Rule Government of Greenland shall organise a technical dialogue between the administrations of Greenland
and the Community authorities with the shipowners concerned, if it considers this necessary.
Before the beginning of the campaign, the vessel owners shall submit to the Greenland authorities and to the European
Commission:
—a declaration of the catches already on board,
—the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used for the campaign,
—an assurance that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries,
During the campaign at sea, the owners of the vessels concerned shall:
—provide the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the Greenland authorities and the European Commission with a
weekly report on catches per day and by haul, including the description of the campaign ’s technical parameters
(position, depth, date and time, catches and other observations or comments),
—communicate the vessel ’s position, speed and heading by VMS,
—ensure the presence on board of one Greenlandic scientific observer or an observer chosen by the Greenland
authorities. The role of the observer will be to gather scientific information from the catches, as well as to sample
the catches. The observer shall be treated as a ship ’s officer and the vessel-owner shall cover the living costs of the
observer during his stay on the vessel. The decision on the observer's time on board, the length of his stay, theboarding and landing harbour will be fixed in agreement with the Greenland authorities. Unless there is agreementbetween the parties to the contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into harbour more than once per two
month,
—submit the vessels to inspection on leaving the Greenlandic EEZ if the Greenland authorities so request,
—ensure that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries.EN L 27/40 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007
The catches consistent with and obtained during the experimental campaign remain the property of the vessel-owner.
The catches consistent with the experimental campaign shall be established by the Greenland authorities prior to the
commencement of each campaign and made available to the master of the vessel(s) concerned.
The Greenland authorities will designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that might
hinder the development of the experimental fisheries.
The Greenland authorities will prior to the commencement of each campaign present the details and conditions of the
experimental fishing campaigns in accordance with Article 9 and 10 of the Agreement and in accordance with Green-
landic law.EN 2.2.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/41
B.Letter of the European Community
Brussels,
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:
‘With reference to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other, initialled on 2 June 2006,including the Protocol and Annexes thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for
the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012, I have the honour to inform you that the Home Rule
Government of Greenland is prepared to apply the Agreement provisionally from 1 January 2007, pending its entryinto force in accordance with Article 16 thereof, provided that the European Community is disposed to do the same.
This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down in Article 2 of the
Protocol, shall be paid before 30 June 2007.
I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such provisional appli-
cation. ’.
I have the honour to confirm the European Community ’s agreement to such provisional application.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European CommunityEN L 27/42 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2007