NoL382/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.86
COUNCILDECISION
of22December1986
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersconcerningthe
provisionalapplicationoftheProtocolestablishingthefishingrightsandfinancial
compensationprovidedforintheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalonfishingoffthecoastofSenegalfortheperiod
1October1986to28February1988
(86/658/EEC)
Whereas,inordertinCommunityvesselstoresumefishing,
followingthehaltintheiractivitiessince31May1986,itis
essentialfortheProtocoltobeapprovedassoonaspossible;
forthatreason,thetwosideshaveinitialledanexchangeof
lettersprovidingfortheapplicationoftheinitialledProtocol
onaprovisionalbasisfrom1October1986;whereasthis
agreementshouldbeapprovedpendingafinaldecisionunder
Article43oftheTreaty,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
concerningtheprovisionalapplicationoftheProtocol
establishingthefishingrightsandcompensationprovidedfor
intheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegal
onfishingoffthecoastofSenegalfortheperiodfrom1
October1986to28February1988,isherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeof
lettersandProtocolisattachedtothisDecision.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,
andinparticularArticles155(2)and167(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle17of
theAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalonfishingoff
thecoastofSenegal(*),asamendedbytheAgreementsigned
on21January1982(2),andbytheAgreementsignedon20
November1985(3),extendedfortwointerimperiodsfrom
16January1986to30April(4)andfrom1to31May
1986(5),bothpartieshaveconductednegotiationsto
determinetheamendmentsoradditionstobemadetothe
saidAgreementattheendoftheperiodofapplicationofthe
Protocol;
Whereas,asaresultofthesenegotiations ,aProtocollaying
downthefishingrightsandthefinancialcompensation
providedforintheabovementioned Agreementforthe
periodfrom1October1986to28February1988was
initialledon1October1986;
WhereasunderthatProtocolthefishermenoftheenlarged
Communitymaintaintheirfishingpossibilitiesinthewaters
underthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofSenegal;
Whereas,underthetermsofArticle155(2)(b)oftheActof
Accession,itisfortheCounciltodeterminetheprocedures
appropriatetotakeintoconsiderationallorpartofthe
interestsoftheCanaryIslandswhenitadoptsdecisions,case
bycase,particularlywithaviewtotheconclusionoffisheries
agreementswiththirdcountries;whereasinthecaseinpoint,
theprocedureinquestionshouldbedetermined;Article2
Withaviewtotakingintoconsiderationtheinterestsofthe
CanaryIslands,theProtocolreferredtoinArticle1andinso
farasisnecessaryforitsapplication,theprovisionsofthe
commonfisheriespolicyrelatingtotheconservationand
managementoffisheryresourcesshallalsoapplytovessels
whichsailundertheflagofSpain,whicharerecordedona
permanentbasisintheregistersofthecompetentauthorities
atlocallevel('registrosdebase')intheCanaryIslands,under
theconditionsdefinedinNote6toAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No570/86of24February1986
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperationin
tradebetweenthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,
CeutaandMelillaandtheCanaryIslands(6).WOJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.17.
(2)OJNoL234,9.8.1982,p.9.
(3)OJNoL361,31.12.1985,p.87,
(4)OJNoL75,20.3.1986,p.53.
(5)OJNoL168,25.6.1986,p.22. {6)OJNoL56,1.3.1986,p.1.

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Article3
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersonsempoweredtosignthe
AgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersinordertobindtheCommunity .
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW