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COUNCILDECISION
of11December1986
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersconcerningthe
provisionalapplicationoftheAgreementamendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofGuineaonfishingoffthecoastof
Guinea,signedatConakryon7February1983,fortheperiodstartingon8August1986
(86/637/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereas,inordertoavoidanyinterruptioninthefishing
activitiesofCommunityvessels,itisindispensablethatthe
Agreementinquestionbeapprovedassoonaspossible;for
thisreason,thetwopartiesinitialledanAgreementinthe
formofanExchangeofLettersprovidingforthe
provisionalapplicationoftheinitialledAgreementfromthe
dateofexpiryoftheinterimarrangementlaiddownbythe
AgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersapproved
byDecision86/95/EEC0);whereastheAgreementinthe
formofanExchangeofLettersshouldbeconcluded
provisionally ,pendingafinaldecisiontobetakenonthe
basisofArticle43oftheTreaty,HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle155(2)(b)andArticle
167(3)therof,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofthe
RevolutionaryPeople'sRepublicofGuineaonfishingoff
thecoastofGuineaI1),signedatConakryon7February
1983,andextendedbyDecision86/95/EEC(2)fora
periodofsixmonthsstartingon8February1986,HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLetters
concerningtheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreement
amendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofGuinea
onfishingofthecoastofGuinea,signedatConakryon
7February1983,fortheperiodstartingon8August1986
isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisattachedtothisDecision.HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle15of
theAgreementonfishingoffthecoastofGuinea,the
CommunityandtheRepublicofGuineaconducted
negotiationstodeterminetheamendmentsoradditionsto
bemadetotheAgreementattheendofthefirstthree-year
periodofapplicationoftheAgreement;
Whereas,asaresultofthosenegotiations ,anAgreement
amendingtheFisheriesAgreementwasinitialledon12July
1986;
Whereas,underthatAgreement,fishermenfromthe
enlargedCommunityretainandextendthefishing
opportunitiesopentotheminthewatersunderthe
sovereigntyorjurisdictionoftheRepublicofGuinea;Article2
Withaviewtotakingintoconsiderationtheinterestsofthe
CanaryIslands,theAgreementreferredtoinArticle1and
insofarasisnecessaryforitsapplication,theprovisionsof
thecommonfisheriespolicyrelatingtotheconservation
andmanagementoffisheryresourcesshallalsoapplyto
vesselswhichsailundertheflagofSpain,whichare
recordedonapermanentbasisintheregistersofthe
competentauthoritiesatlocallevel('registrosdebase')in
theCanaryIslands,undertheconditionsdefinedinNote6
toAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No570/86of
24February1986concerningthedefinitionofthe
conceptof'originatingproducts'andmethodsof
administrativecooperationintradebetweenthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,CeutaandMelillaandthe
CanaryIsland(3).Whereas,underthetermsofArticle155(2)-(b)oftheAct
ofAccession,itisfortheCounciltodeterminethe
proceduresappropriatetotakeintoconsiderationallor
partoftheinterestsoftheCanaryIslandswhenitadopts
decisions,casebycase,particularlywithaviewtothe
conclusionoffisheriesagreementswiththirdcountries;
whereasinthecaseinpoint,theprocedureinquestion
shouldbedetermined;
(0OJNoL111,27.4.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL80,25.3.1986,p.52. (3)OJNoL56,1.3.1986,p.1.

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Article3
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersonsempoweredtosignthe
AgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersinordertobindtheCommunity .
DoneatBrussels,11December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.CLARKE