NoL372/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities31.12.86
COUNCILDECISION
of11December1986
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersconcerningthe
provisionalapplicationoftheAgreementamendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuineaonfishing
offthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,signedatMalaboon15June1984fortheperiodstartingon
27June1986
.(86/636/EEC)
possible;forthisreason,thetwopartiesinitialledan
AgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersproviding
fortheprovisionalapplicationoftheinitialleddraft
AgreementfromthedateofexpiryoftheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
GovernmentoftheRepublicofEquatorialGuineaon
fishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuineaapprovedon
28June1984;whereastheAgreementintheformofan
ExchangeofLettersshouldbeconcludedsubjecttoa
definitivedecisionunderArticle43oftheTreaty,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLetters
concerningtheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreement
amendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicof
EquatorialGuineaonfishingoffthecoastofEquatorial
Guinea,signedatMalaboon15June1984fortheperiod
startingon27June1986,isherebyapprovedonbehalfof
theCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisattachedtothisDecision.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle155(2)(b)andArticle
167(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofEquatorialGuinea,onfishingoffthecoastof
EquatorialGuinea(*),signedatMalaboon15June
1984,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12oftheAgreementon
fishingoffthecoastofEquatorialGuinea,theCommunity
andtheRepublicofEquatorialGuineaconducted
negotiationstodeterminetheamendmentsoradditionsto
bemadetotheAgreementattheendofthefirstthree-year
periodofapplicationoftheAgreement;
Whereas,asaresultofthosenegotiations,anAgreement
amendingtheAgreementwasinitialledon25June1986;
Whereas,underthatAgreement,fishermenfromthe
enlargedCommunityretainthefishingopportunitiesopen
totheminthewatersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction
oftheRepublicofEquatorialGuinea;
WhereasunderthetermsofArticle155(2)(b)oftheActof
Accession,itisfortheCounciltodeterminetheprocedures
appropriatetotakeintoconsiderationallorpartofthe
interestsoftheCanaryIslandswhenitadoptsdecisions,
casebycase,particularlywithaviewtotheconclusionof
fisheriesagreementswiththirdcountries;whereas,inthe
caseinpoint,theproceduresinquestionshouldbe
determined ;
Whereas,inordertoavoidanyinterruptioninthefishing
activitiesofCommunityvessels,itisindispensablethatthe
draftAgreementinquestionbeapprovedassoonasArticle2
Withaviewtotakingintoconsiderationtheinterestsofthe
CanaryIslands,theAgreementreferredtoinArticle1and,
insofarasisnecessaryforitsapplication,theprovisionsof
thecommonfisheriespolicyrelatingtotheconservation
andmanagementoffisheryresourcesshallalsoapplyto
vesselswhichsailundertheflagofSpain,whichare
recordedonapermanentbasisintheregistersofthe
competentauthoritiesatlocallevel('registrosdebase')in
theCanaryIslands,undertheconditionsdefinedinNote6
toAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No570/86of
24February1986concerningthedefinitionoftheconcept
of'originatingproducts'andmethodsofadministrative
cooperationintradebetweenthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,CeutaandMelillaandtheCanary
Islands(2).
(»)OJNoL188,16.7.1984,p.1. (2)OJNoL56,1.3.1986,p.1.

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