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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ontheconclusion oftheAgreement betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andtheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSenegalamendingtheAgreement onFishingOffthe
CoastofSenegalsignedon15June1979,theProtocol
andtheExchangesofLettersreferringthereto
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )COM(82)14final
Brussels,29January1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
C0MC82)Ufinal>/&^-/?.y
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theattachedagreementrepresents theoutcomeofthenegotiations with
Senegalontheextensionofthefishriesagreement whichhasbeeninforce
since15June1979.
Theaimofthis"proposalisthedefinitive approvaloftheagreement
alreadyprovisionally appliedinaccordance withCouncilDecision
81/1055/EECof21December1981.(1)
Thejustification giveninCOM(81)736,andalsothefinancial memo­
randumattachedtoit,arethereforevalidforthisproposal.
(1)O.J.NoL379of31.12.1981

•PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
ONTHECONCLUSION OFTHEAGREEMENT BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFSENEGALAMENDING THEAGREEMENT ON
FISHINGOFFTHECOASTOFSENEGALSIGNEDON15JUNE1979,THEPROTOCOL AND
THEEXCHANGES OFLETTERSREFERRING THERETO
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereastheCommunity andSenegalhaveconductednegotiations inaccordance
withthesecondparagraphofArticle17oftheabovementioned Agreement,in
ordertodetermine theamendments oradditionstobemadetotheAnnexesorto
theProtocolreferredtoinArticle9thereof;
Whereas,followingthesenegotiations,adraftagreementamendingthefisheries
agreementbetweentheCommunity andtheRepublicofSenegalandaprotocol
weresignedon21January1982;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttoapprovethatAgreement;
*
WhereastheconclusionofthisAgreementrendersnugatoryCouncilDecision
•Si/3055/EECof2lDecember1981ontheconclusionOfanAgreementinthe
formofanexchangeoflettersproviding ;forprovisionalapplicationofthe
AgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityamendingtheAgreementonfishingoffthecoastof
1Senegal,andoftheProtocolthereto,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
(1)O.J.NoL379of31.12.1981,p.64

Article 1
TheAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheGovernment
oftheRepublicofSenegalamendingtheAgreement onfishingoffthecoastof
Senegalsignedon,15June1979,theProtocol,andtheexchangeofletters
referringthereto,areapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
Thetextsreferredtointhefirstparagraphareannexedtothis
Decision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallgivethenotification providedforin
iArticle2oftheAgreement.
Article3
Decision81/1055/EECisherebyrepealedwitheffectfromthedate
ofentryintoforceoftheAgreement.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
THEPRESIDENT
1TheSecretariat-General ,oftheCouncilwillpublishintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities thedateofentryintoforceof
theAgreement..

ANNEX
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE GOVERNMENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OFSENEGAL
AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ONPISHING OFF THE COAST
OFSENEGAL ,SIGNED ON15JUNE 1979

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ARTICLE 1
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalonfishingoff
thecoastofSenegalisherebyamendedasfollows:
I
I.ArticleMM)shallbedeleted.
II.Thesecondsub-paragraph ofArticle5(2)shallbe
wordedasfollows:
"Theamountspayableandthemethodofpaymentareset
outinAnnexI.A."
Thethirdsub-paragraph ofthesaidArticle5(2)
shallbedeleted.
III.InAnnexI.A.,paragraphs 1,2and3shallbe
wordedasfollows:
"A.Licenceapplication andissuingformalities
Theproceduresforapplications forandissue
oflicencesenablingvesselsflyingtheflagsof
MemberStatesoftheCommunitytofishinSenegalese
watersshallbeasfollows:
1.1ThecompetentCommunityauthorities must
presenttothecompetentSenegaleseauthorities
*
(SEPM)()anapplicationforeachvessel
thatwishestofishundertheAgreement.
Λ
()Secrétariat d'EtatàlaPécheMaritine(StateSecretariat
forSeaPisheries )
•••!••*

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1.2 .The application shall bemade onthe forms
provided for that purpose bythe Government of
Senegal .Aspecimen isattached hereto .
1.3 .The technical services ofthe State Secretariat
for SeaFisheries shall inform the delegation
ofthe Commission ofthe European Communities
inDakar assoon asthe amount has been
established permitting the vessel owner topay
the fees .
After payment ofthe fee ,the licence shall be
signed and forwarded tothe delegation of
the Commission oftheEuropean Communities in
Dakar .
Ifwithin two weeks ofnotification ofthe
amount due ,the fee has not been paid ,the
Community may make new applications for licences
forthe ttonnage concerned .
1.4 .Licences shall bevalid from the date of
issue until 31December ofthe year inwhich
they were issued .
1.5 »However ,trawlers which are not obliged toland
their entire catch inSenegal may ,within the
limits laid down bythe Protocol establishing
fishing rights andcompensation ,obtain special
licences valid for not more than four months .
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1.6.The fees are setaccording tothefollowing scale
♦
(a)trawlers landing their entire catch :
CFAP 8,500pergross register tonper
year for shrimp boats
CFAP 7>500per gross register ton per
year for fish boats
(b)trawlers not landing their entire catch
and fishing throughout the year :
CFAF 17,000 per gross register tonper
year for shrimp boats
CFAF 15,000 per gross register ton per
year for fish boats
(c)freezer trawlers not landing their entire
catch andfishing for afour month period
between 1April and 30September :
CFAF 10,500 per gross register ton
(d)tuna boats landing their entire catch :
CFAF 2per kgoffish caught .
<
(e)tuna boats not landing their entire
catch : <
CFAF 6per kgoffish caught .
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2.The fee shall beset for one year irrespective
oftheperiod forwhich the licence isvalid ,with
the exception of:
(a)the special licences referred tounder 1.5.;
»
(b)licences issued pursuant toparagraph 3;
(c)the case mentioned inArticle ^(6)ofthe
Agreement .
3.For licences issued atthebeginning ofthe period
ofvalidity oftheProtocol establishing fishing
rights and compensations and for licences valid
until the expiry date ofthe said Protocol ,the
fee shall beinproportion tothe period forwhich
the licence isvalid .".
IV . Annex I.D. shall beworded asfollows :
"D.Training grants and scientific programme
The two Parties agree that anessential condition
for the success oftheir cooperation isthat the
competence and know-how ofpersons engaged insea
fishing should beimproved .Tothis end ,the Community
shall make iteasier for Senegalese nationals tofind
places inestablishments initsMember States and shall
provide 10study andtraining grants for afive year
period inthevarious scientific ,technical and economic
disciplines c6nnected with fisheries .".
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V. The following point shall beadded toAnnex X:
"P.Signing onofobservers
1.When fishing inSenegalese waters ,freezer trawlers
flying the flags ofMember States oftheCommunity
shall accept observers designated bySenegal .The
captain shall facilitate thework ofthe observer
who shall beeligible for the facilities provided
for the officers ofthe vessel concerned .
2.The Senegalese authorities shall communicate to
theCommission ofthe European Communities the
names ofdesignated observers .
3.Novessel shall berequired tohave more than one
observer onboard atone time .
4.Board andlodging shall beprovided forthe
observer bytheshipowner ofthe latter' sexpense ;
his meals sh&ll beserved inthe officers' mess -
room .Heshall belodged inthe areas provided for
theofficers or,ifthis isimpossible ,ina
living area distinct from that provided for the
crew .

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5.The vessel owner shall reimburse the Senegalese
Government ataflat rate ,including ,all
charges ,ofFCFA 8,000 perday spent bythe
observer onboard the vessel .". .
ARTICLE 2
This Agreement shall enter into force onthe date on
which theParties notify each other ofthe completion ofthe
theprocedures necessary for this purpose .

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PROTOCOL
ESTABLISHING THE FISHING RIGHTS AND COMPENSATION PROVIDED
FOR INTHE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE
GOVERNMENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFSENEGAL
ONFISHING OFF THE COAST OFSENEGAL ,
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
16NOVEMBER 1981 TO15NOVEMBER 1983
t

THE PARTIES TOTHIS PROTOCOL ,
Having regard tothe Agreement between the European Economic
Community and theGovernment ofthe Republic ofSenegal on
fishing off the coast ofSenegal ,signed on15June 1979 and
amended bytheAgreement signed on21January 1982 ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
The limits referred toinArticle 4ofthe abovementioned
Agreement shall beset asfollows : *
1.Tuna boats
obliged toland their
entire catch inSenegal : 3,000 gross register
tons ,
2.Trawlers
obliged toland their
entire catch inSenegal : 2,150 gross register
tons ,
3.Tuna boats
not obliged toland their
entire catch inSenegal : 23*300 gross register
tons ,

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M.Trawlers
not obliged toland their
entire catch inSenegal
(a)forthewhole year >t,.. 5,000 gross register
i tons ,
(b)for afour-month period
between 1April and
30September 9>000gross register
tons over and
above the tonnage
referred to
under (a).
ARTICLE 2
1. The compensation referred toinArticle 9ofthe
Agreement shall beset atCPAF 2,500 million tobe
mobilized intwo annual instalments .
2. The compensation shall bepaid out inaccordance
with thefollowing procedure : ,
-for 1/3into anaccount opened inthe name ofthe
State Secretariat for SeaFisheries ,
-For 2/3into the account ofthe Treasurer General
ofSenegal .
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ARTICLE 3
Should the European Economic Community fail tomake
the payments provided for inthis Protocol ,the Agreement
onfishing shall besuspended .
♦
ARTICLE 4
The Community shall inaddition contribute CFAF 100
million towards the financing ofaSenegalese scientific
programme .This sum shall beput atthedisposal ofthe
Centre forOceanographic Research ofDakar -Thiaroye
(CRODT )which comes under the Senegalese Institute for
Agricultural Research (ISRA ).
ARTICLE 5
This Protocol shall enter into force onthe date on
which theParties notify oneanother ofthecompletion of
theprocedures necessary for this purpose .