No C 142/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 5. 91 
Draft proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of Protocol No 2 establishing 
for the period 1 April 1991 to 29 February 1992 the crawfish fishing opportunities and corre­
sponding financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 
(91/C 142/04) 
COM(91) 156 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 14 May 1991) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas, pursuant to the Fisheries Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom 
of Morocco, signed in Rabat on 26 May 1988 (*), the 
two Parties conducted negotiations to determine the 
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement 
at the end of the period of application of Protocol No 2; 
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new 
Protocol No 2 establishing the crawfish fishing oppor­
tunities and corresponding financial compensation 
provided for in the abovementiond Agreement for the 
period from 1 April 1991 to 29 February 1992 was 
initialled on 19 March 1991; 
Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of 
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the appro­
priate procedures to take into consideration all or part of 
the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts 
decisions, case-by-case, particularly with a view to the 
conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; 
whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to 
be determined; 
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to conclude 
the Protocol, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Protocol No 2 establishing for the period 1 April 1991 to 
29 February 1992 the crawfish fishing opportunities and 
corresponding financial compensation provided for in the 
fisheries Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby 
approved on behalf of the Community. 
The text of Protocol No 2 is attached to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
With a view to taking into consideration the interests of 
the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 
1 and, insofar as is necessary for its application, the 
provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the 
conservation and management of fishery resources shall 
also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain, 
which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers 
of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de 
base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions 
specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the 
definition of the concept of 'originating products' and 
methods of administrative cooperation in trade between 
the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and 
Melilla and the Canary Islands (2). 
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to 
designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in 
order to bind the Community. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
O OJ No L 181, 12. 7. 1988, p. 1. O OJ No L 114, 2. 5. 1988, p. 1.