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COMMISSION OFTHE -EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)736 final.
Brussels,1December 1981
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement intheformofanexchange
oflettersproviding forprovisional application ofthe
Agreement between theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegal
andtheEuropean Economic community amending theAgreement on
fishingoffthecoastofSenegal,andofitsProtocol
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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C0M(81)736final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thenegotiations ontheconditions forthecontinuation oftheAgreement
onfishingbetweentheEECandSenegalculminated on12November 1981in
theinitialling ofanAgreement amending thatAgreement anditsProtocol .
Theamendments totheAgreement mainlyconcern:
1.theintroduction oflicences forcertainvessels,validforless
thanayear,totakeaccountoftheseasonal natureoftheir
fishingactivities ;
ii.thefeestobepaidbyshipowners ;
iii.10studyandtraining grantsforafiveyearperiodforSenegalese
nationals ;
iv.Community financeforaSenegalese scientific programme ;
v.signingofSenegalese observers onfreezertrawlers .
ThenewProtocol totheAgreement laysdownthatbetween 15November 1981"
and4November 1983thecompensation payablebytheCommunity willbeidentical
tothatprovided forintheoriginal Protocol (CFAF2.500million)and
specifies tonnage uselimitsbycategoryofvessels.
Inordertoavoidanybreakinthefishingactivities ofCommunity vessels
from15November 1981,thedateonwhichtheprovisional extension oftheoriginal
Protocol expires,on12November,theheadsofthetwodelegations also
initialled anexchange oflettersproviding forprovisional application
oftheAgreement betweentheCommunity andSenegal amending theAgreement
concerning fishing&ffthecoastofSenegal,andofitsProtocol .This
exchangeoflettersalsomakesprovision forthepaymentofthefirst ;
instalment oftheCommunity compensation withineightweeksofthedateon
whichitissigned.

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Thisprovisional application arrangement istherefore identical tothat
alreadyapplied whentheoriginal Agreement wassigned.
Inthelightoftheabove,theCommission recommends thatatitsnext
meetingtheCouncilshould:
i.approvetheattached proposal foradecision providing forprovisional
application ofthesaidAgreement anditsProtocol fromthedate
onwhichtheexchange oflettersissigned;
ii;authorize itsPresident todesignate thepersons empowered tosign
thisexchange ofletters.
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters
providing forprovisional application oftheAgreement between theGovernment
oftheRepublic ofSenegal andtheEuropean Economic Community amending
theAgreement onfishing offthecoast ofSenegal -andofits •
«Protocol
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theGovernment oftheRepublic of
Senegal andtheEuropean Economic .Community onfishing offthecoast
ofSenegal (1),and inparticular thesecond paragraph ofArticle 17thereof ,
,Kw"
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant tothe second paragraph ofArticle 17ofthe Agreement on
fishing offthecoast ofSenegal ,theCommunity and Seriegal negotiated to
determine theamendments oradditions tobeincorporated initsAnnexes or
intheProtocol referred toinArticle 9thereof ;
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Whereas ,asaresult 6fthese negotiations ,adraft Agreement amending the
Agreement onfhishing between theCommunity andtheRepublic ofSenegal and
aProtocol were initialled on12November 1981 ;
Whereas under that Agreement Community fishermen retain thefishing possi­
bilities open tothem inthewaters under thesovereignty orjurisdiction
ofSenegal ;
Whereas inorder toavoid anyinterruption inthefishing activities of
Community vessels ,theAgreement amending theAgreement with Senegal and
theProtocol should beapproved assoon aspossible ;
(1)O.J. No.L226of29.8.1980 ,p.17

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Whereas,consequently ,thetwopartiesinitialled anexchangeofletters
providing fortheprovisional application oftheinitialled Agreement and
Protocol from15November 1981,thedateofexpiryofthearrangement laid
downbytheAgreement intheformofanexchange oflettersapproved
byCouncilDecision 8T/860/EEC<1),andwhereasthatAgreement andits
Protocol shouldbeapprovedprovisionally pending afinaldecision pursuant
toArticle 43oftheEECTreaty,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
' s '*
TheAgreement intheformofanexchange oflettersproviding forprovisional
application oftheAgreement betweentheGovernment oftheRepublic of
Senegal andtheEuropean Economic Community amending theAgreement on.
fishingoffthecoastofSenegal,andoftheProtocol thereto,isherebyapproved
onbehalfoftheCommunity .
Thetextoftheexchange oflettersisannexedtothisDecision .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncilisherebyauthorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosigntheAgreement inordertobindtheCommunity .
r
Doneat * FortheCouncil,
ThePresident .
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(1)O.J.No.L319of7.11.1981,p.22

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DRAFT
Exchange ofLetters-Provisional application
£■
A.LetterfromtheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegal
Sir,
..-\.:rUWithreference tothedraftAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic
Community andtheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegalamending theAgreement
*
on fishingoffthecoastofSenegalsignedon15June1979,Ihave
thehonourtoinformyouthattheGovernment ofSenegalisprepared toapply
thatAgreement,togetherwiththeProtocolthereto,provisionally fromthisday
untilitentersintoforceinaccordance withArticle 2ofthesaiddraft
Agreement andArticle 5ofthedraftProtocol,providedthattheEuropean
Economic Community isprepared todolikewise .
Itisunderstood that,inthiscase,afirstinstalment equivalent to50%
ofthecompensation laiddowninArticle 2ofthedraftProtocol mustbe
paidwithineightweeksoftoday.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmthattheEuropean Economic Community ,
agreestoprovisional application asindicated above.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassurance ofmyhighestconsideration .
»
FortheGovernment fothe
Republic ofSenegal,

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B.Letter from the European Economic Community
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Sir,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate ,
which reads asfollows :
"With reference tothedraft Agreement between theEuropean Economic
Community and tireGoverment oftheRepublic ofSenegal amending theAgreement
on fishing off the coast ofSenegal signed on15June 1979 ,Ihave
thehonour toinform you that theGovernment ofSenegal isprepared toapply
that Agreement ,together with theProtocbl thereto ,provisionally from this day
until itenters into force inaccordance with Article 2ofthe said draft
Agreement andArticle 5ofthedraft Protocol ,provided that theEuropean
Economic Community isprepared todolikewise .
Itisunderstood that ,inthis case ,afirst instalment equivalent to50%
ofthecompensation laid down inArticle 2ofthedraft Protocol must be
paid within eight weeks oftoday .
(
Ishould beobliged ifyouwould confirm that theEuropean Economic Community
agrees toprovisional application asindicated above .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration ."
Ihave thehonour toinform you that theCommunity accepts theprovisional
application oftheAgreement ofitsProtocol under theconditions referred
toinyour letter .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For the Council ofthe
European Communities ,

DRAFTAGREEMENT
betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernement oftheRepublic
ofSenegalamending theAgreement onifishingoffthecoastof
Senegal,signedon15June1979 *
Article 1
TheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment
oftheRepublic ofSenegal on fishingoffthecoastofSenegal
isherebyamendedasfollows :
I.Article 4(4)shallbedeleted.
II.Thesecondsub-paragraph ofArticle5(2)shallbewordedasfollows :
"Theamountspayableandthemethodofpayment,aresetoutinAnnexI.A."
Thethirdsub-paragraph ofthesaidArticle3(2)shallbedeleted.
III.InAnnex3.A.,paragraphs 1,2and3shallbewordedasfollows :
"A,licenceapplication endissuingformalities
Theprocedures forapplications forandissueoflicences enabling vessels
flyingtheflagsofMemberStatesoftheCommunity tofishinSenegalese
watersshallbeasfollows :
1.1.Therelevant Community authorities mustpresenttotherelevant
Senegalese authorities (SEPM)(1)anapplication foreachvesselthatwish
tofishundertheAgreement .
1.2.Theapplication shallbemadeontheformsprovided forthatpurpose
bytheGovernment ofSenegal.Aspecimen isattached herto.
./.
(1)StateSecretariat forSeaFisheries

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1.3.Thetechnical services oftheStateSecretariat forSeaFisheries
shallinformthedelegation oftheEECinDakarassoonastheamounthas
beenestablished permitting thevesselownertopaythefees.
Afterpaymentofthefee,thelicenseshallbeSignedandtransmitted
totheEECdelegation inDakar.
Ifwithintwoweeksofnotification oftheamountdue,thefeehasnot
beenpaid,theCommunity maymakenewapplications forlicences forthe
tonnages concerned .
1.4.Licences shallbevalidfromthedateofissueuntil31December
oftheyearinwhichtheywereissued.
1.5.However,trawlers whicharenotobligedtolandtheirentirecatch
inSenegal may,withinthelimitslaiddownbytheProtocolestablishing
fishingrightsandcompensation ,obtainspeciallicencesvalidfornot
morethanfourmonths.
1.6.Thefeesaresetaccording tothefollowing scale:
(a)trawlers landingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF8,500pergrossregister tonperyearforshrimpboats
CFAF7,500pergrossregister tonperyearforfishboats
(b)trawlers notlandingtheirentirecatchandfishingthroughout theyear
CFAF17,000pergrossregister tonperyearforshrimpboats
CFAF15,000pergrossregister tonperyearforfishboats
(c)freezertrawlers notlandingtheirentirecatchandfishingfora
fourmonthperiodbetween 1Apriland30September :
CFAF10.500pergrossregister ton
!
(d)tunaboatslandingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF2perkgoffishcaught.
(e>tunaboatsnotlandingtheirentire -catch-: -
CFAF6perkgoffishcaught. ..
2.Thefeeshallbesetforoneyearirrespective oftheperiodforwhich
thelicence /isvalid,withtheexception of:
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(a)thespeciallicencesreferredtounder1.5
4
(b)licences issuedpursuant toparagraph 3
<c)thecasementioned inArticle4-6)oftheAgreement .
3.Forlicences issuedatthebeginning oftheperiodofvalidity ofthe
Protocol establishing fishingrightsandcompensation ,andforlicences
validuntiltheexpirydateofthesaidProtocol,thefeeshallbe
inproportion totheperiodforwhichthelieenceisvalid."
IV.AnnexI.D.shallbewordedasfollows :
"DoTraining grantsandscientific programme
ThetwoPartiesagreethatanessential condition forthesuccessoftheir
cooperation istahtthecompetence andknow-howofpersons engagedin
seafishingshouldbeimproved *Tothisend,theCommunity shallmake
iteasierforSenegalese nationals tofindplacesinestablishments in
itsMemberStatesandshallprovide 10studyandtraining grantsfora
fiveyearperiodinthevariousscientific ,technical andeconomic
disciplines connected withfisheries."
V.Thefollowing pointshallbeaddedtoAnnexI;
"F.Signing onofobservers
1.WhenfishinginSenegalese waters,freezedtrawlersflyingtheflagsof
MemberStatesoftheCommunity shallacceptobservers designated by
Senegal.Thecaptainshallfacilitate theworkoftheobserver whoshall
benefit fromthefacilities provided fortheofficers ofthevessel
concerned .
2.TheSenegalese authorities shallcommunicate thenamesofdesignated
observers totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .
?
3=Novesselshallberequiped tohavemorethanoneobserver onboard
atonetime.
4.Boardandlodgingshallbeprovidedfortheobserver bytheshipowner
a^thelatter'sexpense.
*
Hismealsshallbeservedintheofficers' mess.Heshallbelodgedinthe
areasprovidedfortheofficers or,ifthisisimpossible ,inaliving
areadistinct fromthatprovided forthecrew.
J

5.Thevesselownershallreimburse theSenegalese Government ata
flatrate,including allcharges,of8,000FCIftperdayspentbythe
observer onboardthevessel 0"
Article 2
ThisAgreement shallenterir)toforceonthedateonwhichtheParties
notifyeachotherofthecompletion oftheprocedures necessary forthi
purpose .

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DRAFTPROTOCOL
establishing thefishingrightsandcompensation providedforintheAgreement
betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSenegal on fishingoffthecoastofSenegalfortheperiodfrom
16November 1981to15November 1983.
THEPARTIES TOTHISPROTOCOL,
HavingregardtotheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community andthe
Government oftheRepublicofSenegalonfishingoffthecoastofSenegal/
signedon15June1979andamendedbytheAgreement signedon
1981,
HAVEAGREED ASFOLLOWS; 4-
Article 1
Thelimitsreferred toinArticle 4oftheabovementioned Agreement shallbe
setasfollows :
1.TunaboatsobligedtolandtheirentirecatchinSenegal !3/000grossregister
tons.
2.Trawlers obligedtolandtheirentirecatchinSenegal;
3.Tunaboatsnotobligedtolandtheirentirecatchin1
Senegal ;
4.Trawlers notobligedtolandtheirentirecatchin
Senegal :
)
(a)forthewholeyear
(b)forafour-month periodbetween 1Apriland30
September2/150grossregister
tons/
23/300grossregister
tons.
5/000grossregister
tons.
9/000grossregister
tonsoverand
abovetheton­
nagereferred
tounder(a)

Article 2
1.Thecompensation referred toinArticle 9oftheAgreement shallbeset
atCFAF2/500milliontobemobilized intwoannualinstalments .
2.Thecompensation shallbepaidoutinaccordance withthefollowing
procedure :
-for1/3intoanaccountopenedinthenameoftheStateSecretariat
forSeaFisheries,
-for2/3intotheaccountoftheTreasurer GeneralofSenegal.
Article 3
IftheEuropean Economic Community failstomakethepayments provided
forinthisProtocol,theAgreement onfishingshallbesuspended ;
Article 4
TheCommunity shallcontribute CFAF100milliontowardsthefinancing of
'aSenegalese scientific programme .Thissumshallbeputatthedisposal
oftheCentreforOceanographic ResearchofDakar-Thiaroye (C.R.O.D.T. )
whichcomesundertheSenegalese Institute forAgricultural Research
(I.S.R.A. ).
Article 5
ThisProtocol shallenterintoforceonthedateonwhichtheParties
notifyoneanotherofthecompletion oftheprocedures necessary forthis
purpose .

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