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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)139 final
Brussels,26March1982
Ol
• CI
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning theconclusion oftheAgreement intheformofanexchange
toflettersconcerning aninterimextension oftheProtocol annexedto
theAgreement betweentheGovernment oftheRepublic ofGuineaBissau
andtheEuropean Economic Community onfishingoffthecoastof
GuineaBissau
I
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0MC82)139final

doM*439
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
GuineaBissau
TheAgreementonfishingbetweentheEECand*.wasconcludedfora
periodoftwoyearswithaclauseprovidingforautomaticrenewalsubjectto
adaptationoftheAnnexesortheProtocolestablishing thevolumeoffishing
rightsandthelevelofcompensation .
Asneithercontractingpartyhasterminatedit,theAgreementisstillinforce.
Pendingtheconclusionofthenegotiations onthetermsfortheAgreement's
furtherapplication,thetwodelegations haveagreedonaninterimextensionfor
threemonthsonthepreviousterms,thusensuringthatCommunityfishermenwill
beabletocontinuetheiVactivities. /
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Thefishingrightsusedupandthecompensation payableundertheseinterim
«
arrangements willhavetobetakenintoaccountInanydefinitivearrangements
resultingfromthecurrentnegotiations .

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning theconclusion oftheAgreement intheformofanexchange of
lettersconcerning aainterimextension oftheProtocol annexed
totheAgzwrmnt *l&etwsen tfo®Government ofthe
HepUblis OffGuineaBissauandtheEuropean Economic Community
onfishingoffthecoastofGuineaBissau
THECOUNCIL OF'THEEUROPEAN COMSlfXTXES ,
Havingregardtothe .Treatyestablishing theEuropean Economic
Community , .
β
HavingregardtotheAgreement betweentheGovernment ofthe
Republic ©f.GuineaBissauandthe-European Economic Community "on
fishing©ffth©eoast©f^Guinea Bissair~(1),andinparticular^
thesecondparagraph ofArticle 17thereof.
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
(A)OJNoL226s29.8,1980 »p.34

Whereas theCommunity andGuinea Bissau have begun thenegotiations provided for in
the second paragraph ofArticle 17oftheAgreement inorder to
determine the amendments oradditions tobemade tothe Annexes orthe
Protocol referred toinArticle 9ofthat Agreement ;
Whereas the two Parties have ar^eed toextend the said Protocol foran
interim period ofthree months pending the final outcome ofthe
negotiation *,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :

-3-
Article 1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofLettersconcerninganinterim
extensionoftheProtocolannexedtotheAgreementbetweentheGovernment
oftheRepublicofGuineaBissauandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityon
fishingoffthecoastofGuineaBissauisherebyapprovedonbehalfofthe
Community.r**
ThetextoftheAgreementisattachedtothisDecision.
■Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementinordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
Ν
fortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREEMENT
INTHE FORM OPANEXCHANGE OPLETTERS
CONCERNING ANINTERIM EXTENSION
OPTHE PROTOCOL
ANNEXED TOTHE AGREEEMENT BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OF^GUINEA BISSAU
.AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ONPISHING OFF THE COAST OF .GUINEA BISSAU

A.LetterfromtheCcwTiumcy
Sir,»
1Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthatwehaveagreedonthefollowinginterim
arrangements toensurethecontinuedapplication oftheAgreementonfishing
betweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofGuineaBissauandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitypendingthecompletionofthenegotiations ontheProtocol
tothatAgreementtobeconcludedforitsthirdyearofapplication .
1. Thearrangements applicableduringthefirsttwoyearsshallbe
extendedforaperiodofthreemonthscommencing on1March1982.
Thecompensation paidbytheCommunityundertheinterimarrangements
shallamount,proratatemporis,tothatprovidedforinArticle2ofthe
ProtocoltotheAgreement.
2oLicencesshalIbegrantedduringtheinterimperiodsubjecttopayment
ofthefeeswhichcorrespondproratatemporistothoseJ.aiddownatpointA„1of
AnnexItotheAgreement.
3. Thecompensation paidinaccordancewithpoint1andthefishing
rights(licences)grantedinaccordancewithpoint2shallbecoveredbythe
provisionsoftheProtocolapplicableasfromthethirdyearoftheAgreement.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
y ■

B.LetterfromtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofGuineaBissau
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,
whichreadsasfollows:
"Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthatwehaveagreedonthefollowing
interimarrangements toensurethecontinuedapplicationoftheAgreement
onfishingbetweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofGuineaBissauand
theEuropeanEconomicCommunitypendingthecorvlotionofthenegotiations
ontheProtocoltothatAgreementtobeconcludedforitsthirdyearof
application .
1.TheArrangements applicableduringthefirsttwoyearsshallbe
extendedforaperiodofthreemonthscommencingon1March1982-
Thecompensation paidbytheCommunityundertheinterimarrangements
shallamount,proratatemporis,tothatprovidedforinArticle2of
theProtocoltotheAgreement.
2.Licencesshallbegrantedduringtheinterimperior!subjectto
paymentofthefeeswhichcorrespondproratatemporistothoselaid
downatpointA.1ofAnnexItotheAgreement,
3.Thecompensation paidinaccordancewithpoint1andthefishing
rights(licences)grantedinaccordancewithpoint2shallbecovered
bytheprovisionsoftheProtocolapplicableasfromthe'thirdyearof
theAgreement.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletter."
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofGuineaBissau.

Date:
frBUDGETHEADING :3920 APPROPRIATIONS :
ZOTITLE:Fisheryagreement EEC-GuineaBissau-interimarrangement
3.LEGALBASES;Art,17"Fishery agreement EEC-GuineaBissauandannexedProtocol ,
*.AIMSorPROJECT JFinancial compensation forfishingrightsfortheperiod 1March
31Mai1982
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEEC6U6GET
<REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )
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5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
5.2HETMOD OFCALCULATIONPERÏ0O 0?12KOWTHS
260.000EUACURRÊNT CIHANC'AL YEARFOLLOWIMSFINANCIAL YEAR
Year
Annualfinancial compensation according totheprotocol annexedtothe
agreement EEC-Guinea Bissau=6,4mioFFequalling approx.1>0'4mioEUA;one
fourthofthissumfortheinterimperiod.
6.0CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED FROMAPPROPRIATIONS ENTERED INTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
YES/gffl
6.1CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OfTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
6.2MILLASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETBENECESSARY ?
gK/NO
6.3WILLFUTURE BUDGET APPRGPRIA'NONS BENECESSARY ?
OBSERVATIONS S