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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)643 final
Brussels.27November 1978
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusion oftheAgreement onFisheries
betweentheGovernment ofSpainandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity
(submittedtotheCommission totheCouncil)
C0M(78)643final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On3November 1976theCouncil authorized theCommission toopen .
negotiations with Spain concerning afisheries agreement .
2. Thenegotiations ended on23September 1978 with thedrafting ofa
text entitled "Agreement onFisheries "between theGovernment ofSpain andthe
European Economic Community "•.
3. This Agreement replaces thefisheries agreements concluded previously
between Spain andsome Member States *TheSpanish Delegation ,when itinitialled
thenegotiated agreement ,however ,made aunilateral declaration concerning
theattitude Spain intends toadopt ,iftheframework agreement isterminated ,
with regard totherights provided forinthefisheries agreements which it
concluded previously with Member States .
4. Theprimary objective ofthanegotiated agreement istoestablish the
procedures forfixing thefishing possibilities ofeach party inthefishing
zones under thajurisdiction oftheother party aThese possibilities will be
determined foreach year byconsultations between theFartiea andwith theaim
ofprogressively attaining asatisfactory balance .
5. Sinoe theestablishment offishing zones bytheCommunity Member States,'
theCommunity hasdecided on provisional arrangements applicable toSpanish
fishermen fishing iuCoammnity waters® These arrangements have been unsatis­
factory forSpanish fishermen .
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6. Following thenegotiations ontheframework agree&ent ,thaCommunity
consented toenter forthwith into consultations inacoordanoe with thepro­
cedures teiddown intheAgreement forfixing thafishing possibilities foreach
party inthaother perty'e waters ,forthaperiod from 1October to31December
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7. Having regard ,tothefact that theCommunity hasinformed theSpanish
authorities thlit theCouncil hasadopted adecision v/hereby access byfishing
vessels of .anon-member oountry totheCommunity fishing zone issubjeot tothe
conclusion ofaframework agreement onfisheries between that country andthe
Community ,theconsultations forthefixing offishing possibilities for1979
should take place onthebasis ofanagreement already inforce# Thenegotiated
agreement should therefore beconcluded before 1January 1979 that itcanbe
applied initsentirety with effect from that date *
8. Inthelight oftheforegoing ,theCommission
-reoommends that theCouncil ,atitsnext meeting ,authorize itsPresident
todesignate thepersons authorized tosign this Agreement ;
-proposes that theCounoil ,after consulting theEuropean Parliament ,
approve theoutcome ofthenegotiations byadopting theproposal fora
Regulation annexed hereto ,thereby approving theAgreements
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PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusion oftheAgreement onFisheries
between theGovernment ofSpain andtheEuropean Economic Community
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Artiole 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament j
Whereas ,byits'Resolution of '3November 1976 oncertain external aspects of
thecreation ofa200mile fishing zone intheCommunity with effeot from
1January 1977 ,theCouncil agreed ,ontheonehand ,that thefishing by
fishing vessels ofnon-member countries offishery resources inthesaid
zone would begoverned byagreements between theCommunity andthecountries
concerned and ,ontheother hand ,that fishing rights forCommunity fishermen
inthewaters ofnon-member countries must beobtained andpreserved by
appropriate Community agreements }
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Whereas theAgreement onFisheries between theGovernment ofSpain andtheEuropean
Economic Community ,signed on ,should therefore beconcluded ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Artici® 1
TheAgreement onFisheries between thaGovernment ofSpain andtheEuropean
Economic Community ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity . .
Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Regulation .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shall ,onbehalf oftheCommunity ,give
thenotification provided forinArticle 12oftheAgreement (l)0
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(l)Thedateofentry into force oftheAgreement will bepublished inthe
Offioial Journal oftheEuropean Corazamities ,through theoffices ofthe
General Secretariat ofthaCouncil *
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Article3
ThisRegulationahallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates#
BoneatBrupselt
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

AGREEMENT ONFISHERIES BETWEEN
"THEGOVERNMENT OPSPAINANDTHE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
TheGovernmentofSpainandtheEuropeanEconomioCommunity(hereinafter
referredtoastheCommunity);
RecallingthecloserelationsbetweentheCommunityandSpain;
Consideringtheircommondesiretoensuretheconservation andrational
managementofthefishstocksofthewatersadjacenttotheircoasts;
TakingintoaccounttheworkoftheThirdUnitedNationsConferenceon
theLawoftheSea;
Affirmingthattheextension "bycoastalStatesoftheareasofbiological
resourceswithintheirjurisdiction ,andtheexercisewithintheseareasoftheir
sovereignrightsforthepurposeofexploring,exploiting,conservingand
managingtheseresourcesshouldbeinaccordancewiththeprinciplesofinter­
nationallaw;
HavingregardtothefactthattheCommunityhasagreedthatthelimits
ofthefisheryzonesofitsMemberStates(hereinafterreferredtoasthefishery
zonesoftheCommunity)shallextendupto200nauticalmilesoffthecoastsof
theNorthAtlantic,theNorthSea,theSkagerrak,theKattegatandtheBaltic
Sea,fishingwithinthesezonesbeingsubjeottotheoommonfisheriespolioyof
theCommunity,withoutprejudioetoasimilarmeasureinrespectoftheother
fishingzoneswithintheCommunity'sjurisdiction ,andinparticularthe
Mediterranean ;
HavingregardtothefactthatSpainhasestablishedwitheffectfrom
15Maroh1978aneconomiczonewhichextendsupto200nauticalmilesoffthe
AtlanticcoastandwithinwhichSpainexercisessovereignrightsforthepurpose
ofexploring,exploiting,preservingandmanagingresources,withoutprejudiceto
asimilarmeasureinrespectoftheMediterranean ;
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Desirousofestablishingtheprinciplesandruleswhiohwillgovernfuture
mutualrelationsinthefisheriessphere;
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Haveagrasdasfollowss
Artînie1
1.ThspurposeofthisAgreementistoent.-blishtheprinciplesandrules
whichwillgovern#inallr3sp*3cto,thefitihingactivitiesofvesselsof*either
PartywithinthefishingzonesunderthejurisdictionoftheotherParty®
2aHowever,thisAgreementshallnotaffectthsreciprocalfiekingarran­
gementsoffishermenintheBidassoawatersandintheBayoff&guerasdefined
bytheAgreementof14July1959betweenSpainaridPrance,
Article2
EachPartyshallgrantaccesstothefighingzoneunderitsjurisdiction
tothefishingvesselsoftheotherpartyundertheconditionslaiddown"by
thefollowingArtioles,
Article3
1.EachPartyshalldetermineeachyear,forthefishingzoneunderits
jurisdiction ,subjecttoadjustmentsnecessitated byunforeseencircumstances ,
andonthebasisoftheneedforrationalmanagementofthebiological
resources *
(a)thetotalallowablecatchforindividualstocksorcomplexesofstocks,
takingintoaccountthemostreliablescientificinformationavailable
toit,theinterdependance ofstocks,theworkofappropriateinterna­
tionalorganizations andotherrelevantfactors;
(b)afterappropriatereciprocalconsultations ,thecatchallottedtothe
fishingvesselsoftheotherPartyandthezonesinwhichthesecatches
maybemade.ThetwoPartiesshallhaveastheirobjectivetheattain­
mentofasatisfactory balancebetweentheirrespectivefishingpossi­
bilitiesinthefishingzonesunderthejurisdiction oftheotherParty,

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Indeterminingtheoepossibilities ,eachPartyshalltakeintoaccountt
(i)theadvantageofpreservingthetraditionalcharacteristics offishery
activitiesinthefrontierooastalareas;
(ii)theneedtominimizethedifficulties encounteredbythePartywhose
fishingpossibilities maybereducedinthecourseofachievingthe
above-mentioned balanoe;
(iii)allotherrelevantfactors.
2.EachPartyshallbeabletotakeanyothermeasurestoensurethecon­
servationandrationalmanagementofresourcesinthefishingzoneunderits
jurisdiction.Suchmeasure^whentakenfollowingtheannualfixingofthe
otherparty'sfishingpossibilities ,shouldnotbesuchastocompromisethe
effeotiv^useofthesepossibilities .
Article4
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EaohPartymayrequirethatinthefishingzoneunderitsjurisdiction
fiBhingbyvesselsoftheotherPartyshallbesubjecttolicence.
ThecompetentauthorityofeachPartyshallcommunicatetotheother
Partythename,registration numberandotherrelevantparticularsofvessels
requestingauthorization tofishinthefishingzoneoftheotherParty.
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Thisprovisionshallalsoapplytoanyvesselintendedtoaidorassist
afishingvesselincarryingouttasksdirectlyrelatedtothelatter's
fishingactivity.ThesecondPartyshallissuelicencescommensurate with
thepossibilities forfishinggrantedunderthefirstsub-paragraph of
Article3(l)(b). t
Article5
PishingvesselsofonePartyshall,whenfishingwithinthefishingzone
underthejurisdictionoftheotherParty,complywiththeconservation measures,
supervisorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverningfishingactivitiesinthat
zone.Appropriateadvancenoticeshallbegivencfanynewmeasures,conditions
orprovisions.
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Artie1e6
Each Party shall "take allnecessary measures toensure that itsfishing
vessels comply with theprovisions ofthis Agreement andwith other related
measures®
Article 7
Within thefishing zone under itsjurisdiction each Party may ,mcon­
formity with international law ,take such measures asmaybenecessary toensure
that vessels oftheother comply with theprovisions ofthis Agreement#
Article 8
TheParties undertake tocooperate toensure theproper management and
conservation ofthebiological resources ofthe sea ,and tofacilitate the
necessary scientific research inthis respect ,inparticular with regard
to :
(a)fish stocks living within thefishing zones under thejurisdiction
ofboth theParties ,with aview toachieving ,asfar aspracticable ,
harmonization pfmeasures toregulate thefishing ofsuch stocks ?
(b)fish stocks ofcommon interest living within thefishing zones under
thejurisdiction ofboth Parties andintheareas beyond andadjacent
tothose zones *
Article 9
TheParties agree toconsult onquestions relating totheimplementation
andproper functioning ofthis Agreement or,intheevGnt ofadispute ,on
questions concerning theinterpretation orapplication ofthis Agreement •
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Article 10
Noprovision ofthis Agreement shall affect orprejudice theposition of
either Party with respect toquestions relating totheLawoftheSea*
Article 11
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This Agreement shall apply ,ontheonehand ,totheterritories inwhich
theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community isapplied ,under the
conditions laid down inthat Treaty ,and ,ontheother hand ,totheterritory
ofSpain *
Article 12
This Agreement shall enter into force onthedate onwhich theParties
notify each other ofthecompletion oftheprocedures necessary forthepur­
pose .Pending itsentry into force ,theAgreement shall apply provisionally
asfrom thedate ofsignature *
This Agreement shall remain inforce foraninitial period offive years
after itsentry into force *Intheevent oftheAgreement not "being terminated
byeither Party through notice oftermination given atleast sixmonths before
theexpiry ofthat period ,itshall remain inforce foradditional periods of
five years ,provided that notice oftermination hasnotbeen given atleast
sixmonths before theexpiry ofanysuch period *
Article 13
TheParties agree toexamine this Agreement ontheconclusion ofthe
negotiations foraMultilateral Treaty ,which arebeing conducted within the
framework oftheThird United Nations Conference ontheLaw ofthe Sea *
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INWITNESS WHEREOF ,theundersigned ,being duly authorized forthis purpose ,
have signed this Agreement *
This Agreement isdrafted induplicate intheDanish ,Butch ,English ,Frenoh ,
German ,Italian andSpanish languages ,each ofthese texts being authentic *
FortheGounoil oftheEuropean Communities FortheGovernment ofSpain

STATEMENT EYTHESPANISHGOVERNMENT
WithrespecttoArticle1,theSpanishDelegationrecognizesthatthe
provisionsoftheAgreementreplacetheprovisionsoftheagreements
concerningfisheryrelationstowhichtheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
EoonomicCommunityandSpainareparties.
Intheeventoftermination oftheAgreement ,Spainreservestheright
toenforce,withregardtotheCommunity ,theprovisionsofthefishery
agreementswhichformerlygovernedfisheryrelationswiththeMember
StatesoftheCommunity,