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Brussels,24September 1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
concerning theconclusion oftheAgreement betweentheGovernment
oftheRevolutionary People'sRepublicofGuineaandthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity onfishingofftheGuineancoast
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. ByitsDecision of29September 1981 theCouncil authorized the
Commission toopen andcontinue negotiations for afishery agreement
with certain countries ontheAtlantic coast ofAfrica ,including Guinea .
2. Thenegotiations between Guinea andtheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities fortheconclusion ofafishery agreement ended on10August 1982 .
The text oftheAgreement wasinitialled byHisExcellency MrIbrahim FOFANA
Minister ofAgriculture andFisheries oftheRevolutionary Peaple 's
Republic ofGuinea ,andMr.Raymond SIMONNET ,Director intheDirectorate -
General forFisheries oftheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .The
Agreement isvalid forthree years ,with atracit renewal clause .
TheAgreement isthethird fisheries agreement tobenegotiated with
adeveloping country ,after those with Senegal andGuinea-Bissau .Itgoverns
fishery relations between theCommunity andGuinea .
3. TheProtocol totheAgreement stipulates thenumber ofCommunity
vessels andtheconditions under which they mayengage infishing activities
inside Guinea 's200-mile fishing zone .Tothis end ,theGuinean authorities
will issued licences inreturn forthepayment of100ECUperGRTperyear
byshipowners .Alternatively ,thelatter maypayinkind bylanding part
oftheir catches inConakry .Within thelimits setoutinExchange of
Letters No1annexed totheAgreement ,they will have toemploy Guinean
seamen onboard their vessels .
TheProtocole also makes provision forfinancial compensation from
theCommunity ,setat2100000ECUfortheduration ofthe Agreement
(three years ).This non-refundable compensation isdesigned tofinance
projects andservices launched byGuinea inconnection with seafishing .
Thecompensation isinaddition tothefinancial assistance Guinea receives
andwill continue toreceive under theConventions between theEuropean
Economic Community andACPcountries .

Inaddition tothecompensation there isascientific programme
toimprove knowledge ofGuinea 'sfishery resources .
Lastly ,ithasbeen agreed that theCommunity will provide study
andtraining grants forGuinean nationals inthevarious areas ofthe
fishing industry (seeAnnex I,Section E).
4. Parliament declared itself infavour oftheEEC-Senegal fisheries
agreement initsNovember 1979 session ,while expressing itswish that the
Commission doitsutmost toarrive assoon aspossible attheconclusion
ofsimilar agreements with other African countries concerned .This Agreement
isfully inline with thewish expressed byParliament .
5. Inthelight oftheforegoing ,theCommission
(i) recommends that theCouncil ,atitsnext meeting ,authorize its
President todesignate thepersons empowered tosign this Agreement ;
(ii)proposes that theCouncil ,after consulting Parliament ,approve the
outcome ofthenegotiations byadopting theattached proposal for
aRegulation approving theAgreement .

Proposal foraCouncil Regulation concerning theconclusion ofthe
Agreement between theGovernment oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic
ofGuinea andtheEuropean Economic Community onfishing offthe
Guinean coast
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1),
Whereas itisintheCommunity 'sinterest toapprove theAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment ofthe
Revolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea onfishing offtheGuinean
coast ,together with thetwoexchanges ofletters relating thereto ,
signed in on 1982 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement between theGovernment oftheRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea andtheEuropean Economic Community onfishing off
theGuinean coast ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Regulation .
1)O.J. NoC

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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shall give thenotification provided for
inArticle 16oftheAgreement (1).
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President
(1)Thedate ofentry into force oftheAgreement will bepublished in
theOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities bytheGeneral
Secretariat ofthe Council .

FINANCIAL STATEMΕΝΤ
o·«· s11Avçfust 1982
1.BUDGET heading :422 (1983 :322 ) APPROPRIATIONS :seeobservations
?.TITLE :Agreement between theGovernment oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic
ofGuina andthe European Economic Community onfishing offtheGuinean
coast *
LEGM -PASIS :ARTICLE 43
AI*S ofPROJECT :Joprovide Community fishermen with fishing opportunities
inGuinea waters .
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 f«PFNDITCSÉ
-CHANGE 0T0THE ECBUOGTT
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t19R?)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEA*
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5.O.1 EST:».M£O EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTSECU■1.982
900 000■>935-
750 000 750 000
5.2 *£TrtOO OFCALCULATION
Amount specified inArticles 2and 5oftheProtocol totheAgreement
andtraining grants under Section EofAnnex ItotheAgreement .
6.WLAN THEPROJECT BEFINANCED FROMAPPROPH 1A1ICNS ENT£REDINTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OfTHECURRENT BUDGET .
YEStitf
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6ICANTHEKO.UT BEFINANCES BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ? „RR3D
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I.I-;-L 'U'ORC DJCGET AWB-F'KIATIONS (>ENECESSARY ?YESÜ3
Ob'.ERuATior.u :item 6:currently entered under Article 422 :5800000ECU
fortheAgreements with Senegal andGuinea-Bissau .
Provisional useofthis appropriation fortheAgreement
with Guinea will necessitate atransfer from the 3700 000ECU
reserve entered forthat purpose inChapter 100 .

Brussels ,10August 1982
DRAFT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE 'SREPUBLIC
OFGUINEA AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ONFISHING OFF THE GUINEAN COAST

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TrieGovernment oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea and the
European Economic Community ,hereinafter referred toasthe "Community ",
Considering thespirit ofco-operation resulting from theLome Convention
andthegood co-operative relations between theRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea andtheCommunity ,.
Considering theGuinean Government 'sdesire topromote therational
exploitation ofitsfishery resources bymeans offair co-operation .
Whereas inrespect ofseafishing ,theRevolutionary People 'sRepublic
ofGuinea exercises itssovereignty orjurisdiction over azone extending
uptotwohundred nautical miles from itscoast .
Taking into account the work ofthe Third United Nations Conference on
the Law ofthe Sea,
Recognizing that theexercise bycoastal States oftheir sovereign rights
inthewaters within their jurisdiction forthepurposes ofexploring ,
exploiting ,conserving andmanaging the living resources thereof takes
account oftheprinciples ofinternational law,
Determined toconduct their relations inaspirit ofmutual trust and
respect foreach other 'sinterests inthe sphere ofseafishing ,
Desirous ofestablishing theterms andconditions governing fishing activities
ofcommon interest toboth parties ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Thepurpose ofthis Agreement istoestablish theprinciples and
rules which will infuture govern ,inallrespects ,thefishing activities
ofvessels 'lying theflags ofMember States oftheCommunity ,hereinafter
referred toas"Community vessels ",inthewaters over which the
Revolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea hassovereignty orjurisdiction in
respect offisheries ,hereinafter referred *toa.'Guinea 's-fishmo -or.:".

Article 2
TheGovernment of.theRevolutionary People'sRepublicofGuineashall
permitfishingactivities byCommunityvesselsinGuinea'sfishingzone
inaccordance withthisAgreement,andinparticular AnnexIthereto.
Article 3
1.TheCommunityundertakes totakeallappropriate stepstoensure
thatitsvesselsadheretotheprovisions ofthisAgreement andthe
rulesandregulations governingfishingactivities inGuinea'sfishing
zone.
2.TheGuineanauthorities shallnotifytheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities inadvanceofanychangestothesaidrulesandregulations .
Article 4
1.Fishingactivities inGuineasfishingzonemaybecarriedoutonly
byCommunityvesselsinpossession ofalicenceissuedattheCommunity's
requestbytheGuineanauthorities .
2.TheGuineanauthoritieswillissuefishinglicenceswithinthelimits
laiddownbycategoryofvesselintheProtocolreferredtoinArticle8
ofthisAgreement.
3.Licencesshallbevalidinthezonesspecifiedaccordingtothe
natureoftheactivityandthetypeofvesselconcerned.

4.Licences shall bevalid ,onapplication bytheshipowner ,forperiods
ofwhole months uptotwelve months .
4
5.Bach licence shall beissued for agiven vessel andshall notbe
transferable .
6.AttheCommunity 'srequest ,notably incases offorce majeure ,the
fishing licence for agiven vessel maybereplaced byalicence for
another vessel fthespecifications ofwhich donotexceed those oftheoriginal
vessel .
Article 5
1.Licences shall beissued bytheauthorities oftheRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea upon payment ofafeebytheshipowner concerned .
2.Theamount ofthefeeandthemethods ofpayment aregiven inAnnex I
tothis Agreement .
3.The fee for alicence issued pursuant toArticle 4(1)shall beset
inproportion totheperiod forwhich the licence isvalid .
Article 6
TheParties undertake toconcert action ,either directly orwithin
international organizations ,toensure themanagement andconservation of
the living resources ,particularly inthe Central East Atlantic ,and to
facilitate the relevant scientific research .
Article 7
Vessels authorized tofish inGuinean waters under this Agreement shall
beobliged toforward toGuinea 'sDirectorate-General forFisheries full
statistics concerning catches ,including rejects ,inaccordance with
theform given inAnnex II.

Article 8
Irireturn forthefishing opportunities accorded under this Agreement ,the
Community shall paytheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea compen­
sation ai>set ovit intheProtocol tothis Agreement .
This compensation ,which shall bepaid without prejudice tofinancing
accorded totheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea under the
Convention ofLome ,shall bemobilized inaccordance with thespecial
procedure described inthe said Protocol .
Thecompensation shall beused tofinance projects andservices relating
tofishing .
Article 9
The Parties agree toexamine anydispute resulting from the interpretation
orapplication ofthis Agreement inthemost objective andconciliatory
spirit ,with aview toresolving it.
Article 10
AJoint Committee shall besetuptoensure that this Agreement isapplied
correctly .
TheCommittee shall meet once ayear ,alternating between theRevolutionary
People 'sRepublic ofGuinea andthe Community ,and shall hold special
meetings atthe request ofeither Contracting Party .
Article 11
Should the Guinean authorities decide ,asaresult ofanunforeseeable
change inthestate ofthe fish stocks ,totake new conservation measures
which ,in ■'■heopinion oftheCommunity ,have aconsiderable effect on
the fishing activities ofCommunity vessels ,consultations must beheld
between the Parties inorder toadapt Annex Ireferred toinArticle 5and
the Protocol referred toinArticle 8.

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Such consultations shall bebased ontheprinciple that anyreduction in
thefishing opportunities provided forinthesaid Protocol shall be
offset byother fishing opportunities ofequivalent value ,account being
taken ofcompensation already paid bytheCommunity .
Article 12
Nothing inthis Agreement shall affect orprejudice inanymanner the
views ofeither Party with respect toanymatter relating tothelaw
ofthe sea .
Article 13
This Agreement shall apply ,ontheonehand ,totheterritories inwhich
theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community isapplied ,under
theconditions laid down inthat Treaty ,andontheother hand ,tothe
territory oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea .
Article 14
TheAnnexes andtheProtocol form anintegral part ofthis Agreement and ,
unless otherwise specified ,areference tothis Agreement constitutes a
reference tothem .
Article 15
This Agreement shall beconcluded foraninitial period ofthree years from
thedate ofitsentry into force .Unless oneoftheparties ends itby
giving notice tothat effect sixmonths before theendofthethree-year
period ,itshall remain inforce forfurther periods ofoneyear ,unless
denounced bynotice given atleast three months before theendofeach
such one-year period .

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Inthat event thecontracting parties shall enter into negotiations to
determine bycommon agreement what amendments oradditions totheAnnex
orProtocol arerequired .
Article 16
This agreement shall enter into force onthedate onwhich theParties
notify each other ofthecompletion oftheprocedures necessary forthis
purpose .
Done at ,
This agreement isinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
Greek ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

ANNEX I
CONDITIONS FORTHEPURSUIT OFFISHING ACTIVITIES INGUINEA 'SFISHING ZONE
BYCOMMUNITY VESSELS
Issue offishing licences
Therelevant Community authorities must present totheGuinean autho­
rities (Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries )anapplication inaccordance
with thespecimen attached tothis Annex foreach vessel that wishes to
fish under the Agreement .
Provisions fortrawlers andshrimpboats
1. Before receiving hislicence thecaptain must present hisvessel at
theport ofConakry ,submit her toinspection tocomply with therequirements
inforce ,listed intheannex hereto ,andarrange toberepresented bya
factor designated bytheMinistry ofAgriculture andFisheries .
2. Thelicence fees shall beequivalent tothefollowing annual amounts :
(a)100ECU/GRTor
(b)80t(1)offish landed inaGuinean port ,or
(c)70ECU/GRTand 30%ofthequantities specified under (b)fortrawlers
(d)120ECU/GRTforshrimp boats taking mixed catches including over 30%
ofshrimps byweight .
Thechosen feeisindicated bytheshipowner when introducing his
licence application .
3. Deliveries offish shall bemade according toaprogramme established
when thelicences aredelivered ,atleast every other month ,each delivery
being declared totheGuinean authorities atleast five days inadvance .
(1)Quantity applicable toavessel of200-400 GRT
Larger vessels will land 100T
Smaller vessels will land 60T

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4. The fees shall bepaid onaprorata basis relating totheperiod
ofvalidity ofthelicence .
5. Fees fixed inECUshall bepaid inthecurrency indicated bythe
Guinean authorities ,inone instalment atthetime ofthehanding over
ofthe licence atthe latest .
III . Provisions applicarne totuna boats
1. The fees shall beset at20ECUper tonne caught inGuinea 'sfishing
zone .
2. The licences shall behanded over after payment forthewhole ofthe
tuna fleet ofanoverall lump sumequivalent tothefee for acatch of
500 tonnes oftuna peryear and theprovision ofabanker 'sguarantee cove­
ring payment ofany additional sums due inrespect ofannual catches in
excess ofthe above-mentioned quantity .Thequantities caught shall bedeter­
mined inaccordance with thestatistices established bytheInternational
Commission for the Conversation ofAtlantic Tunas (ICCAT ).
B.Fishing zones
The fishing zones accessible toCommunity vessels shall comprise
all thewaters under Guinean jurisdiction beyond
(a)three nautical miles asregards shrimp boats notexceeding 135
gross registered tonnes ;
(b)sixnautical miles asregards shrimp boats exceeding 135gross
registered tonnes ;
(c)fifteen nautical miles asregards trawlers .
C.Meshes authorized
Themesh authorized forthetrawl body (mesh fully extended )shall
be,
(a)60mmfortrawlers ;
(b)25mmforshrimp boats .
These mesh sizes apply under Guinean regulations toallships flying
theGuinean oranyother flag andmaybechanged inthelight ofrecommenda­
tions formulated byinternational scientific organisations .

3.
D.Penalties
Infringements shall bepenalized asfollows :
(a)payment ofafine of50000 ECUto75000 ECUfornon-compliance with
mesh size orfishing zones ;
(b)suspension offishing licence forfailure tosupply fishing statistics ;
(c)payment ofafine of1000ECUpertonne offish notlanded .
E.Training grants
The twoParties agree that anessential condition for thesuccess
oftheir co-operation isthat thecompetence ofpersons engaged infishing
should beimproved .
Tothis end,the European Economic Community shall make iteasier
fornationals ofGuinea tofind places inestablishments initsMember
States ortheACP States andshall provide sixthree-year study andtraining
qrants forthat purpose inthevarious scientific ,technical andeconomic
subjects connected with fisheries .

MINISTRY OFAGRICULTURE REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE 'S
AND FISHERIES REPUBLIC OFGUINEA
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF
SEA AND RIVER FISHERIESLABOUR -JUSTICE-SOLIDATIRY
PARTICULARS TOHEFURNISHED INSUPPORT
OFANAPPLICATION FOR AFISHING LICENCE
APPLICANT
Name :
Occupation orstyle offirm :
Registered office :
Subscribed capital :
Annual turnover :
Bank :
Address :
Vessels forwhich licence issought

VESSEL
Name :
Registration No.:
Call sign :
Date andplace ofconstruction :
Nationality (flag ):
Lenght :(i)o.a .
Breadth :(i)o.a .
Gross registered tonnage :
Netregistered tonnage :
Engine type andrating :
Crew :
Type offishing :
A.Trawling :
Length oftrawl :
Opening :
Mesh size inthebody :
Mesh size inthewings :
B.Sardine fishing :
Lenght ofnet :
Depth ofnet :
C.Tuna fishing :
Number oflines :
Lenght ofnet :
Number ofbait tanks :
Volume ofbait tanks :
Live baits :(ii):b.p .
(ii):moulded breadth

Purse seine :
Isthe vessel afreezer vessel ?
Ifso,state :
-Total refrigerating power :
-Freezing capacity :
-Storage capacity :
Technical remarks andopinion oftheDirector ofFisheries
Authorization oftheMinister ofAgriculture andFisheries
Approved :
No.oflicence issued :
Validity :
Date :

STATEMENT OFCATCH
(EEC-GUINEA FISHERY AGREEMENT )
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Nationality : PortofLanding .: Grosstonnage :
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Annex III
PROTOCOL
defining thefishing rights andfinancial compensation provided
for intheAgreement between the European Economic Community and
theRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea
Article 1
Thefishing rights provided for inArticle 2oftheAgreement are :
1.fortrawlers andshrimp boats 3000GRTasayearly average ,
notexceeding 25permits atanyone time ;
2.25ocean-going freezer tuna boats (average GRT900tonnes )
3.25wettuna liners (average GRT130tonnes )
Article 2
Thecompensation referred toinArticle 8oftheAgreement shall be
setforthelifetime oftheAgreement at2100000ECU ,onethird ofthat
sumtobemobilized foreach year ofapplication oftheAgreement .
Article 3
Thefishing rights referred toinArticle 1(1 )maybeincreased toa
maximum of5000 GRT attheCommunity 'srequest .
Inthat event thecompensation referred toinArticle 2shall be
increased inproportion for theperiod concerned .
Article 4
1.The use towhich thecompensation isput shall bedetermined
exclusively bytheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea .
2.Thecompensation shall bepaid into anaccount opened with afinancial
institution ortoanother recipient ,asdesignated bytheGovernment
oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea .

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Article 5
TheCommunity shall also contribute tothefinancing ofaGuinean
scientific programme designed toimprove knowledge ofthefishery resources
ofthefishing zone oftheRevolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea ,
thecontribution nottoexceed 200000ECUfortheinitial three-year
Agreement period .
Article 6
IftheEuropean Economic Community fails tocomply with the
undertakings given inthis Protocol ,theAgreement onfishing maybe
suspended .

Exchange ofletters
From theHead oftheDelegation of
theRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea
TotheHead oftheCommunity Delegation
Sir ,
With reference totheAgreement between theRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea and theEuropean Economic Community which wassigned
today ,Ihave thehonour toremind you that myGovernment gave itsapproval
for thesigning oftheAgreement ontheunderstanding that shipowners
granted licences under theAgreement will assist inthepractical training
ofGuinean nationals onthe terms outlined below :
1.Onequarter ofthecrew ofeach trawler over 200tonnes GRT ,including
acrew member responsible forsupervising fishing activities ,shall
consist ofGuinean seamen .
2.Trawlers of200 GRT orless must take onboard atleast one Guinean
seaman .
3.Theocean-going tuna fleet shall have twoGuinean seamen onboard ona
permanent basis .
The wet tuna fleet must take oneight Guinean seamen for the tuna fishing
season inGuinean waters ,each vessel totake onnomore than one such
seaman .
Such obligations maybedischarged bypayment ofanannual lump sum
equivalent tothewages oftheseamen ;thesaid sumwill beused to
train Guinean seamen .
Thewages andother remuneration oftheseamen shall bepaid bythe
shipowner .
^iyGovernment wishes theJoint Committee referred toinArticle 10
oftheAgreement tostudy thequestion oftheshipowners "contribution to
thetraining ofGuinean nationals .
Ishould beobliged ifyouwould acknowledge receipt ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

From the Head ofthe
Community Delegation
totheHead oftheDelegation of
theRevolutionary People 'sRepublic
ofGuinea
Sir ,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 's
date ,which reads asfollows :
Ihave thehonour toinform you that theCommunity will publish
theletter sothat itisbrought totheattention oftheshipowners
concerned ,andagrees that theterms oftheshipowners' contribution
totraining shall bestudied bytheJoint Committee .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

Letter from theHead oftheDelegation
oftheRevolutionary People 's
Republic ofGuinea
TotheHead oftheEuropean Community
Delegation
Sir ,
Irefer totheAgreement wesigned today onfishing byCommunity
boats off theGuinean coast ,and inparticular topoint II.1.inAnnex I
tothesaid Agreement .
Ihave thehonour toinform you that myGovernment hasdesignated
theSociete Nationale SOGUIPECHE toprovide factoring facilities for
Community vessels fishing inGuinea under ourAgreement .
SOGUIPECHE ,which shipowners cancontact atthe address given below ,
hasexperience inmost aspects ofseafishing andcanprovide Community
vessels with all theservices they will require fortheir activities in
Guinean waters (assistance inport andatsea ,transport forseamen ,the
provisioning ofvessels asfar astheavailability ofsupplies permits ,
etc– ).
Itisalso well placed tofacilitate financial transactions arising
from theactivities ofCommunity vessels inGuinean waters ,including
payment ofthewages ofGuinean seamen working onboard Community
vessels andpayment ofvarious fees .

Community shipowners cancontact thecompany atthefollowing
address for further details ofservices :
SOGUIPECHE
Boite postale 1203 -Conakry
Revolutionary People 'sRepublic ofGuinea
Telex :775 SGP
2153 PECHEL
Téléphoné :44-29-88
44-29-90
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For theHead oftheGuinean Delegation
The Guinean Ambassador totheEuropean
Communities
(signed )