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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)789 final
Brussels,20December1979
ProposalforaCouncilDecision
concerning theconclusion ofanAgreementintheformofan
exchangeoflettersprovidingfortheprovisional application
oftwoAgreements concerningfisheriesintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
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GovernmentofCanada
ProposalforaCouncil -Regulation
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\ ./■■■•y/approvingtwoAgrrementsintheformofanexchangeofletters
V."V.V
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentof
Canadaconcerningfisheries
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(79)789final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
A –
TheAgreement onFisheries andtheAgreement intheform ofanexchange of
letters referring thereto recently concluded "between theCommunity and
Canada expire on31December 1979 *
Negotiations were held on6-7December between theparties with aview .to
extending thesaid Agreementsfor afurther year ,pending thenegotiation ofa
longer-term framework agreement onfisheries .
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Thetwodelegations were able toagree upon aformula whereby theobligations
ofeach party would continue forthecalendar year 198O .This would involve ;
(1)anAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters concerning
theextension until 31December I98O oftheexisting Agreement on ,
Fisheries ,with slight modification totwo .Articles thereof ?
(2)aseparate Agreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters concerning
salmon fishing . ^
Itwasalso agreed bythe'two delegations that provision should bemade forthe
provisional application ofthese twoAgreements from thedate ofsignature ,in
view oftheimportance forCommunity fishing vessels ofaccess toCanadian
fishing grounds from thebeginning of1980 .Tothis endafurther Agreement
intheform ofanexchange ofletters hasbeen prepared .
Iriview oftheforegoing ,andtaking into account thedifficulties which adelay
intheappli cation .ofthese Agreements would cause forcertain Community fleets ,
the Commission : •

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(1)recommendsthattheCouncil,atitsnextmeeting,authorizesignature
ofthetwoAgreements onfisheries,andadopttheDecisionannexed
hereto(Annexi)approvingtheAgreementprovidingforprovisional
application ofthesetwoAgreements ;
(2)proposesthattheCouncil,afterconsultingtheEuropeanParliament,
adoptaRegulationapprovingthetwoAgreementsonfisheries,aproposal
forwhichisannexedhereto(AnnexII).

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Proposal fora
Council Decision
concerning theconclusion ofanAgreement in-
the form ofanexchange ofletters providing
fortheprovisional application oftwoAgreements
concerning fisheries intheform ofexchanges of
letters "between theEuropean Economic Community
*■
and the Government ofCanada .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment ofCanada have
concluded anAgreement jpnFisheries which expires on31December 19790),and
asupplementary Agreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters concerning that .,
Agreement : .' .- ' -;
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Whereas negotiations between theparties have been held with aview tothe
extension oftheir Agreement onFisheries fortheyear 198O ,'andtheconclusion of
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anAgreement inthe form ofanexchange ofletters concerning salmon fishing ;
Whereas therepresentatives ofboth parties have agreed tosubmit forthe
approval oftheir respective authorities thetwoAgreements intheform ofan\
exchange of.letters tothis end ,aswell as"adraft Agreement intheform of
anexchange ofletters providing fortheprovisional application ofthese
twoAgreements ; ^ r
Whereas ,inview oftheimportance' totheCommunity fishermen ofearly
application ofthe -said Agreements ,,itisappropriate that theCommunity
agree tosign thetwoAgreements concerning fisheries ,land approve the
Agreement providing fortheir provisional entry into force onthebasis of
Article 103oftheTreaty ,pending final approval ofthetwoAgreements
concerning fisheries onthebasis ofArticle 43oftheTreaty ;
S • A
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS : .
(1)OJNoL

TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersprovidingforthe
provisional application of:
-theAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofCanadaconcerningtheextensionof
theirAgreementonFisheries,and
-theAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropoDn
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofCanadaconcerning SalmonFinhirig,
isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreement,aswellasthatofthetwoAgreementsconcerning
fisheriestowhichitrefers,isannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementforthepurposeofbindingtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 1979. FortheCouncil
ThePresident

... .ANNEX
'Agreementinthe-formofanexchangeoflettersproviding
fortheprovisionalexplicationoftwoAgreementsconcerning
fisheriesintheformofexchangesofletters "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofCanada.
Sir,
WithreferencetotheAgreementInTheFormOfAn
ExchangeOfLettersBetweenTheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
AndTheGovernment OfCanadaConcerning TheExtension OfTheir
Agreement OnFisheries ,andtheAgreementIn-TheFormOfAn
ExchangeOfLettersBetweenTheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
AndTheGovernment OfCanadaConcerning SalmonFishing,both
ofwhichhavebeensignedtoday,Ihavethe.honourtopropose
thattheseAgreementsshallbeprovisionally appliedfromthis
date. \ ■
Iwoulddrawyour-attentiontothefactthatthis
letterwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesinthesixofficiallanguages ?of
theCommunity ,allversionsbeingequallyauthentic .
Xwouldbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyletmeknow
thatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing ;
FortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
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Agreement InThe Form OfAnExchange OfLetters
Between The European Economic Community And The Government ofCanad
Concerning The Extension OfTheir Agreement OnFisheries .
Sir .
Ihave the honour torefer tothe Agreement On
Fisheries Between The European Economic Community And The
Government OfCanada ,done atBrussels ,June 28,1979 .
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Inorder tomeet the interests ofboth the
European Economic Community and theGovernment ofCanada ,
Ihave the honour topropose that theAgreement ,asamended
below ,bevalid until December 31,1980 ..
x With reference toArticle V,paragraph four ofthe
Agreement ,Ihave the honour topropose that this provision
beamended toread asfollows :
-"Inthe event that third party fishing causes
- $threat tothe conservation ofthe living
resources ofthe waters beyond and adjacent
tothe areas referred toinArticle II,the
two Parties agree totake cooperative action
toovercome that threat "

With reference toArticle VIII ,paragraph four ofthe
Agreement ,Ihave thehonour topropose that this provision be
amended toread asfollows :
"The Parties agree torequest that the International
Council for the Exploration ofthe Sea conduct a
scientific review ofthe North Atlantic Salmon stocks
pursuant toterms ofreference tobedeveloped bythe
.two Parties ,and that ,this review becompleted and a
report presented byJune 30,1980 "
Ifthis proposal isacceptable tothe Government
ofCanada ,Ihave the further honour topropose that this
Note ,,and your reply tothat effect ,shall constitute an
agreement between the European Economic Community and the .
Government ofCanada ,which shall enter into force onthe .
date onwhich theparties notify each other ofthe completion
ofthe «procedures necessary for this ,purpose .
Iwould draw your attention tothe fact that this
letter will bepublished inthe Official Journal ofthe
European Communities inthe six official languages of
the Community ,all versions being equally authentic .

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Iwould beobliged iryou would kindly let meknow
that your Government isinagreement with the foregoing .
For the European Economic Community
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Agreement InThe Form OfAnExchange OfLetters /
Between The European Economic Community And The Government OfCanada
Concerning Salmon Fishing
•Sir ,"
With reference tothe Agreement InThe Form OfAn
Exchange OfLetters Between The European Economic Community And
The Government OfCanada OnFisheries signed onthis date
and ,inparticular ,toArticle VIII ,paragraph -3,ofthe
Agreement thereby extended ,Ihave thehonour toconfirm that
,for 1980 the agreed annual total catch ofAtlantic salmon ,
west of44degrees west longitude ,byCommunity vessels is
<limited toamaximum of1190 metric tons .This amount will
besubject torevision byagreement ofthe two parties taking
into account any new scientific information . -.;
.1 would draw your attention tothe fact that this
letter will bepublished inthe Official Journal ofthe -
European Communities inthe six official languages of
the Community ,all versions being equally authentic .
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Iwould beobliged ifyouwould kindly let meknow
that your Government isinagreement with the foregoing .
For the European Economic Community

ANNKX II
Proposal for aCouncil Regulation
approving twoAgreements inthe form ofanexchange of
letters between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Government ofCanada concerning fisheries®
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas itisinthe Community 'sinterest toapprove theAgreement inthe form
ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Government ofCanada concerning theextension for1980 oftheir Agreement on
Fisheries (1)andtheAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters between
theEuropean Economic Community and .theGovernment ofCanada concerning Salmon
Fishing ,signed inBrussels on :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATIONS
(1)OJNo.L

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Article 1 -
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TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofCanadaconcerningtheextensionfor1980 1
oftheirAgreementonFisheriesandtheAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentof
CanadaconcerningSalmonFishingareapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
Theinstrumentsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphareannexedtothis
Regulation. -
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshall,onbehalfoftheCommunity,givethe
notification providedforinthesaidAgreements(1).
Article "3 '
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein"
allMemberStates.
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Doneat , 1980. FortheCouncil
, ~'ThePresident.
(1)ThedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillbepublishedintheOfficial-JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities bytheSecretariatGeneralof
theCouncil.

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Agreement InThe Form OfAnExchange OfLetters
Between The European Economic Co^r /anity And The Government ofCanada
Concerning The Extension OfTheir Agreement OnFisheries
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Sir ,
«
Ihave the honour torefer tothe Agreement On
Fisheries Between The European Economic Community And The
Government OfCanada ,done atBrussels „June 28,1979 .
» a
Inorder tomeet the interests ofboth the
European Economic Community and the Government ofCanada ,
Ihave the honour topropose that theAgreement ,asamended
below ,bevalid until December 31,1980 „
With reference toArticle V,paragraph four ofthe
Agreement ,Ihave thehonour toptopos ^that this provision
beamended toread asfollows J
"Inthe event that third party fishing causes
athreat tothe conservation ofthe living
resources ofthe waters beyond and adjacent
,tothe areas referred toinArticle II,the
two Parties agree totake cooperative action
toovercome that threat "
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With reference toArticle VIII ,.paragraph four ofthe
Agreement ,Ihave thehonour topropose that 'this provision be
amended toread as\follows t- ; ;
-"TheParties agree torequest that theInternational
/ 1Council for theiExploration ofthe Seaconduct a
scientific .review oftheNorth Atlantic Salmon stocks
pursuant toterms ofreference tobedeveloped bythe
twoParties ,andthat this review be~completed anda
;report presented byJune ,30,1980 "'
Ifthis proposal isacceptable totheGovernment
ofCanada ,Ihave thefurther honour topropose that this
Note ,andyour reply tothat effect ,shall constitute an .
agreement between ,theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Government ofCanada ,which shall enter into force onthe;
date onwhich theparties notify each oi;her ofthecompletion
oftheprocedures necessary forthis purpose . ''
I.would draw your >attention tothefact that this
letter 'will bepublished 'intheOfficial Journal ofthe
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European Communities inthesixofficial languages of
theCommunity ,allversions being equally authentic .

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Agreement InThe Form OfAnExchange Of .Letters
Between The European Economic Community And The Government OfCanadf
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Concerning Salmon Fishing
Sir ,
With reference tothe Agreement In .The Form OfAn
Exchange OfLetters Between The European Economic Community And
The Government OfCanada OnFisheries signed onthis date
and ,inparticular ,toArticle VIII ,paragraph 3„ofthe
Agreement thereby extended ,Ihave the honour toconfirm that
for 1930 the agreed annual total catch ofAtlantic salmon ,
west of44degrees west longitude ,byCoir-muni tyvessels is
limited toa.maximum of1.190 metric tons ..This amount will
besubject torevision byagreement ofthe twoparties taking
into account any new scientific information ,
Iwould draw your attention tothe fact that this
letter will bepublished inthe Official Journal ofthe
European "Communities inthe six official I-ngiages of
theCommunity ,all versions being equally authentic .
Iwould beobliged ifyou would kindly let meknow
that yotir Government Isinagreement with the foregoing .
For the European Economic Community
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