31.5.91 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 142/5 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange 
of letters concerning the provisional application of Protocol No 2 establishing for the period 1 
April 1991 to 29 February 1992 the crawfish fishing opportunities and the corresponding 
financial compensation provided for in the fishing Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 
(91/C 142/03) 
COM(91) 156 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 14 May 1991) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof, 
Having regard to the fishing Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of 
Morocco signed in Rabat on 26 May 1988 (*), 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Morocco 
conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or 
additions to be made to the fishing Agreement at the end 
of the period of application of Protocol No 2; 
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new 
Protocol No 2 was initialled on 19 March 1991; 
Whereas, under that Protocol, Community fishermen 
have fishing rights in the waters under the sovereignty or 
jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Morocco for the period 
from 1 April 1991 to 29 February 1992; Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of 
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the 
procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or 
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts 
decisions, case-by-case, particularly with a view to the 
conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; 
whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to 
be determined; 
Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the 
fishing activities of Community vessels, it is essential that 
the Protocol in question be approved as soon as possible; 
whereas, for this reason, the two Parties have initialled 
an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters 
providing for the provisional application of the initialled 
Protocol from 1 April 1991; whereas the Agreement in 
the form of an exchange of letters should be concluded 
pending a final decision taken on the basis of Article 43 
of the Treaty, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters 
concerning the provisional application of Protocol No 2 
establishing for the period 1 April 1991 to 29 February 
1992 the crawfish fishing opportunities and corre­
sponding financial compensation provided for in the 
fishing Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby 
approved on behalf of the Community. 
C) OJ No L 181, 12. 7. 1988, p. 1. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. 
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Article 2 
With a view to taking into consideration the interests of 
the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 
1 and, insofar as is necessary for its application, the 
provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the 
conservation and management of fishery resources shall 
also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain, 
which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers 
of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de 
base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions 
specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the 
definition of the concept of 'originating products' and 
methods of administrative cooperation in trade between 
the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and 
Melilla and the Canary Islands ('). 
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to 
designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement 
in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the 
Community. 
O OJ No L 114, 2. 5. 1988, p. 1.