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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)302 final
Brussels,?June1979
Proposal,fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
approvingtheexchangeofLettersprovidingforprovisional
applicationoftheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentofSenegal
andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerningfishingoffthe
coastofSenegalandoftwoexchangesofLettersreferring
thereto
-Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
approvingtheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheRepublic
ofSenegalandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerningfishing
offthecoastofSenegalandtwoexchangesoflettersreferring
thereto
(presentedbytheCommissiontothe-Council)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByitsDecisionsof27June1977and7December1977theCouncil
authorizedtheCommissiontoopenandcontinuenegotiations forafishery
agreementwithcertainWestAfricancountries,includingSenegal.
Thenegotiations betweentheRepublicofSenegalandtheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesfortheconclusionofafisheryagreement
endedon30April1979.ThetextoftheAgreementwasinitialledby
HisExcellency MrDjibrilSene,SenegalMinisterofRuralDevelopment,
andMrF.0.Gundelach,Vice-President oftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities.TheAgreementisvalidfortwoyearsandcontainsatacit
renewalclause.
TheAgreementisparticularly importantbecauseitisthefirstof
itskindtobenegotiated bytheCommunitywithadevelopingcountry.It
governsfisheryrelationsbetween '^theCommunityandSenegal
andwillreplacethebilateralagreementsbetweencertainMemberStates
andSenegal.
TheProtocoltotheAgreementstipulatesthenumber,ofCommunity
vesselsandtheconditionsunderwhichtheymayengageinfishingactivi­
tiesinsideSenegal's200-milefishingzone.Tothisend,theSenegalese
authoritieswillissuelicencesinreturnforthepaymentofafeeby
shipowners.Thelatterwillbeobligedtolandpartoralloftheir
catchesinaSenegaleseport.WithinthelimitssetoutinExchange
ofLettersn°1annexedtotheAgreement,theywillhavetoemploy
Senegalese seamenonboardtheirvessels.

TheProtocolalsomakesprovisionforfinancialcompensation from
theCommunity,which,fortheinitialdurationoftheAgreement (two
years)andgiventhatthereisnorecentexperience ofcertainkindsof
fishing,hasbeensetatanagreedamount(1)ofCFAF2500million
(approximately 211.4million).Thiscompensation isdesignedtofinance
projectsandserviceslaunchedbytheRepublicofSenegalinconnection
withruraldevelopment,particularly seafishing.Thecompensation isin
additiontothefinancialassistance Senegalreceivesandwillcontinue
toreceiveundertheLom6Convention anditssuccessor.
Lastly,ithasbeenagreedthattheCommunitywillprovidestudy
andtraininggrantsforSenegalese nationalsinthevariousareasofthe
fishingindustry(seeAnnexI.D.).
Inaccordance withExchangeofLettersn°3ithasbeenagreedthat
theAgreementwillbemadeprovisionally applicable assoonasitissigned.
Sothatlicencescanbeissuedassoonaspossible,particularly forfreezer
trawlersthatdonotpossesslicences'at presentandforwhichthefishing
seasoninSenegalese watersisnowunderway,itwouldbeadvisabletoau­
thorizethesigningoftheAgreement assoonaspossible.
Inthelightoftheforegoing,theCommission
i)recommendsthattheCouncil,atitsnextmeeting,authorizeitsPresi­
denttodesignatethepersonsauthorizedtosignthisAgreement;
ii)proposesthattheCouncil,afterconsulting theEuropeanParliament,
approvetheoutcomeofthenegotiations byadoptingtheproposalfor
aRegulation annexedhereto,therebyapprovingtheAgreement.
(1)SeeExchangeofLettersn°2

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
apprpving the exchange ofLetters providing forprovisional
application oftheAgreement between theGovernment ofSenegal
andtheEuropean Economic Community concerning fishing offthe
coast ofSenegal andoftwoexchanges ofletters referring thereto
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Community ,
and inparticular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whe'reas theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment ofthe
Republic ofSenegal signed onanAgreement concerning
fisheries offthecoast ofSenegal ,together with exchanges
ofletters referring thereto ;
Whereas "bythis Agreement 'theGovernment
ofSenegal istopermit Community fishermen tofish offthecoast ofSenegal
Whereas certain Community fishermen donotforthemoment have alternative
fishing possibilities and itistherefore important that .the Agreement be
brought into operation assoon aspossible ;
Whereas forthis reason thetwoparties signed onan
exchange ofletters providing fortheapplication onaprovisional basis
oftheAgreement from thedate ofsignature pending itsentry into
force inaccordance with Article 18thereof ;
Whereas itistherefore appropriate that theCommunity approve this
exchange ofletters ,onthebasis ofArticle 103ofthe'Treaty ,pending
final conclusion oftheAgreement onthebasis ofArticle 43oftheTreaty ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theexchange ofletters "between theEuropean Economic Community and
theGovernment ofSenegal providing forprovisional application ofthe
Agreement "between these twoparties concerning fishing off thecoast of
Senegal /•andofthetwoexchanges ofletters
referring thereto ,ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
The instruments referred tointhepreceding paragraph areannexed
tothis Regulation .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall "be "binding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done at For the Council
The President

From the Chairman
Delegation tothe
European EconomicoftheSenegalese
Chairman ofthe
Community Delegation
Sir ,
With reference totheAgreement onfisheries offthe coast ofSenegal signed
today "between theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment ofthe
Republic ofSenegal ,Ihave thehonour toinform youthat theGovernment of
theRepublic ofSenegal isprepared toapply theAgreement and itsProtocol
from this dayuntil itenters into force inaccordance with Article 18ofthe
Agreement andArticle 6oftheProtocol ,provided that theEuropean Economic
Community isprepared todolikewise .
Itisunderstood that ,inthis case ,the first instalment ofthe compensation
laid down inArticle 2oftheProtocol must hepaid within eight weeks from
today .
Ishould beobliged ifyouwould confirm that theEuropean Economic Community
agrees toprovisional application asindicated above .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

Prom theChairman oftheEuropean
Community Delegation totheChairman
oftheSenegalese Delegation
Sir .
Iaminreceipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate ,which reads asfollows
Ihave thehonour toinform you that the Community accepts the provisional
application oftheAgreement and itsProtocol under theconditions referred to
inyour letter .
Please accept .Sir .theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
approvingtheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentof
theRepublicofSenegalandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerning
fishingoffthecoastofSenegalandtwo
exchangesoflettersreferringthereto.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROFEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,(l)
i
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttoapprovetheAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofSenegalconcerningfishingoffthecoastofSenegal,
togetherwith theexchangesoflettersreferringthereto,
signedinBrusselson
WhereasontheconclusionofthisAgreementRegulation (EEC)
No./79ofJune1979approvingtheexchange.
oflettersprovidingforprovisionalapplication oftheAgreement
betweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalandtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityconcerningfishingoffthecoastofSenegal "andoftwoexchanges
oflettersreferringthereto(2)ceasestohaveanypurpose;
a
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
f
TheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegaland
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerningfishingoffthecoastof
,Senegal*andthetwoexchangesoflettersreferring.,
theretoareapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
(2)ThedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillbe•/•V
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
bytheSecretariatGeneraloftheCouncil.

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Theinstrumentsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphareannexedtothis
Regulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshall,onbehalfoftheCommunity,
givethenotification providedforinArticle18oftheAgreement.
Article3
Regulation(EEC)No./79">sherebyrepealed.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

DRAFTAGREEMENT
betweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityonfisheriesoffthecoastofSenegal
TheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"Community",
RecallingthecloserelationsbetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicof
Senegal;
InthespiritofcooperationresultingfromtheLom6Convention,symbo­
lizingtheParties'commondesiretointensifyfriendlyrelationsbetween
theAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandtheCommunity;
Whereastheyhaveamutualinterestintherationalmanagement,conservation
andoptimumutilization offishstocks^.notablyintheCentralEastAtlantic
WhereastheRepublicofSenegalexercicesitssovereigntyorjurisdiction
overazoneextendinguptotwohundrednauticalmilesfromitscoast,
particularly inrespectofseafishing; ,
TakingintoaccountthefactthatvesselsflyingtheflagsofMemberStates
oftheCommunityhabituallyengageinfishingactivitiesinthatzone;
TakingintoaccounttheworkoftheThirdUnitedNationsConference on
theLawoftheSea;
AffirmingthattheexercisebycoastalStatesoftheirsovereignrights
inthewaterswithintheirjurisdiction forthepurposesofexploring,
exploiting,conservingandmanagingthelivingresourcesthereofmust
beinaccordancewiththeprinciplesofinternational law;

Whereasfishingactivitiesinthewatersunderthesovereignty orjuris­
dictionoftheRepublicofSenegalaregovernedbyitsSeaFishingCode;
Determinedtoconducttheirrelationsinaspiritofmutualtrustand
respectforeachother'sinterestsinthesphereofseafishing;
Desirousofestablishing thetermsandconditionsgoverningfishingacti­
vitiesofmutualconcerntotheParties;
Haveagreedasfollows:
Article 1
ThepurposeofthisAgreementistoestablishtheprinciples andrules
whichwillgoverninfuture,inallrespects,thefishingactivitiesof
vesselsflyingtheflagsofMemberStatesoftheCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoas"Communityvessels^'inthewatersoverwhichtheRepublic
ofSenegalhassovereignty orjurisdiction inrespectoffisheries-here­
\inafterreferredtoasSenegal'sfishingzone,".
Article2
TheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegalundertakestoauthorizeCommunity
vesselstofishinSenegal'sfishingzoneinaccordancewiththetermsof
thisAgreement,inparticularthosestipulatedinAnnexI,andwiththe
SeaFishingCodeandotherlawsandregulations inforceinSenegal.
Article3
1.TheCommunityundertakestotakeallappropriate stepstoensure
thatitsvesselsadheretotheprovisionsofthisAgreementandtherules
andregulations governingfishingactivitiesinSenegal'sfishingzone.
2.Theauthorities ofSenegalshallnotifytheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities inadvanceofanychangestothesaidrulesandregu­
lations.

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Article4
1.Fishingactivities byCommunityvesselsinSenegal'sfishingzone
shallbesubjecttothepossessionofalicenceissuedattheCommunity's
requestbytheauthorities ofSenegal.
2.Theauthorities ofSenegalshallissuefishinglicenceswithinthe
limitslaiddownbycategoryofvesselintheProtocolreferredtoin
Article9.
3.LicencesshallbevalidinthezonesdefinedinAnnexI.E.,depending
ontheactivityandthetypeofvesselinquestion.
4.Licencesshallbevalidfromthedayofissueuntil31Decemberof
theyearinwhichtheyareissued.
5.Alicenceshallbeissuedforagivenvesselandshallnotbetrans­
ferable.
6.Whereavesselinpossessionofa,licenceispreventedfromusing
itbyforcemajeure,thelicencemaybereplacedattheCommunity's
requestbyanotheronewhichshallbevalidforavesselofthesame
category.
«Article5
1.Licencesshallbeissuedbytheauthorities oftheRepublicofSenegal
uponpaymentofafeebytheshipownerconcerned.
2.Forthosevesselsthatareobligedtolandtheirentirecatchat
Senegaleseports,thefeeshallbethatlaiddownbytheSenegaleserules
andregulations inforce.Forthosevesselsthatarenotobligedtoland
theirentirecatchinSenegal,thefeeshallbedoublethatmentionedin
theprecedingsentence.
TheamountspayablearesetoutinAnnexI.A.
Licencesshallbepaidforinfullwhentheyareissuedordeclaredvalid;
thefeesforlicencesassessedonthebasisofthequantityoffishcaught
shallbepayableatthecloseoftheyear.
•>·/···

3.ThefeeforalicenceissuedunderArticle4(6)shallbeinpropor­
tiontotheremainderoftheyear.
Article6
ThePartiesundertaketoconcertaction,eitherdirectlyorwithininter­
nationalorganizations ,toensurethemanagement andconservation ofthe
livingresources,particularly intheCentralEastAtlantic,andtofaci­
litatetherelevantscientific research.
Article7
VesselsauthorizedtofishinSenegalesewatersunderthisAgreement
shallbeobligedtoforwardtotherelevantSenegaleseauthoritiesstate­
mentsofcatchesinaccordancewiththearrangements setoutinAnnexI.B
tothisAgreement.
Article8
Wettrawlersandtunaboats,authorizedunderthisAgreementtofishin
Senegal'sfishingzone,shallbeobligedtolandtheirentirecatch.
Freezertrawlersandtunaboatsshallbeobligedtolandpartoftheir
catchinaccordancewiththearrangements setoutinAnnexI.Ctothis
Agreement.
Article9
Inreturnforthefishingopportunities accordedunderthisAgreement,
theCommunityshallpaytheRepublicofSenegalcompensation assetout
intheProtocoltothisAgreement.
Thiscompensation,whichshallbepaidwithoutprejudicetofinancingaccordedto
theRepublicofSenegalundertheACP-EECConvention,shallbemobilizedin
accordancewiththespecialproceduredescribedinthesaidProtocol.
Thecompensation shallbeusedtofinanceprojectsandservicesofarural
nature,inparticularrelatingtoseafishing. '

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Article10
ThePartiesagreetoconsultintheeventofadisputeconcerningthe
interpretation orApplicationofthisAgreement/whereappropriatein
accordancewiththeproceduresetoutinAnnexII.
Article11
AJointCommitteeshallbesetuptoensurethatthisAgreementisapplied
correctly.
TheCommitteeshallmeetonceayear,alternating betweenSenegalandthe
Community,andshallholdspecialmeetingsattherequestofeitherContrac­
tingParty.
Article12
Shouldtheauthorities ofSenegaldecide,asaresultofanunforeseeable
changeinthestateofthefishstocks,totakenewconservation measures
which,intheopinionoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveaconside­
rableeffectonthefishingactivities'ofCommunityvessels,consulta­
tionsmustbeheldbetweenthePartiesinordertoadaptAnnexIandthe
ProtocolreferredtoinArticle9.
Suchconsultations shallbebasedontheprinciplethatanyreductionin
thefishingopportunities providedforinthesaidProtocolshallbe
offsetbyotherfishingopportunities ofequivalentvalue,accountbeing
takenofcompensation alreadypaidbytheCommunity.
Article13
NothinginthisAgreementshallaffectorprejudiceinanymannerthe
viewsofeitherPartywithrespecttoanymatterrelatingtotheLaw
oftheSea.
Article14
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,totheterritories inwhich
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityis'applied,under
theconditionslaiddowninthatTreaty,andontheotherhand,tothe
territoryoftheRepublicofSenegal.
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Article15
ThePartiesagreetoexaminethisAgreementupontheconclusionofthe
negotiations foramultilateral treatywhicharebeingconductedwithin
theframeworkoftheThirdUnitedNationsConference ontheLawoftheSea.
Article16
TheAnnexesformanintegralpartofthisAgreementand,unlessotherwise
specified,areferencetothisAgreementconstitutes areferencetoits
Annexes.
Article17
ThisAgreementshallbeconcluded .foraninitialperiodoftwoyearsrunning
fromthedateofitsentryintoforce.IntheeventoftheAgreementnot
beingterminatedbyeitherPartythroughnoticeoftermination givenat
leastsixmonthsbeforetheexpiryofthattwo-yearperiod,itshallremain
inforceforadditionalperiodsofoneyear,providedthatnoticeofter­
minationhasnotbeengivenatleastthreemonthsbeforetheexpiryof
eachyearlyterm.
Negotiations shallthentakeplacebetweenthePartiestodetermineby
mutualagreementtheamendmentsoradditionstobemadetotheAnnexes
ortheProtocolreferredtoinArticle9.
Article18
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthedateonwhichtheParties
notifyeachotherofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthis
purpose.
Inwitnesswhereoftheundersigned,beingdulyauthorizedforthispurpose,
havesignedthisAgreement.
Doneat ,
induplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.-

ANNEXI
CONDITIONS FORTHEPURSUITOFFISHINGACTIVITIES INSENEGAL'SFISHING
ZONEBYVESSELSFLYINGTHEFLAGSOFMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
Licenceapplication andissuingformalities
Theprocedureforapplications forandissueoftheannuallicencesenablin
vesselsflyingtheflagsofMemberStatesoftheCommunitytofishinSene­
galesewatersshallbeasfollows:
•TherelevantCommunityauthorities mustpresenttotherelevantSenegalese
authorities (MDR)(1)anapplicationforeachvesselthatwishestofish
underthisAgreement.
Theapplicationshallbemadeontheformsprovidedforthatpurposeby
theGovernmentofSenegal.Aspecimenisannexedhereto.
Thefeesaresetaccordingtothefollowingscale:
t
(a)trawlerslandingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF7500pergrtperyear
(b)trawlersnotlandingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF15000pergrtperyear ,
(c)tunaboatslandingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF1perkgoffishcaughtperyear
(d)tunaboatsnotlandingtheirentirecatch:
CFAF2perkgoffishcaughtperyear
Thefeeshallbeforoneyear,regardlessoftheperiodforwhichthe
licenceisvalid,exceptinthecasereferredtoinArticle4(6)ofthe
Agreementandinthatreferredtoinparagraph3below.
ForlicencesissuedbetweenthedatewhenthisAgreementbecomesoperative
and1Januaryfollowingthat'date,thefeeshallbeinproportiontothe
periodforwhichtheyarevalid.
(1)Ministèredudéveloppement rural-MinistryofRuralDevelopment

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4.TherelevantSenegaleseauthoritiesshallexamineeachapplicationto
seethatitcomplieswiththisAgreementandwithSenegaleselegisla­
tionandshallapplythescaleoffeestobepaid.
TherelevantSenegaleseauthoritiesshallinformtheCommunityautho­
ritiesofthesedecisions.
5.Thelicencesissueduponpaymentofthefeesshallbevalidforagiven
vesselandshallnotbetransferable .
6.Shouldtherebeanydifficulties oradditionalinformation neededwhen
applications areexaminedandlicencesissued/consultations shallbe
heldbetweentherepresentatives oftheContractingParties,inparti­
cularthroughtheDirectionde11Oceanographie etdesPechesmaritimes
(DirectorateforOceanography andSeaFisheries)andtheDelegationof
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities inDakar.
B.Statementofcatch
AllvesselsauthorizedtofishinSenegalesewatersunderthisAgreement
shallbeobligedtoforwardtotheDirectiondel'0c6anographie etdes
Pechesmaritimesastatementoftheircatchmadeoutaccordingtothe
attachedspecimen.
Astatementofcatchmustbepresentedaftereachtripforwetvessels
oreverymonthforfreezervessels,andinthiscasebeforetheendof
thefollowingmonth.
Shalltheseprovisionsnotbeadheredto,theGovernmentofSenegal
reservestherighttosuspendthelicenceoftheoffendingvesseluntil
theformalityhasbeenaccomplished .Inaddition,thepenaltyprovided
underArticle49ofSenegal'sSeaFishingCodeshallbeinflictedupon
theownerofthesaidvessel.
C.Landingofcatch
VesselsauthorizedtofishinSenegalesewatersunderthisAgreementshall
beobligedtolandpartoralloftheircatch,dependingonthetypeof
fishingpractised. ''

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1.WettrawlersandtunaboatsshalllandtheirentirecatchinSenegal.
WherecatchesaremadeinfishingzonesthatarenotunderSenegal's
sovereignty orjurisdiction,thePartiesshallconsultwithintheJoint
Committeeinordertosetthepercentageofthecatchtobelandedin
Senegal.
2.Duringthefirstyearofapplication oftheAgreement,freezertunaboats
maybeobligedtolandupto4000tonnesoftunaonpricetermstobe
workedoutbetweentheshipowners andtheusersconcernedonthebasis
ofthesellingpriceschargedbythosesameshipowners ontheirmarket;
thetermsforlandingsinsubsequentyearsshallbedeterminedwithin
theJointCommitteebymutualagreementwiththeshipownersconcerned
onthebasisofcatchesmadeduringtheprecedingyearinSenegal's
fishingzone.
3.Everysixmonths,freezertrawlersshallland100kgoffishandcrus­
taceanspergrossregisterton.
Anyfailuretocomplywiththeobligationtolandcatchesshallrender
theshipownerliabletothefollowingsanctionsonthepartoftheSene­
galeseauthorities :
1.FineofCFAF25000pertonnenotlanded;
*
2.Withdrawalofthelicence,whichshallnotbereneweduntil
thequantities duehavebeendelivered.
D.Traininggrants
ThetwoPartiesagreethatanessentialconditionforthesuccessof
theircooperationisthatthecompetenceandknownowofpersonsengaged'
inseafishingshouldbeimproved.Tothisend,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityshallmakeiteasierforSenegalesenationalstofindplaces
inestablishments initsMemberStatesandshallprovidestudyandtrai­
ninggrantsforthatpurposeinthevariousscientific,technicaland
economicsubjectsconnectedwithfisheries.
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E.Fishrngzones
ThefishingzonesreferredtoinArticleAoftheSenegal-EEC Agreement
onFisheriesshallbeasfollows:
(a)wettrawlersandfreezervesselsengagedinnear-waterfishing
asdefinedinArticle5ofSenegal'sSeaFishingCodeshallbe
authorizedtofishoutsidethelimitofthefirstsixnautical
milesofthewatersunderSenegalesejurisdiction ;
(b)freezertrawlersengagedindistant-water fishingshallbeautho­
rizedtofishoutsidethelimitofthefirsttwelvenauticalmiles
ofthewatersunderSenegalesejurisdiction ;
(c)wetandfreezertunaboatsshallbeauthorizedtofishthroughout
thewatersunderSenegalesejurisdiction .
TheextentofthewatersunderSenegalesejurisdiction ismeasuredfrom
thebaselinesdefinedinDecretn°72-756of5July1972.
I

REPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
Onepeople –Onegoal -OnefaithAddendum toAnnex I–A–I
MINISTRY OPRURAL DEVELOPMENT AND
WATER ENGINEERING
DIRECTORATE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND
SEA FISHERIES
APPLICATION FORM FOR FISHTTTG LICENCE
NB :Theform issued bytheSenegalese authorities isinFrench only .

APPLICANT
Nameandfirstname:
Dateofbirth:
Occupation :
TradeRegisterN:
Styleoffirm:
Numberofemployees :
Permanent :
Temporary :
Annualturnover :
Address:
VES5EL
Name:
Registration N0:
Dateandplaceofconstruction :
Originalnationality s
DateoftransfertoSenegaleseflag
Lengths:

Widthss
Grossregistertons:
Netregistertonss
Enginetypeandrating:
Numberofseamenaboard:
Typeoffishing:
A.Trawling:
Lengthoftrawl:
Openings
Meshsizeinthebody
B.Sardinefishing:
Lengthofnets
Depthofnet:
C.Tunafishing:
Numberofpoles:
Lengthofnet:
Numberofbaittanks
Volumeofbaittanks

Live bait ?
Purse seine ?
Is "the vessel afreezer vessel ?
Ifso :
Total freezing power :
Freezing capacity :
Storage capacity :
SHORE INSTALLATIONS
Address andpermit N
Style offirm :
Activities :
Domestic wholesale fish trading :
Exploitation export wholesaling :
Type andNofwholesale trader 'scard s
Description ofcold store andtechnical installations
Number ofemployees :
Permanent s
Temporary :

Technicalnotes "bytheDirectorforFisheries
Authorization oftheMinisterforRuralDevelopment

NA!®OFVESSELSTATEMENT OFCATCH
FISHINGTACKLEUSEDAddendumtoAnnexI–B.I,
Shipowner »
Consignee :
LicenceN*
•Engineratings
Grossregistertonei
TRAWLSEINE OTHERTACKLE
Typeandnumber•••••
Keshsizeincodend
Headline
RiggingType•••••
Keshsize
Length...
Depth....
I1TF0RY-ATI0N ONFISHINGACTIVITIES
DateoutDatein
Date Fishingzone Sounding Timespentfishing SpeciescaughtWeightlanded
1stday
2ndday
3rdday
4thday
5thday
6thday
7thday
8thday
9thday
LOthday
11thday
12thday
13thday
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- 1--r.dv.m toAnnex I-B.II.
REPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
MINISTRY OPRURAL DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND
SEA FISHERIES
Statement offishing activities
Name ofvessel
Type offishing
Permit N°
Home port
Catches
Species Tonnage Tonnage not Total
landed landed
Albacore orbigeye
Skipjack
Other tuna
Total
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I,theundersigned , owner oftheabove vessel
orhisduly authorized representative ,hereby certify that theabove statement
conforms totheactual catches made bymyvessel .
Done at ,
signature and seal ofshipowner

ANÏÏEX TT
PROCEDURE FOR SETTLEMENTS OFDISPUTES
The twoparties undertake tosubmit anydisputes that mayoccur "between them
astotheinterpretation ortheapplication ofthis Agreement ,apart from those
relating totheexercise bySenegal ofitssovereign rights over thewaters off
itscoast ,tothefollowing arbitration procedure ,should itprove impossible
tosettle them under Article 10 s
1.Within twomonths ofthe date onwhich either Party formally request that a
dispute besubmitted toarbitration inaccordance with this Article ofthe
Agreement ,each Contracting Party shall appoint onemember ofthearbitral
tribunal andthese twomembers shall ,within three months ofthe same date ,
appoint ,bymutual agreement andonbehalf ofthetwoParties ,anational ofa
third State asthe third member ofthe tribunal .
2.The Contracting Party requesting arbitration shall submit ,when itsrequest is
treated ,astatement ofitsclaim andthe grounds onwhich such claim isbased .
3.Thearbitral tribunal shall reach itsdecisions bymajority vote ,basing them
onthis Agreement andonthe other rules ofinternational law .Decisions shall
bebinding onthetwoParties .Thecost ofarbitration shall normally beborne
bythetwoContracting Parties inequal shares .
PROTOCOL
between theEuropean Economic Community andthe Government ofthe
Republic ofSenegal
THE PARTIES TOTHIS PROTOCOL
HAVING REGARD TOtheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegal onfisheries offthe coast ofSenegal ,
signed on ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS s
Article 1 ■
The limits referred toinArticle 4oftheabovementioned Agreement shall be
setasfollows forthefirst twoyears ofapplication ofthat Agreement :

1.Tuna boats obliged 3300 grt
2.Trawlers obliged toland their entire 1600 grt
3.Tuna boats notobliged catch inSénégal 23300 grt
4.Trawlers notobliged 12300grt
Article 2
The compensation referred toinArticle 9oftheAgreement shall besetfor
the first twoyears ofapplication oftheAgreement attwothousand five
hundred million CFA francs .
Article 3
1.Theusetowhich the compensation provided forinArticle 2isput shall be
thesole responsibility oftheGovernment ofSenegal .
2.TheGovernment ofSenegal shall inform theEuropean Economic Community of
theprogramme fortheuse ofthecompensation .
Article &
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1.The compensation provided forinArticle 2shall bemobilized inaccordance
with aprocedure tobelaid down inanexchange ofletters .
2.The compensation shall bepaid into anaccount opened with afinancial
institution chosen bytheGovernment ofSenegal orinthebooks o.ftheTreasurer -
General ofSenegal .
Article 5
IftheEuropean Economic Community fails tomake thepayments provided forin
this Protocol ,theAgreement onFisheries shall besuspended .
Article 6 - . .
This Protocol shall enter into force onthedate onwhich theParties notify
each other ofthecompletion oftheprocedures necessary forthis purpose .

Inwitnesswhereof,theundersigned ,beingdulyauthorizedforthispurpose,
havesignedthisProtocol.
Doneat ,on ■,
induplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,andItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
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FromtheChairmanof"theSenegalese
DelegationtotheChairmanofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity
Delegation .
Sir.
WithreferencetotheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheRepublicof
SenegalandtheEuropeanCommunitysignedtoday,Ihavethehonourtoinform
youthatmyGovernmentreservestherighttomakethegrantingoffishinglicences
tovesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberStateoftheCommunityandfishingunder
theAgreementonFisheriesnegotiatedbetweenussubjecttotheobligationto
takeonboardSenegalesenationalsunderthefollowingconditions .:
1.VesselsauthorizedtofishinSenegalesewatersundertheAgreementon
FisheriesshallbeobligedtotakeonboardSenegaleseregisteredseamenupto
aproportionof33$oftheircrew.Thepersonnelatpresentavailablehavethe
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followingqualifications :
(a)Firstmateofvesselupto300grt
(b)Firstengineerofvesselupto800CV
(c)Deckofficerofvesselupto500grt
(d)Engineerofficerofvesselupto3500CV
(e)Boatswainofvesselupto300grt
(f)Seaman
(g)Ship'sgreaser
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(h)Ship'scookandsteward.
WhoreavosaolauthorizedtofishinSenegalesewatershasatleastthreecrew
officers -inthedeckorengine–roomservice,thecrewofthatvesselmustinclude
atleastoneSenegalesenationalhavingoneofthequalifications mentionedunder
(a)or(b)above.
2.Thenumberofseamenfreezertunnyboatsshallbeobligedtotakeonshallbe
determinedinoverallterms,accountbeingtakenofthescaleoftheiractivities
inSenegal'sfishingzoneandthenumberofcrewmembersofothernationalities
fromcountrieswhosefishingzonesthefleetfrequents. <
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletter.
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Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

FromtheChairmanoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityDelegationto
theChairmanoftheSenegalese
Delegation
Sir,
Iammreceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,whichreadsasfollows
IhavethehonourtoinformyouthattheCommunitywillhavetheletter
publishedinordertobringitscontenttotheattentionoftheshipowners
concerned.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

FromtheChairmanoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityDelegationtothe
ChairmanoftheSenegaleseDelegation
Sir.
WithreferencetotheProtocolbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theGovernmentoftheRepublicof.SenegalAnnexedtotheAgreementon
Fisheriessignedtoday,Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthattheamountofthe
compensation laiddowninthatProtocolforthefirsttwoyearsofapplication
oftheAgreementonFisheriesis"bywayof"beinganagreedamountandinno
wayprejudices whatcouldbeagreedforthefollowingyearsonthebasisof
precisestatistical andeconomicdataon'thecatchesmadebythedifferent
categoriesofvessel'inSenegal'sfishingzone.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreement
withthisinterpretation . %
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .•

From theChairman oftheSenegalese
Delegation totheChairman ofthe
European Economic Community Delegation
Sir .
Iaminreceipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate ,which reads asfollows t
Ihave thehonour toconfirm that theGovernment oftheRepublio ofSenegal
isinagreement with this interpretation .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
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