Council Regulation (EC) No 238/98 of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000
Date: 1998-01-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 238/98

of 20 January 1998

on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of C(cid:147)te d’Ivoire on fishing off the coast of C(cid:147)te
d’Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof
in
conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and
the first subparagraph of Article 228(3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (1),

Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Republic of C(cid:147)te
d’Ivoire on fishing off the coast of C(cid:147)te d’Ivoire (2), the
two parties conducted negotiations to determine the
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement
at the end of the period of application of the Protocol
annexed thereto;

Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol
establishing the fishing rights and financial compensa-
tion provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for
the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 was
initialled on 30 June 1997;

Whereas it is in the Community’s interest to approve the
new Protocol;

Whereas the fishing possibilities should be apportioned
among the Member States on the basis of the traditional
allocation of
the fisheries
fishing possibilities under
Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

the European Economic Community and the Republic of
C(cid:147)te d’Ivoire on fishing off the coast of C(cid:147)te d’Ivoire for
the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3).

Article 2

The fishing possibilities established in the Protocol shall
be apportioned among the Member States as follows:

(a)

freezer trawlers fishing demersal species:

Spain: three vessels;

(b) tuna fishing vessels:

France: 25 vessels,

Spain: 30 vessels,

Portugal: five vessels.

If the fishing opportunities laid down in the Protocol are
not used up by licence applications from those Member
States, the Commission may consider licence applications
from any other Member State.

Article 3

The President of the Council
is hereby authorised to
designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in
order to bind the Community.

Article 1

Article 4

The Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial
compensation provided for in the Agreement between

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997.
(2) OJ L 379, 31. 12. 1990, p. 3.

(3) See page 81 of this Official Journal.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. CUNNINGHAM