98/102/EC: Council Decision of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 the fishing rights and financial contribution 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
Date: 1998-01-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, agreement (EU), catch of fish, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 January 1998

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the
period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 the fishing rights and financial contribution
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

(98/102/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

exchange of letters providing for the provisional applica-
tion of the initialled Protocol from the day after that on
which the Protocol in force expired; whereas that Agree-
ment should be approved pending a final decision to be
adopted in accordance with Article 43 of the Treaty;

Having regard to 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, and in particular
Article 13 thereof (1),

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,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Community and the Republic of C(cid:147)te
d’Ivoire have held negotiations to determine the amend-
ments or additions to be made to the abovementioned
Agreement at the end of the period of application of the
Protocol thereto;

Whereas a new Protocol was initialled on 30 June 1997 as
a result of those negotiations;

the

under

Whereas,
fishermen enjoy fishing rights
jurisdiction of
sovereignty or
d’Ivoire from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000;

Protocol, Community
the
in waters under
the Republic of C(cid:147)te

latter

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol
establishing the fishing rights and financial contribution
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
1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 is hereby approved on
behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Whereas the Protocol in question must be applied at the
earliest opportunity if fishing activities by Community
vessels are not to be interrupted; whereas, to that end, the
two Parties initialled an Agreement in the form of an

Article 2

(1) OJ L 379, 31. 12. 1990, p. 3.

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

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(a) freezer trawlers fishing demersal species:

Article 3

Spain: three vessels;

(b) tuna fishing vessels:

France: 25 vessels,

Spain: 30 vessels,

Portugal: five vessels.

The President of the Council
is hereby authorised to
designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the
Community.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998.

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.

For the Council

The President

J. CUNNINGHAM