98/97/EC: Council Decision of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000, the fishing rights and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde
Date: 1998-01-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cabo Verde, authorised catch, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 January 1998

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the
provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 6 September 1997
to 5 September 2000, the fishing rights and the financial compensation provided
for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde

(98/97/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde (1), and in particular
Article 13 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
held negotiations to determine the amendments or addi-
tions to be made to the Agreement on fishing off Cape
Verde at the end of the period of application of the
Protocol;

Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol
was initialled on 10 July 1997;

Whereas, under
this Protocol, Community fishermen
enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Cape Verde for the
period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000;

Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activ-
the
ities by Community vessels,
Protocol in question be approved as quickly as possible;
whereas both Parties have therefore initialled an Agree-

is essential

that

it

(1) OJ L 212, 9. 8. 1990, p. 1.

ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for
the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from
the Protocol
the day following the date of expiry of
previously in force; whereas the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters should be concluded, subject to a
definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on
the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for
the period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000, the
fishing opportunities
and the financial contribution
provided for by the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol shall
be allocated among the Member States as follows:

— freezer tuna seiners:
France: 19 vessels
Spain: 18 vessels,

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— pole-and-line tuna vessels:
France: eight vessels
Spain: two vessels,

— surface longliners:
Spain: 18 vessels
Portugal: eight vessels,

— bottom longliners:

Portugal: three vessels.

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.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998.

If licence applications from those Member States do not
exhaust
in the
the fishing possibilities provided for
Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applica-
tions from any other Member State.

For the Council

The President

J. CUNNINGHAM