Council Regulation (EC) No 542/98 of 9 March 1998 on conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001
Date: 1998-03-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Senegal, agreement (EU), deep-sea fishing, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 542/98

of 9 March 1998

on conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the
coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

requirement needs to be clarified by setting a formula for
apportioning direct landings by freezer tuna seiners,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of
liament (2),

the European Par-

Whereas, pursuant
to the Agreement between the
Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European
Economic Community on fishing off
the coast of
Senegal (3),
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;

Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol
establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation
provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the
period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001 was initialled
on 26 March 1997;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Government of
the Republic of Senegal on fishing off
the coast of
Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April
2001 (4) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The trawler and tuna fishing rights laid down in Article 1
of the Protocol shall be apportioned between the Member
States as follows:

Category 1:

331 grt Greece;

Category 2:

3 750 grt Spain;

Category 3:

1 800 grt, of which:

Whereas the formula for apportioning trawler and tuna
fishing opportunities between the Member States should
be established on the basis of the traditional allocation
under the fisheries agreement;

Category 4:

800 Italy and

1 000 Spain;

4 119 grt, of which:
3 749 Spain and
370 Portugal;

Whereas point C of Annex I appearing in the Annex to
the Protocol requires Community shipowners to land
tuna catches in Senegal at their own expense; whereas this

Category 5:

5 Spain,

7 France;

Category 6:

23 Spain, 18 France;

(1) OJ C 267, 3. 9. 1997, p. 20.
(2) OJ C 286, 22. 9. 1997, p. 39.
(3) OJ L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 17.

Category 7:

20 Spain,

3 Portugal.

(4) OJ L 302, 5. 11. 1997, p. 4.

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Article 3

Article 4

The percentage of the catch that owners of Community
freezer tuna trawlers are obliged to land directly in ac-
cordance with point C of Annex I appearing in the
Annex to the Protocol shall be apportioned as follows:

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

Article 5

— vessels flying the French flag:

— vessels flying the Spanish flag:

44 %

56 %.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN