Proposal for a Coucnil Regulation (EC) relating to the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001
Date: 1998-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Comoros, catch area, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing licence

C  245/14

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

5.8.98

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  (EC)  relating  to  the  conclusion  of  the  Protocol  setting  out
the  fishing  opportunities  and  financial  contribution  provided  for  in  the  Agreement  between  the
European  Economic  Community  and  the  Islamic  Federal  Republic  of  the  Comoros  on  fishing
off  the  Comoros  for  the  period  from  28  February  1998  to  27  February  2001

(98/C  245/06)

COM(1998)  264  final  -  98/0144(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  7  May  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

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

sentence  and 

first 

the 

between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  the
Islamic  Federal  Republic  of  the  Comoros  on  fishing  off
the  Comoros  for  the  period  from  28  February  1998  to  27
February  2001  is  hereby  approved  on  behalf  of  the
Community.

The  text  of  the  Protocol  is  attached  to  this  Regulation.

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having 
Parliament,

regard 

to 

the  opinion  of 

the  European

The  fishing  opportunities  fixed  in  the  Protocol  shall  be
allocated  among  the  Member  States  as  follows:

Article  2

to 

the  Agreement  between 

Whereas,  pursuant 
the
European  Economic  Community  and  the  Islamic  Federal
Republic  of  the  Comoros  on  fishing  off  the  Comoros(cid:216)(˛),
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  to
the  Agreement;

Whereas,  as  a  result  of  these  negotiations,  a  new
Protocol  establishing 
fishing  opportunities  and
financial  compensation  provided  for  in  the  abovemen(cid:220)
tioned  Agreement  for  the  period  from  28  February  1998
to  27  February  2001  was  initialled  on  27  February  1998;

the 

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

Whereas  the  method  for  allocating  the  fishing  oppor(cid:220)
tunities  among  the  Member  States  should  be  defined  on
the  basis  of  the  traditional  allocation  of  fishing  oppor(cid:220)
tunities  under  the  fisheries  Agreement,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

The  Protocol  setting  out  the  fishing  opportunities  and
in  the  Agreement
financial  contribution  provided  for 

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  137,  2.6.1988,  p.  19.

a)(cid:217)Tuna  seiners:

Spain:

22  vessels

France:

21  vessels

Italy:

one  vessel

b) Surface  longliners:

Spain:

13  vessels

Portugal:

three  vessels

If  licence  applications  form  these  Member  States  do  not
cover  all  the  fishing  opportunities  fixed  by  the  Protocol,
licence
the  Commission  may 
applications  from  any  other  Member  State.

into  consideration 

take 

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  4

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day
following  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.