98/484/EC: Council Decision of 20 July 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001, 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
Date: 1998-07-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, agreement (EU), deep-sea fishing, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations

5. 8. 98

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 July 1998

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the
Comoros concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for
the period 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001, 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

(98/484/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 Islamic Federal Republic
of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros (1), and in
particular Article 12 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 12 of the abovemen-
tioned Agreement,
the Community and the Islamic
Federal Republic of the Comoros held negotiations to
determine 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 those negotiations, a new Protocol
was initialled on 27 February 1998;

Whereas, under
that Protocol, Community fishermen
enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of
the Comoros
the period 28 February 1998 to
for
27 February 2001;

Whereas the new Protocol must come into force as soon
to resume
as possible to enable Community vessels
fishing; whereas both parties therefore initialled an Agree-

(1) OJ L 137, 2. 6. 1988, p. 19.

ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters, temporarily
applying the Protocol from 28 February 1998;

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters should be approved subject to a definitive decision
under Article 43 of the Treaty;

Whereas the method for allocating the fishing opportun-
ities among the Member States should be defined on the
basis of the transitional allocation of fishing opportunities
under the fisheries agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the Protocol setting out,

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Islamic
Federal Republic of the Comoros concerning the provi-
sional application of
for the
period 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001, the fishing
opportunities and financial contribution provided for in
between the European Economic
the Agreement
Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of
the
Comoros on fishing off the Comoros is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters and the Protocol are attached to this Decision.

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Article 2

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

(a) tuna seiners:

Spain:
France:
Italy:

22 vessels
21 vessels
1 vessel

(b) surface longliners:

Spain:
Portugal:

13 vessels
3 vessels.

If licence applications from these Member States do not
cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol,

the Commission may take into consideration 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 Agreement
in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER