98/615/EC: Council Decision of 22 October 1998 on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001
Date: 1998-10-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Madagascar, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing licence, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 October 1998

on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing
opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Madagascar
on fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001

(98/615/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 Madagascar
on fishing off Madagascar (1), and in particular Article 14
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, under Article 14 of the above Agreement, the
Community and the Republic of Madagascar held nego-
tiations to determine amendments or additions to be
made to the Agreement at the end of the period of
application of the preceding Protocol to the Agreement;

Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol
was initialled on 5 March 1998;

this Protocol, Community fishermen
Whereas, under
enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Mada-
gascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001;

Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activi-
ties by Community vessels, it is essential that the said
Protocol be approved as quickly as possible; whereas both
Contracting Parties have therefore initialled an Agree-
ment in the form of an exchange of letters providing for
the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from

(1) OJ L 73, 18. 3. 1986, p. 26.

the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol previ-
ously in force;

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 traditional allocation of fishing opportunities
under the fisheries agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol
setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of
Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar for the period from
21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001, shall be 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.

Article 2

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

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(a) Tuna seiners:

Spain:
France:
Italy:

(b) Surface longliners:

Spain:
France:
Portugal:

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 Luxembourg, 22 October 1998.

22 vessels,
20 vessels,
3 vessels;

20 vessels,
6 vessels,
4 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.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER