Council Regulation (EC) No 2585/98 of 26 November 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001
Date: 1998-11-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Madagascar, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing fleet, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2585/98

of 26 November 1998

on the conclusion of a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and finan-
cial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on
fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (1),

Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Government of the
Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Mada-
gascar (2) the two Parties conducted negotiations to deter-
mine the amendments or additions to be made to the
Agreement at the end of the period of application of the
preceding Protocol to the Agreement;

the fishing opportunities

Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol
setting out
and financial
compensation provided for in the said Agreement for the
period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001 was initialled
on 5 March 1998;

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

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,

Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar
on fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May
1998 to 20 May 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3).

Article 2

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

(a)

tuna seiners:

— Spain: 22 vessels,

— France: 20 vessels,

— Italy: 3 vessels;

(b) surface longliners:

— Spain: 20 vessels,

— France: 6 vessels,

— Portugal: 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.

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 (4).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and
financial compensation provided for in the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the

(1) OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998.
(2) OJ L 73, 18. 3. 1986, p. 26.

Article 4

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

(3) For the text of the Protocol, see OJ L 295, 4. 11. 1998, p. 34.
(4) The date of
the Protocol will be
published in the Official Journal of the European Commun-
ities by the General Secretariat of the Council.

the entry into force of

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

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1998.

For the Council

The President

M. BARTENSTEIN