1999/341/EC: Council Decision of 10 May 1999 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 18 January 1999 to 17 January 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles
Date: 1999-05-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Seychelles, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 May 1999

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 18
January 1999 to 17 January 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial
contribution for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles

(1999/341/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 Seychelles on
fishing off Seychelles (1), signed in Brussels on 28 October
1987, and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas the Community and the Republic of
Seychelles have held negotiations with a view to
determining amendments to be made to the above-
mentioned Agreement at the end of the period of
in force which is
application of
annexed thereto;

the Protocol

(2) Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new
Protocol was initialled on 21 December 1998, by
virtue of which Community fishermen are to enjoy
fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of
Seychelles for the period 18 January 1999 to 17
January 2002;

(3) Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing
activities by Community vessels, both parties have
an
initialled an Agreement
Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional

in the form of

(1) OJ L 119, 7.5.1987, p. 26.

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

(4) Whereas

the Agreement

an
Exchange of Letters should be approved subject to
a definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the
Treaty;

in the form of

(5) Whereas the method for allocating the fishing
opportunities among the Member States should be
defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of
fishing opportunities under the fisheries agree-
ment,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol
defining, for the period 18 January 1999 to 17 January
2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contri-
bution provided for by the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Community and the Republic of Seychelles on
fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the
European Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is 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:

(cid:190) Spain: 25 vessels,
(cid:190) France: 20 vessels,
(cid:190) Italy: 1 vessel,
(cid:190) United Kingdom: 1 vessel;

(b) Surface longliners:

(cid:190) Spain: 20 vessels,
(cid:190) France: 5 vessels,
(cid:190) Portugal: 7 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 the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the
Community.

Done at Brussels, 10 May 1999.

For the Council

The President

H. EICHEL