1999/783/EC: Council Decision of 22 November 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 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000 the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola
Date: 1999-11-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Angola, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement

L 307/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2. 12. 1999

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 November 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 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000 the
fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on
fishing off the coast of Angola

(1999/783/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the People's
Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Community and the Republic of Angola have held
negotiations with a view to determining amendments to
be made to the abovementioned Agreement at the end
of the period of application of the Protocol
in force
which is annexed to the said Agreement;

As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was
initialled on 2 May 1999;

Under that Protocol, Community fishermen have fishing
rights in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of the Republic of Angola for the period 3 May 1999 to
2 May 2000;

In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by
Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied
as soon as possible; for this reason, both parties have
initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters providing for the provisional application of the
initialled Protocol from the day following the date of
expiry of the Protocol previously in force; that Agree-
ment should be approved subject to a definitive decision
pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty;

The allocation of fishing possibilities among the Member
States should, moreover, be determined on the basis of
the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under
the Fisheries Agreement,

(1) OJ L 341, 3.12.1987, p. 1.

in the form of an Exchange of Letters
The Agreement
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining,
for the period 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000, the fishing oppor-
tunities and the financial compensation provided for by the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing
off Angola is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol are allo-
cated among the Member States as follows:

— Shrimp vessels:

Spain:

6 550 GRT, per month, as an annual average,
22 vessels

— Demersal trawlers:

Spain:

2 000 GRT, per month, as an annual average,

— Bottom longliners:

Portugal: 1 750 GRT, per month, as an annual average,

— Freezer tuna seiners:

France:
Spain:

seven vessels
11 vessels

— Surface longliners:

Portugal:
Spain:

five vessels
20 vessels

If
licence applications from these Member States do not
exhaust the fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol the
Commission may entertain licence applications from any other
Member State.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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The President of the Council
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 22 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ