2000/92/EC: Council Decision of 24 January 2000 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Principe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Principe
Date: 2000-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: São Tomé and Príncipe, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement

L 28/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 2. 2000

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 January 2000

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the
provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 1 June 1999 to 31 May
2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement
between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé
e Principe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Principe

(2000/92/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic
of São Tomé e Principe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e
Principe (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘Agreement’,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

the Community and São Tomé e Principe have held
negotiations with a view to determining amendments or
additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the
period of application of the current Protocol annexed to
the Agreement;

as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was
initialled on 31 May 1999;

under this Protocol, Community fishermen may fish in
waters under sovereignty or jurisdicition of São Tomé e
Principe from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002;

in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by
Community vessels, it is essential that the said Protocol
be approved as quickly as possible; both Contracting
Parties have therefore initialled an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provi-
sional application of the initialled Protocol from the day
following the date of expiry of the Protocol previously in
force; the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
to a defintive
Letters
decision under Article 37 of the Treaty;

should be approved subject

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 Agreement,

Article 1

The Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning the provisional of the Protocol setting out, for the
period from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002, the fishing oppor-
tunities and the financial contribution provided for by the
Agreement between the European Community and the Govern-
ment of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Principe on
fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Principe 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 opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allo-
cated among the Member States as follows:

— freezer tuna seiners: France 18, Spain 18;
— pole-and-line tuna vessels: France seven;
— Surface longliners: Spain 28, Portugal Five.

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover
all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commis-
sion 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 on behalf of the Community.

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 1.