2000/445/EC: Council Decision of 29 June 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mauritius, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, protocol to an agreement

19.7.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 June 2000

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the
provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 1999 to 2 December
2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement
between the European Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of
Mauritius

(2000/445/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities
among Member States should be defined on the basis of
the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under
the Fisheries Agreement,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Community and Mauritius have held negotiations to
determine the amendments or additions to be made to
the Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mautitian
waters (2) at the end of the period of application of the
Protocol defining, for the period 1 December 1996 to
30 November 1999, the fishing opportunities and the
financial contribution provided for by the Agreement (3).

As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was
initialled on 3 December 1999.

Under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing
opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty
or jurisdiction of Mauritius for the period 3 December
1999 to 2 December 2002.

In order to resume the fishing activities by Community
vessels, it is essential that the Protocol in question be
approved at the earliest opportunity. Both Parties have
therefore initialled an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters providing for
the provisional
application of the initialled Protocol from the day of its
signature. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
to a definitive
Letters should be concluded, subject
decision under Article 37 of the Treaty.

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 278, 11.10.1997, p. 3.

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the
provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period
3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002, the fishing opportuni-
ties and the financial contribution provided for by the Agree-
ment between the European Community and the Government
of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the Agreement and of the Protocol are attached to
this Decision.

Article 2

The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allo-
cated among the Member States as follows:

— tuna seiners: France 20, Spain 20,

Italy two, United

Kingdom one,

— surface long-liners: Spain 19, France 13, Portugal eight,
— vessels fishing by line: France 25 grt/month on an annual

average.

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.

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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 authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the

Article 3

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

M. ARCANJO