2000/815/EC: Council Decision of 14 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other hand
Date: 2000-12-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, Greenland, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing regulations

L 329/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.12.2000

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 December 2000

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the
laying down the conditions relating to fishing
provisional application of the Fourth Protocol
provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the
one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other
hand

(2000/815/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,

Whereas:

In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fisher-
men, it is important to open these fisheries on 1 January
2001; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to
grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in
paragraph 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national
Parliaments of
the European Union, annexed to the
Treaty of Amsterdam,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Pursuant to the Agreement on fisheries between the
European Economic Community, on the one hand, and
the Government of Denmark and the local Government
of Greenland, on the other hand (1) concerning fishing in
the Greenland Exclusive Economic Zone waters,
the
Community and the Government of Denmark and the
Home Rule Government of Greenland conducted nego-
tiations on a new implementing Protocol
intended to
cover the years 2001 to 2006.

As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was
initialled on 13 September 2000.

Under this new Protocol, Community fishermen will
enjoy fishing opportunities in waters under the jurisdic-
tion of Greenland from 1 January 2001 to 31 December
2006.

The Protocol in question is to be applied as of 1 January
2001 if fishing activities by Community vessels are not
to be interrupted. To that end, the two Parties initialled
an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
providing for the provisional application of the initialled
Protocol from the day after that on which the Protocol
in force expired. That Agreement should be approved
pending a final decision to be adopted in accordance
with Article 37 of the Treaty.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning the provisional application of the Fourth Protocol
laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in
the Agreement on fisheries between the European Community,
on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the
local Government of Greenland, on the other hand, is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters and the Protocol are attached hereto.

Article 2

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, 14 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GLAVANY

(1) OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.