2001/534/EC: Council Decision of 19 June 2001 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period 28 February 2001 to 27 February 2004
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, deep-sea fishing, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 June 2001

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the
provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribu-
tion provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic
Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period 28 February 2001 to 27
February 2004

(2001/534/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(6)

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

The method of 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,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Islamic
Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the
Comoros (1), the Community and the Islamic Federal
Republic of the Comoros held negotiations to determine
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement
at the end of the period of application of the Protocol to
the Agreement.

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

Under
that Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy
fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the
sovereignty or
Islamic Federal
Republic of the Comoros for the period 28 February
2001 to 27 February 2004.

jurisdiction of

the

In order to ensure uninterrupted fishing activities by
Community vessels, it is essential that the new Protocol
be applied as quickly as possible. For this reason, the
two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional
application of the initialled Protocol from 28 February
2001.

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
should be approved, pending a definitive decision under
Article 37 of the Treaty.

(1) OJ L 137, 2.6.1988, p. 19.

Article 1

fishing opportunities and financial

The Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting
out
contribution
the
provided for
in the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the
Comoros on fishing off
the Comoros for the period 28
February 2001 to 27 February 2004 is hereby approved on
behalf of the Community.

The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The fishing opportunities set out
allocated among the Member States as follows:

in the Protocol shall be

Tuna seiners:

Surface longliners:

Spain:
France:
Italy:

Spain:
Portugal:

18
21
1

20
5

vessels
vessels
vessel

vessels
vessels.

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 authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the

Article 3

Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 2001.

For the Council

The President

M. WINBERG