Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of two agreements in the form of exchanges of letters concerning the extension of the protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the periods 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001 and 1 August 2001 to 31 December 2001
Date: 2001-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Senegal, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 23.07.2001
COM(2001) 420 final

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The  Protocol  to  the  Fisheries  Agreement  between  the  Community  and  the  Republic  of
Senegal  expired  on  30  April  2001.  Pending  the  conclusion  of  the  negotiations  on  the
amendments  to  be  made  to  the  Protocol  to  the  Fisheries  Agreement,  the  two  parties  have
decided to extend the expired Protocol for two consecutive periods of three and five months.
These  two  extensions  of  the  Protocol,  setting  out  the  technical  and  financial  conditions
governing  the  fishing  activities  of  Community  vessels  off  the  coast  of  Senegal  during  the
periods 1 May to 31 July 2001 and 1 August to 31 December 2001,  were  initialled  by both
parties on 23 April and 1 June 2001.

The  Commission  proposes,  on  this  basis,  that  the  Council  adopt  the  draft  extensions  by
decision, pending their definitive entry into force.

A  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the  two  periods  of  extension  of  the  Protocol  is  the
subject of a separate procedure.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The European Community and the Republic of Senegal have entered into negotiations
to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the  Government  of the  Republic  of  Senegal  on
fishing off the coast of Senegal at the end of the period of application of the Protocol
thereto.

During the negotiations, the two Parties decided to extend the current Protocol for two
consecutive periods of three months and five months by means of exchanges of letters
initialled  on  23  April  2001  and  1  June  2001,  pending  the  conclusion  of  the
negotiations on the amendments to be made to the Protocol.

The  exchanges  of  letters  provide  Community  fishermen  with  fishing  opportunities
from 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001 and from 1 August 2001 to 31 December 2001 in
waters over which the Republic of Senegal has sovereignty or jurisdiction.

The  extension  must  be  applied  at  the  earliest  opportunity  if  fishing  activities  by
Community  vessels  are  not  to  be  interrupted.  The  Agreements  in  the  form  of
exchanges of letters should be  concluded pending  a  definitive  decision  under Article
37 of the Treaty.

The method of allocating the fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna vessels among
the  Member  States  under  the  expired  Protocol  and  the  method  of  allocating  the
obligation on Community shipowners to land tuna directly in Senegal, provided for in
point C of Annex I to the Protocol, should be confirmed,

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The European Community shall sign the two Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters
concerning  the  extension of  the  Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and  financial
compensation  provided  for  in  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community
and  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Senegal  on  fishing  off  the  coast  of  Senegal  for  the
periods 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001 and 1 August 2001 to 31 December 2001.

The texts of the two Agreements are annexed to this Decision.

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The two Agreements referred to in Article 1 shall be provisionally applicable by the European
Community from 1 May 2001.

The  fishing  opportunities  for  trawlers  and  tuna  vessels  established  SUR(cid:3) UDWD(cid:3) WHPSRULV  by
Article 1 shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

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Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Category 6

Category 7

331 GRT

Greece

3 750 GRT

Spain

1 800 GRT

800 GRT

1 000 GRT

4 119 GRT

Italy

Spain

3 749 GRT

Spain

370 GRT

Portugal

5

7

23

18

20

vessels

Spain

vessels

France

vessels

Spain

vessels

France

vessels

Spain

3

vessels

Portugal

If  licence  applications  from  these  Member  States  do  not  cover  all  the  fishing  opportunities
fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from
any other Member State.

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The  percentage  of  the  catch  that  owners  of  Community  tuna  seiners  are  obliged  to  land
directly  in  accordance  with  point  C  of  the  Annex  to  the  Protocol  establishing  the  fishing
opportunities  and  financial  compensation  provided  for  in  the  Agreement  between  the
European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing
off the coast of Senegal for the periods 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001 and 1 August 2001 to 31
December 2001 shall be SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV as follows:

vessels flying the French flag:

44%

vessels flying the Spanish flag:

56%.

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The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign
the two Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters in order to bind the Community.

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A. Letter from the Community

Sirs,

I  have  the  honour  to  confirm  that  we  agree  to  the  following  interim  arrangements  for  the
extension of the Fisheries Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and
the  European  Economic  Community,  pending  the  conclusion  of  the  negotiations  on  the
amendments to be made to the Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1. 

2.

The arrangements  applicable over the last four  years shall be extended for  a period
from 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001. The Community’s financial contribution under the
interim arrangements shall correspond SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV to that provided for in Article
3 of the Protocol currently in force. The first payment shall be made no later than 31
October 2001.

During  the  interim  period,  licences  shall  be  issued  within  the  limits  laid  down  in
Articles  1  and  2  of  the  current  Protocol  on  payment  of  fees  or  advances
corresponding SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV(cid:3)to those laid down in point A of Annex I and point
A of Annex II to the Protocol.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that you are in
agreement with its contents.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

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B. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Senegal

Sirs,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date which reads as follows:

"I  have  the  honour  to  confirm  that  we  agree  to  the  following  interim  arrangements  for  the
extension of the Fisheries Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and
the  European  Economic  Community,  pending  the  conclusion  of  the  negotiations  on  the
amendments to be made to the Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1.

2.

The arrangements applicable over the last four years shall be extended for  a period
from 1 May 2001 to 31 July 2001. The Community’s financial contribution under the
interim  arrangements  shall  correspond  SUR(cid:3) UDWD(cid:3) WHPSRULV  to  that  provided  for  in
Article 3 of the Protocol currently in force. The first payment shall be made no later
than 31 October 2001.

During  the  interim  period,  licences  shall  be  issued  within  the  limits  laid  down  in
Articles  1  and  2  of  the  current  Protocol  on  payment  of  fees  or  advances
corresponding SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV(cid:3)to those laid down in point A of Annex I and point
A of Annex II to the Protocol.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that you are in
agreement with its contents."

I have the honour to confirm that the above is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of
Senegal  and  that  your  letter  and  this  letter  constitute  an  agreement  in  accordance  with  your
proposal.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Senegal

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A. Letter from the Community

Sirs,

I  have  the  honour  to  confirm  that  we  agree  to  the  following  interim  arrangements  for  the
extension of the Fisheries Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and
the  European  Economic  Community,  pending  the  conclusion  of  the  negotiations  on  the
amendments to be made to the Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1)  The  arrangements  applicable  over  the  last  four  years  shall  be  extended  for  a  period  from
1 August 2001 to 31 December 2001. The Community’s financial contribution under the interim
arrangements shall correspond SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV to that provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol
currently in force. The first payment shall be made no later than 31 December 2001.

2) During the interim period, licences shall be issued within the limits laid down in Articles 1
and 2 of the current Protocol on payment of fees or advances corresponding SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV
to those laid down in point A of Annex I and point A of Annex II to the Protocol.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that you are in
agreement with its contents.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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B. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Senegal

Sirs,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date which reads as follows:

"I  have  the  honour  to  confirm  that  we  agree  to  the  following  interim  arrangements  for  the
extension of the Fisheries Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the
European Economic Community, pending the conclusion of the negotiations on the amendments to
be made to the Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1)  The  arrangements  applicable  over  the  last  four  years  shall  be  extended  for  a  period  from
1 August 2001 to  31 December  2001.  The Community’s  financial contribution  under the  interim
arrangements shall correspond SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV(cid:3)to that provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol
currently in force. The first payment shall be made no later than 31 December 2001.

2) During the interim period, licences shall be issued within the limits laid down in Articles 1 and 2
of the current Protocol on payment of fees or advances corresponding SUR(cid:3)UDWD(cid:3)WHPSRULV(cid:3)to those
laid down in point A of Annex I and point A of Annex II to the Protocol.

I  should  be  obliged  if  you  would  acknowledge  receipt  of  this  letter  and  confirm  that  you  are  in
agreement with its contents."

I have the honour to confirm that the  above is  acceptable to the  Government of the Republic of
Senegal  and  that  your  letter  and  this  letter  constitute  an  agreement  in  accordance  with  your
proposal.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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