2002/130/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 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 Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004
Date: 2001-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cabo Verde, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing rights, fishing vessel

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 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 Republic
of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30
June 2004

(2002/130/EC)

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 Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Community and the Republic of Cape Verde have held negotiations to determine the amend-
ments or additions to be made to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde (1).

As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the
financial contribution provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 7 June 2001.

Under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30
June 2004.

In order to ensure the continuation of fishing activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the
said Protocol be approved as quickly as possible. For this reason, the two parties initialled an
Agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the
initialled Protocol from 1 July 2001.

That Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 37
of the Treaty.

(6)

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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 Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of
Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 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.

(1) OJ L 212, 9.8.1990, p. 3.

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The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

Article 2

— tuna seiners:

— pole-and-line tuna vessels:

— surface longliners:

— bottom longliners:

France:

Spain:

France:

Spain:

Portugal:

Spain:

Portugal:

Portugal:

19 vessels

18 vessels

6 vessels

10 vessels

2 vessels

52 vessels

10 vessels

630 GRT per month, averaged over the
year, with no more than four vessels fishing
simultaneously

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

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 Brussels, 17 December 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK