Council Regulation (EC) No 2528/2001 of 17 December 2001 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006
Date: 2001-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mauritania, cooperation agreement, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, sea fishing

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2528/2001

of 17 December 2001

on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribu-
tion provided for in the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the
European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31
July 2006

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in
conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European
Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2), the two Parties have held negotiations to
determine any amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement.

As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the
financial contribution provided for in the above Agreement for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July
2006 was initialled on 31 July 2001.

It is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the
Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic
Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006 is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Protocol

is attached to this Regulation (3).

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

Article 2

Fishing category

Member State

Gross registered
tonnage (GRT)

Number
of vessels which
may be used

Crustaceans except lobsters

Spain

Italy

Portugal

4 364

1 091

545

(1) Opinion delivered on 13 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) OJ L 334, 23.12.1996, p. 20.
(3) See page 125 of this Official Journal.

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Fishing category

Member State

Gross registered
tonnage (GRT)

Number
of vessels which
may be used

Black hake

Demersal species other than black hake

Gear other than trawls

Demersal species — trawl

Cephalopods

Lobsters

Tuna seiners

Pole-and-line tuna vessels

Surface longliners

Pelagic species

Spain

Spain

Portugal

Spain

Spain

Italy

Portugal

Spain

France

Spain

Portugal

France

8 500

1 300

2 000

4 000

200

50

5

18

18

20

3

8

15

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.

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels are fishing under the Protocol shall notify the Commission of the
quantities of each stock taken in Mauritania's fishing zone in accordance with the arrangements laid down
in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community
fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas (1).

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol
in order to bind the Community.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 5

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.