Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2002 of 21 January 2002 on the conclusion 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: 2002-01-21
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 REGULATION (EC) No 301/2002

of 21 January 2002

on the conclusion 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

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 (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde (3), the two Parties have conducted negotiations to determine
the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement.

As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial
contribution provided for in the said Agreement for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004
was initialled on 7 June 2001.

It is in the Community's interest to approve the said 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 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 text of the Protocol

is attached to this Regulation (4).

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:

France:

Spain:

France:

Spain:

Portugal:

19 vessels

18 vessels

6 vessels

10 vessels

2 vessels

(1) OJ C 332 E, 27.11.2001, p. 260.
(2) Opinion delivered on 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ L 212, 9.8.1990, p. 3.
(4) See page 25 of this Official Journal.

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— surface longliners:

— bottom longliners:

Spain:

Portugal:

Portugal:

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 is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol
in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE