Council Regulation (EC) No 249/2002 of 21 January 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006
Date: 2002-01-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, agreement (EU), catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 249/2002

of 21 January 2002

concerning the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensa-
tion provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16
June 2001 to 15 June 2006

Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-
Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol

is attached to this Regulation (3).

Article 2

The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol shall be
allocated among the Member States as follows:

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 between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Government of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of
Guinea-Bissau (2), the two parties conducted negotiations
to determine any amendments or additions to be made
to the Agreement at the end of the period of application
of the Protocol annexed thereto.

As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol estab-
lishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation
provided for in the above Agreement for the period
from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 was initialled on
30 May 2001.

is in the Community's interest

It
Protocol.

to approve that

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,

(a) shrimps:

— Italy

— Spain

— Portugal

— Greece

(b) fin-fish/cephalopods:

— Spain

— Italy

— Greece

(c) tuna seiners:

— Spain

— France

— Italy

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

— Spain

— France

— Portugal

(d) surface longliners and pole-and-line vessels:

The Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Government of the

(1) Opinion delivered on 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 34.

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

(3) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 35.

3 900 GRT

2 400 GRT

3 050 GRT

250 GRT

1 870 GRT

500 GRT

430 GRT

20 vessels

19 vessels

1 vessel

25 vessels

6 vessels

5 vessels.

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Article 3

The Member States whose vessels are fishing under this Protocol are obliged to notify the Commission of
the quantities of each stock taken in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone in accordance with the arrangements laid
down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 (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 day following 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, 21 January 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE

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