Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the 2000-01 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January to 31 December 2002
Date: 2002-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Guinea, agreement (EU), deep-sea fishing, financial equalisation, fishing industry

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Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters concerning the extension of the 2000-01 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities
and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing
off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January to 31 December 2002

(2002/C 126 E/11)

COM(2002) 41 final — 2002/0034(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 28 January 2002)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

The fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna boats fixed in
Article 1 of the Protocol shall be allocated pro rata temporis
among the Member States as follows:

(a)

fin-fish/cephalopods:

Spain: 844 GRT

Italy: 750 GRT

Greece: 906 GRT

(b) shrimps:

Spain: 1 050 GRT

Portugal: 300 GRT

Greece: 150 GRT

(c)

tuna seiners:

France: 19 vessels

Spain: 19 vessels

(d) pole-and-line tuna vessels:

France: 7 vessels

Spain: 7 vessels

(e) surface longliners:

Spain: 14 vessels

Portugal: 2 vessels

the fishing opportunities

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover
all
the
Commission may take into consideration licence applications
from any other Member State.

fixed by the Protocol,

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.

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

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,

Whereas:

(1) The European Community and the Republic of Guinea
have held negotiations to determine the amendments or
additions to be made to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Government of
the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing
the Guinean coast (1) at
the period of
off
application of the Protocol thereto.

the end of

(2) During the negotiations, the two parties have decided to
extend the current Protocol (2) for one year, from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002, by means of an Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 22 October
2001, pending the conclusion of the negotiations on the
amendments to be made to the Protocol.

(3) It is in the Community's interest to approve that extension.

(4) The allocation of the fishing opportunities for trawlers and
tuna boats among the Member States should be confirmed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

the Agreement

the Protocol setting out

in the form of an Exchange of Letters
The Agreement
concerning the extension of
the
fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for
Economic
in
Community and the Government of
the Revolutionary
People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast
for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 is hereby
approved on behalf of the European Community.

European

between

the

The text of this Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1.
(2) The current Protocol was approved by Council Regulation (EC) No
445/2001 of 26 February 2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001). For the text of
the Protocol, see OJ L 250, 5.10.2000.

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AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the
fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of
Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January to 31 December 2002

Sirs,

A. Letter from the Community

I have the honour to confirm that we agree to the following interim arrangements for the extension of the
Protocol currently in force (1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001) setting out the fishing opportunities
and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast,
pending the negotiations on the amendments to be made to the Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1. The arrangements applicable over the last two years will be extended for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2002. The Community's financial contribution under the interim arrangements will
correspond to the yearly amount provided for in Article 2 of
the Protocol currently in force.
Payment will be made no later than 30 June 2002. Payment of the financial contribution provided
for in Article 6 and the terms relating thereto will also apply.

2. During the interim period, fishing licences will be granted within the limits set in Article 1 of the
Protocol currently in force, by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in point 1 of the
Annex to the Protocol. The fees applicable to trawlers will be those for the second year.

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

B. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Guinea

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 Protocol currently in force (1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001) setting out the fishing
opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on
fishing off the Guinean coast, pending the negotiations on the amendments to be made to the
Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement:

1. The arrangements applicable over the last two years will be extended for the period from 1
January to 31 December 2002. The Community's financial contribution under the interim
arrangements will correspond to the yearly amount provided for in Article 2 of the Protocol
currently in force. Payment will be made no later than 30 June 2002. Payment of the financial
contribution provided for in Article 6 and the terms relating thereto will also apply.

2. During the interim period, fishing licences will be granted within the limits set in Article 1 of the
Protocol currently in force, by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in point 1 of
the Annex to the Protocol. The fees applicable to trawlers will be those for the second year.

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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 Guinea
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 Guinea