2002/331/EC: Council Decision of 22 April 2002 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and provisional application of the 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 2002 to 31 December 2002
Date: 2002-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, fishing rights

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 April 2002

on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and provisional application of the Agree-
ment 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 2002 to 31 December 2002

(2002/331/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,

(5)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Exchange of Letters should therefore be signed, pending
a definitive decision under Article 37 of the Treaty.

The method of allocating the fishing opportunities for
trawlers and tuna boats among the Member States under
the expired Protocol should be confirmed,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 off the Guinean coast (1) at the end of the period
of application of the Protocol thereto.

During the negotiations,
the two parties decided to
extend the current Protocol (2), approved by Regulation
(EC) No 445/2001 (3), for one year 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 agreed for
the Protocol.

Under this Exchange of Letters, Community fishermen
have fishing opportunities in the waters under the sover-
eignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Guinea for the
period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002.

The extension must be applied at the earliest oppor-
tunity if fishing activities by Community vessels are not
to be interrupted. The Agreement in the form of an

(1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 250, 5.10.2000, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The signature of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the Government
of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea concerning
the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportuni-
ties and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement
on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002 is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall apply provisionally
for the European Community with effect from 1 January 2002.

Article 3

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

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(a) fin-fish/cephalopods:

Spain

Italy

Greece

(b) shrimps:

Spain

Portugal

Greece

(c) tuna seiners:

France

Spain

(d) pole-and-line tuna vessels:

France

Spain

844 grt,

750 grt,

906 grt;

1 050 grt,

300 grt,

150 grt;

19 vessels,

19 vessels;

7 vessels,

7 vessels;

(e) surface longliners:

Spain
Portugal

14 vessels,
2 vessels.

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

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters on behalf of the Community, subject to
its conclusion.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE