Council Regulation (EC) No 2323/2002 of 16 December 2002 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2006
Date: 2002-12-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Senegal, catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2323/2002

of 16 December 2002

on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribu-
tion provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1
July 2002 to 30 June 2006

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, 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,

Article 1

the fishing opportunities and the
The Protocol setting out
financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Government of
the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for
the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2006 is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

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

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (*).

Whereas:

Article 2

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of
Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal (2), the two
Parties have held negotiations with a view to deter-
mining the amendments or additions to be made to the
Agreement at the end of the period of application of the
Protocol.

Category 1

As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol setting
out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribu-
tion provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for
the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2006 was initi-
alled on 25 June 2002.

Category 2

Category 3

233 gross registered
tonnes (GRT) per
quarter

Greece

704 GRT per quarter

Spain

563 GRT per quarter

Italy

3 000 GRT per month,
averaged over the year

3 186 GRT per month,
averaged over the year

Spain

Spain

314 GRT per month,
averaged over the year

Portugal

in the Community's

It
is
Protocol.

interest

to approve the

Category 4

10 vessels

The allocation of the fishing opportunities among the
Member States, their obligation to report catches and the
obligation for Community shipowners to land tuna
catches in Senegal at their own expense in accordance
with point C of the Annex to the Protocol should be laid
down,

6 vessels

Category 5

21 vessels

18 vessels

Category 6

20 vessels

Spain

France

Spain

France

Spain

3 vessels

Portugal

(1) Opinion of 5.12.2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal)
(2) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 17.

(*) See page 46 of this Official Journal.

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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.

The obligation of direct landing by freezer tuna seiners set out in point C (c) of the Annex to the Protocol
shall be met by Community shipowners on the basis of the following breakdown:

Article 3

— Vessels flying the French flag: 44 %

— Vessels flying the Spanish flag: 56 %.

Article 4

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Regulation shall be required to notify the Commission of
the quantities of each stock caught in the Senegalese fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 500/2001 (1).

Article 5

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

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

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. FISCHER BOEL

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