WRITTEN QUESTION E-0147/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Faeroe Islands international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Faroes, agreement (EU), cooperation policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fisheries policy, fishing agreement, fishing fleet, fishing licence, fishing rights, fishing vessel

10.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161 E/183

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 March 2003)

Article 2 of the Protocol now in force to the Fisheries Agreement between the EEC and the Republic

1.
of Guinea (1) fixes the financial contribution at EUR 2 960 000 per year.

Part of that sum, EUR 1 360 000, is earmarked for financing targeted measures for the development of the
Guinean fisheries sector, provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol.

In addition to that amount,
the Community has undertaken to make a financial contribution of
EUR 370 000 at the end of each year to the cost of management and control activities, providing a number
of mutually agreed conditions are fulfilled.

The financial contribution of EUR 2 960 000 is the amount paid in exchange for fishing rights for the

2.
Community fleet.

3.

The fees paid by shipowners, set out in the Annex to the Protocol, are as follows:

Fin-fish trawlers

Cephalopod trawlers

Shrimp boats

For annual
licences

160

174

176

(EUR/gross register tonnage)

Trawlers

For six-month
licences

82

89

90

For three-month
licences

43

45

46

Tuna vessels and surface longliners:

(cid:1) The annual fee is EUR 25 per tonne caught within the Republic of Guinea’s fishing zone.

(cid:1) Licences are issued following payment to the Public Treasury of an annual advance of EUR 2 250 for
each tuna seiner, EUR 375 for each pole-and-line tuna vessel, EUR 875 for each surface longliner of
more than 150 grt and EUR 625 for each surface longliner of 150 grt or less, equivalent to the fees
for:

(cid:1) 90 tonnes of tuna caught per year in the case of seiners;

(cid:1) 15 tonnes caught per year in the case of pole-and-line tuna vessels;

(cid:1) 35 tonnes caught per year in the case of surface longliners of more than 150 grt;

(cid:1) 25 tonnes caught per year in the case of surface longliners of 150 grt or less.

(1) OJ L 250, 5.10.2000.

(2003/C 161 E/189)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0147/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Faeroe Islands international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Faeroe Islands international fisheries agreement, can the Commission
indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector on the Faeroe Islands?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

C 161 E/184

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

10.7.2003

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 March 2003)

The Honourable Member has raised three questions regarding economical transactions and fees for licences
within the Community-Faeroe Island Agreement. The Agreement contains no financial
transactions
between the Community and the Faeroe Islands and no provisions on fees for fishing licences.

(2003/C 161 E/190)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0148/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Kiribati international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Kiribati international fisheries agreement, can the Commission indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector on Kiribati?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 March 2003)

The Protocol of the Fishing agreement (both in adoption phase (1)) between the Community and the
1.
Republic of Kiribati stipulates in its Article 2 that EUR 100 000 per year of the total financial contribution
will be used for the payment of
the Protocol. The
aforementioned actions aim the institutional development of the fishing sector of Kiribati.

the specific actions established in Article 5 of

2.
The Protocol states in its Article 2 that the financial contribution rises to EUR 546 000 per year
during the first year and a minimum of EUR 416 000 per year during the subsequent two years. Of that
amount, the financial compensation rises to EUR 446 000 during the first year of validity of the Protocol
and to EUR 316 000 for the two last.

As from the second year, the financial contribution could be increased up to EUR 65 000 per year for each
additional tuna seiner license obtained in accordance with the possibilities offered by Kiribati within the
conditions of the Palau Agreement (and corresponding to the additional catch of 1 000 tons of tuna). In
the assumption that seven additional seiner licenses are acquired per year, the total Community financial
contribution could rise to EUR 871 000.

According to Article 2 of
the Republic of Kiribati has exclusive
the government of
competence to determine the use of the financial contribution which is not earmarked for targeted actions.

the Protocol,

The fishing possibilities determined by Article 1 of that Protocol are the ones that follow:

(cid:1) seiners: 6 vessels (for the first year; up to seven additional licenses per year for subsequent years);

(cid:1) long-liners: 12 vessels.

The total financial contribution entitles fishing 8 400 tons of tuna during the first year and 6 400 tons of
tuna per year for subsequent years.