WRITTEN QUESTION E-0134/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Angola international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Angola, agreement (EU), cooperation policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fisheries policy, fishing agreement, fishing fleet, fishing licence, fishing rights, fishing vessel

10.7.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 161 E/181

in which to present its arguments for compatibility of the planned aid scheme with the common market
and interested third parties are invited by a notice published in the Official Journal to submit their
observations (these are forwarded to the Member State so that it can comment on them). Article 7(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 659/99 (2) requires the Commission to make every effort to take a decision within
18 months of opening the procedure. The decision can find the aid compatible,
incompatible or
conditionally compatible.

(1) OJ C 232, 12.8.2000.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for application of Article 93 of

the EC Treaty, OJ L 83, 27.3.1999.

(2003/C 161 E/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0134/03

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

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Angola international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

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

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector in Angola?

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)

1.
Article 3 of the current Protocol to the fisheries agreement between the Community and the Republic
of Angola (1) fixes the level of financial compensation at EUR 15 500 000 per year. Of this, EUR 5 525 000
is used for the measures in support of the Angolan fisheries sector specified in Article 4 of the Protocol.

The financial compensation of EUR 15 500 000 per year represents the amount that is paid in

2.
exchange for the fishing opportunities made available to the Community fleet.

3.
The amounts paid by the vessel owners are fixed in the Annex A to the Protocol. The licence fee for
vessels fishing for shrimps is EUR 52 per month per gross registered tonnage (GRT) and that for vessels
fishing for demersal species is EUR 220 per year per GRT. Fees for half-year licences shall be 3 % higher
and fees for quarterly licences 5 % higher. The licence fee for vessels fishing for pelagic species is EUR 3
per month per GRT. For tuna vessels and surface longliners the licence fees are EUR 25 per tonne caught
within Angolan waters. The licences are delivered after advance payments of EUR 4 500 for freezer tuna
seiners and EUR 2 500 for surface longliners. The amounts of the advances are deducted from the total
amount due on the basis of the catches during the preceding year, but if the amount due is less than the
advance the balance is not recoverable.

(1) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002.