WRITTEN QUESTION E-0144/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Mauritius international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Mauritius, cooperation agreement, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, fishing rights

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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

(6 March 2003)

The Community and the Russian Federation are currently negotiating a cooperation agreement on
fisheries. The negotiations are still ongoing, however, so an agreement does not yet exist. The Community
has taken over the earlier bilateral agreements between Sweden and the Russian Federation and Finland
and the Russian Federation. Those agreements provide for an exchange of quotas rather than a financial
contribution.

(2003/C 192 E/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0143/03

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

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Equatorial Guinea international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

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

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

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

(6 March 2003)

A protocol covering the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004 was initialled by both parties on 2 February
2001 but has not yet been applied.

(2003/C 192 E/196)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0144/03

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

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Mauritius international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

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

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

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?

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Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 2003)

For the period 3 December 2002 to 2 December 2003, the amount of the financial contribution
that amount,
is allocated to financing targeted measures to develop the Mauritian fishing

1.
provided for by the Protocol currently in force is EUR 412 500 a year (1). Half of
i.e. EUR 206 250 a year,
industry.

The financial contribution of EUR 412 500 a year referred to above represents the amount granted in
2.
exchange for the fishing opportunities granted to the Community fleet, which comprise 5 500 tonnes of
annual catches in Mauritian waters. If the annual catches made in Mauritian waters by Community vessels
exceed that quantity, the above amount is to be increased by EUR 50 per additional tonne.

Regarding the fees to be paid by Community vessel owners, point 2 of the Annex to the Protocol

3.
stipulates:

The fee shall be set at EUR 25 per tonne caught in the waters of Mauritius.

For tuna seiners, licences shall be issued on advance payment of an annual sum of EUR 1 750 per tuna
seiner, equivalent to the fees for 70 tonnes of annual catches within the waters of Mauritius.

For surface longliners, licences shall be issued on advance payment to Mauritius of an annual sum of
EUR 1 375 for a surface longliner of more than 150 grt and EUR 1 000 for surface longliners of
150 grt or less.

These amounts correspond respectively to the fees due for 55 tonnes and for 40 tonnes of annual
catches in Mauritian waters.

(1) See Articles 2 and 3 of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002, the fishing
opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Agreement between the EC and Mauritius
(cid:1) OJ L 180, 19.7.2000 referred to by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending that Protocol
for the period 3 December 2002 to 2 December 2003, initialled by both parties on 29.11.2002.

(2003/C 192 E/197)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0150/03

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

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Mauritania international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of
indicate:

the current EU-Mauritania international

fisheries agreement, can the Commission

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

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 2 of the current Protocol to the fisheries agreement between the Community and the Islamic
Republic of Mauritania (1) fixes the level of financial contribution at EUR 86 000 000 per year. Of this,
EUR 4 000 000 is used for the measures in support of the Mauritanian fisheries sector specified in Article 5
of the Protocol.