Council Regulation (EC) No 874/2003 of 6 May 2003 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati on fishing within the Kiribati fishing zone
Date: 2003-05-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kiribati, bilateral agreement, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing vessel, ratification of an agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 874/2003

of 6 May 2003

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiri-
bati on fishing within the Kiribati fishing zone

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunc-
tion with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Community and the Republic of Kiribati have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement
providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Kiribati has
sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.

It is in the Community's interest to approve the said Agreement.

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati on fishing within the Kiri-
bati fishing zone is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member
States as follows:

Article 2

— purse seine vessels:

France:

27 % of available licences

— long-liners:

Spain:

Spain:

73 % of available licences,

6 vessels

Portugal: 6 vessels.

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the
Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities
of each stock caught within the Kiribati fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and
on the high seas (3).

(1) Proposal of 10 December 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion delivered on 8 April 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.

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

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 2003.

For the Council

The President

P. EFTHYMIOU