PROTOCOL setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in 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: 2003-08-01
Institutions: European Community, Senegal
Subjects: Senegal, catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations













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PROTOCOL setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in 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  


Official Journal L 349 , 24/12/2002 P. 0046 - 0065 





PROTOCOLsetting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in 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 2006Article 1From 1 July 2002, for a period of four years, the annual limits referred to in Article 4(2) of the Agreement shall be as follows:1. trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods) landing and selling part of their catch in Senegal: 1500 GRT per quarter;2. ocean-going fish trawlers (deep-water demersal species) and bottom longliners not landing their catch in Senegal: 3000 GRT per month averaged over the year;3. ocean-going freezer trawlers (deep-water demersal fishing for crustaceans, except lobster) not landing their catch in Senegal: 3500 GRT per month averaged over the year;4. pole-and-line tuna vessels: 16 vessels;5. freezer tuna seiners: 39 vessels;6. surface longliners: 23 vessels.Article 21. The financial contribution for the fishing opportunities provided for in Article 1 is hereby fixed at EUR 16000000 a year (of which EUR 13000000 as financial compensation and EUR 3000000 for the measures referred to in Article 4).2. The first instalment of the financial compensation shall be payable not later than 31 December 2002 and the other three instalments on the anniversary of the Protocol.3. The use of the financial compensation shall be the responsibility of Senegal. It shall be paid to the Public Treasury.Article 3Throughout the period of validity of this Protocol the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the Community) and the Senegalese authorities shall make every effort to monitor the state of resources in the Senegalese fishing zone; to that end a joint annual scientific meeting is hereby established.Based on the conclusions of the annual scientific meeting and in the light of the best available scientific advice, the two Parties shall consult each other within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement and, where necessary and by common agreement, take measures deemed appropriate for the sustainable management of resources.Should the measures referred to in the second paragraph involve a reduction in the fishing opportunities granted under this Protocol, the financial compensation shall be adjusted.Article 4Anxious to ensure the development of sustainable and responsible fishing in their mutual interest, the two parties shall establish a partnership to support the evaluation of the state of stocks, fisheries inspection and monitoring, improving the safety of small-scale fishing vessels, the establishment of responsible fishing and training. Out of the financial contribution provided for in Article 2(1) the Community shall contribute EUR 3000000 per year to the measures listed below, broken down as follows:- Resource monitoring/evaluation of stocks (research, participation in exchange and regional coordination networks, etc.): EUR 500000;- Fisheries inspection and monitoring (including VMS, etc.): EUR 700000;- Improving the safety of small-scale fishing: EUR 500000;- Institutional support for establishing sustainable fishing: EUR 500000;- Improving skills: EUR 700000;- Evaluation and audit of partnership schemes: EUR 100000.Measures under the partnership and the annual amounts allocated to them shall be decided by the Senegalese Minister with responsibility for sea fishing not later than 31 December 2002 on the basis of an action programme and the Commission of the European Communities duly notified.The annual amounts shall be made available to the competent Senegalese authorities not later than 31 December 2002 for the first instalment, and not later than the anniversary date of the Protocol for the other three instalments and paid, on the basis of the programme for their use, into the bank accounts of the competent Senegalese authorities notified by the Ministry responsible for fisheries.The Ministry responsible for fisheries shall transmit a detailed report on the implementation of these measures and the results achieved to the Delegation of the European Commission, not later than four months after the anniversary date of the Protocol. The said report shall be considered by the Joint Committee referred to in Article 11 of the Agreement. The Commission of the European Communities may request any additional information on these results from the Ministry responsible for fisheries and may review the following payments concerned in the light of the actual implementation of the various measures, after consulting the Senegalese authorities in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement.Article 5Failure by the Community to make the payments provided for in Article 2 of this Protocol may result in the suspension of the Fisheries Agreement.Article 6Annex I to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal is hereby repealed and replaced by the Annex to this Protocol.Article 7This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of its signing.It shall apply from 1 July 2002.ANNEXCONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING IN THE SENEGALESE FISHING ZONE BY VESSELS FLYING THE FLAGS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY MEMBER STATESAll the general provisions of the Law laying down the Fishing Code and of the Decree implementing the Code, in force in Senegal, shall also apply to European Community vessels.A. Licence application and issuing formalities1.1. The relevant Community authorities shall present to the Senegalese Ministry responsible for sea fisheries an application in respect of each vessel wishing to fish under the Agreement.The application shall be made on the form provided for that purpose by the Government of Senegal, a specimen of which is at Appendix 1. It shall be accompanied by a tonnage certificate and proof of payment of the fee. The application shall be lodged with the appropriate departments of the Senegalese Ministry responsible for sea fisheries at least 20 days before the starting date requested.Any Community vessel applying for a fishing licence must be represented by an agent resident in Senegal. The name and address of that agent must be mentioned in the licence application.1.2. Fees shall include all national and local charges with the exception of port charges and the costs of services.After payment of the fee, the licence shall be signed and forwarded to the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Dakar.1.3. Duration of licences:- for inshore demersal fishing trawlers, ocean-going trawlers fishing for deep-water demersal fish species and for ocean-going freezer trawlers engaged in deep-water demersal fishing for crustaceans, except lobster, licences shall be issued for three, six or twelve months.Quarterly licences shall begin on 1 July, 1 October, 1 January and 1 April of each year.Half-year licences shall begin on 1 July and 1 January of each year.Annual licences shall begin on 1 July of each year.The averaging of monthly figures over a year shall mean that the average use per month at the end of a year of the Protocol corresponds to the figure for the category concerned, with the possibility of carrying over unused quantities to the following period.For tuna fishing and fishing with surface longliners, licences shall be annual and shall begin on 1 July of each year.1.4. The fees and advances shall be set in accordance with the following rates.(a) Fees for trawlers1. Trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods): in EUR per GRT per year.>TABLE>2. Ocean-going fish trawlers (deep-water demersal species) and bottom longliners not landing their catches in Senegal: in EUR per GRT per year.>TABLE>3. Ocean-going freezer trawlers fishing for crustaceans except lobster, not landing their catches in Senegal: in EUR per GRT per year.>TABLE>Fees for half-year licences shall be 3 % higher and fees for quarterly licences 5 % higher.(b) Fees for tuna vessels and surface longliners1. Pole-and-line tuna vessels: EUR 15 per tonne of fish caught in the Senegalese fishing zone.2. Freezer tuna seiners: EUR 25 per tonne of fish caught in the Senegalese fishing zone.3. Surface longliners: EUR 48 per tonne of fish caught in the Senegalese fishing zone.The licences referred to in points 2 and 3 shall be issued following payment to the Receveur des domaines of a flat rate of EUR 3000 for each tuna seiner and EUR 2000 for each surface longliner, equivalent to the fees for 120 and 42 tonnes respectively of fish per vessel per year.Upon receipt of the notification of payment of the Commission of the European Communities advance to the Senegalese authorities, the latter shall enter the vessel in question on the list of vessels authorised to fish which shall be sent to the Senegalese control authorities. A copy of the original of the licence may also be kept on board provisionally.The final statement of the fees due for the fishing year shall be drawn up at the end of each calendar year by the Commission of the European Communities on the basis of catch statements made by the shipowners for each vessel and confirmed by the Centre de Recherches Océanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT). The statement shall be forwarded simultaneously to the Senegalese authorities and the shipowners. Shipowners must make any additional payment due to the Receveur des domaines within 30 days of notification of the final statement.However, where the sum due as set out in the final statement is less than the advance, the shipowner shall not be reimbursed the difference.The Senegalese authorities shall supply details of the bank account to be used for payment or transfer of the fees before the Agreement enters into force. Payments may also be made directly to the "Receveur des domaines" in Dakar.B. Catch statementsAll vessels authorised to fish in Senegalese waters under the Agreement shall be required to forward to the Direction de l'Océanographie et des Pêches Maritimes, with a copy to the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Dakar, a statement of their catch made out in line with Appendices 2, 3, 4 and 5. These statements must be presented no later than the end of the month following the end of a voyage, and a copy must be kept on board.Should these provisions not be adhered to, the Government of Senegal reserves the right to suspend the licence of the offending vessel until formalities have been completed and to apply the penalty laid down in current Senegalese legislation. The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Dakar shall be informed.C. Landing of catches(a) Freezer trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) in category 1 shall land (at local market prices) 250 kilograms of fish and shrimp per GRT per half-year.Wet trawlers (inshore demersal fishing) in category 1 shall land (at local market prices) 150 kilograms of fish and shrimp per GRT per half-year.These landings may be made individually or collectively.Any failure to comply with the requirements to land catches may incur the following sanctions from the Senegalese authorities:- a fine of EUR 900 per tonne not landed;- withdrawal without renewal of the licence of the vessel concerned or of another vessel belonging to the same shipowner.In order to ensure payment of the fine, the issuing of a licence shall be subject to the lodging in Senegal of a banker's guarantee of EUR 200 per GRT per half-year.The Senegalese authorities shall release this security as soon as a vessel has met its landing requirements in full.(b) In the case of pole-and-line tuna vessels, the target set shall be to land at least 5000 tonnes of tuna a year in Senegalese ports at the prevailing international price.If, during the fishing year, total landings by the fleet concerned fall short of this minimum quantity as a result of an unforeseeable change in the state of fish stocks or the structure of the fleet, the two Parties shall enter into consultations without delay in order to find and put forward appropriate solutions to cover the shortfall.(c) Freezer tuna seiners shall land 12500 tonnes of tuna a year at the prevailing international price and in accordance with a programme to be established by agreement between Community shipowners and Senegalese canners. In the event of disagreement on the timetable for landings, the Joint Committee referred to in Article 11 of the Agreement shall hold a special meeting at the request of either of the Parties.D. Signing-on of seamen1. Trawlers, bottom longliners and surface longliners authorised to fish in Senegalese waters under the Agreement shall be required to take on enough Senegalese seamen to make up 50 % of their non-officer crew. This percentage shall include the observer referred to in point J.The taking-on of Senegalese seamen must be confirmed by a certificate of compliance issued by the merchant navy. All individual contracts for the recruitment of Senegalese seamen must comply with current Senegalese rules and regulations.Seamen's wages shall be determined by mutual agreement between the shipowners or their representatives and the ministry responsible for the merchant navy in accordance with current Senegalese regulations. Wages shall be paid by the shipowners and shall include the social security applicable to the seamen, including life insurance, accident and sickness cover and IPRES (Institut de prévoyance retraite du Sénégal) and Caisse de sécurité sociale contributions.If the vessel holds a valid fishing licence issued by another country in the subregion (Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau or Guinea), it shall be required to take on board a number of Senegalese seamen equivalent to 50 % of the non-officer crew assigned to sail the vessel.2. In the case of freezer tuna seiners and pole-and-line tuna vessels, the number of seamen to be taken on board shall be established globally on the basis of the scale of activity in Senegal's fishing zone and the employment of crew from other countries whose fisheries are frequented by that fleet.E. Special equipment and use of supplies and servicesWherever possible, Community vessels shall procure the supplies and services they require, including dry dock facilities and regular maintenance, in Senegal.F. Technical inspections1. Once a year, and whenever there is an alteration in tonnage or a change in fishing category involving the use of different fishing gear, Community trawlers must undergo the inspections provided for in current regulations at the port of Dakar. Such inspections must be completed within 48 hours of the vessel's arrival in the port, provided the competent authorities have been notified in advance.2. Once the inspection has been completed, a certificate shall be issued to the master of the vessel. The certificate must be kept on board at all times.3. The purpose of the technical inspection is to check that the vessel's technical characteristics and fishing gear are in order and that the conditions governing the recruitment of Senegalese crew are complied with. Safety matters remain the exclusive responsibility of the authority of the flag state.4. Charges for technical inspections are payable by the shipowner, and shall be determined by the scale set by Senegal's regulations. They must be no higher than those usually paid by other vessels for the same services.5. Failure to comply with the provisions of points 1 and 2 shall result in the automatic suspension of the fishing licence until the shipowner complies with his obligations.G. Fishing zones1. The fishing zones shall be measured from a reference line joining the points below:1. from point P1 (16° 04' 00" N-16° 31' 30" W) to point P2 (15° 45' 00" N-16° 33' 00" W);2. from point P3 (15° 00'00" N-17° 04' 06" W) to point P4 (14° 52' 48" N-17° 11' 12" W);3. (a) from point P5 (14° 46' 30" N-17° 25' 30" W) to the northern tip of the island of Yoff (14° 46' 18" N-17° 28' 42" W);(b) from the northern tip of the island of Yoff (14° 46' 18" N-17° 28' 42" W) to the tip of the island of Ngor (14° 45' 30" N-17° 30' 56" W);(c) from the northern tip of the island of Ngor (14° 45' 30" N-17° 30' 56" W) to the Almadies light (14° 44' 36" N-17° 32' 30" W);(d) from the Almadies light (14° 44' 36" N-17° 32' 30" W) to Cap Manuel (14° 39' 00" N-17° 26' 00" W);(e) from Cap Manuel (14° 39' 00" N-17° 26' 00" W) to Pointe Rouge (14° 38' 12" N-17° 10' 30" W);(f) from Pointe Rouge (14° 38' 12" N-17° 10' 30" W) to Pointe Gombaru (14° 29' 50" N-17° 05' 30" W);(g) from Pointe Gombaru (14° 29' 50" N-17° 05' 30" W) to Pointe Sarène (14° 17' 05" N-16° 55' 50'" W);(h) de la Pointe Sarène (14° 17' 05" N-16° 55' 50" W) à la Pointe Gaskel (14° 11' 10" N-16° 52' 00" W);(i) from Pointe Gaskel (14° 11' 10" N-16° 52' 00" W) to Pointe de Sangomar (13° 47' 54" N-16° 45' 40" W);(j) from Pointe de Sangomar (13° 47' 54" N-16° 45' 40" W) to point P6 (13° 35' 28" N-16° 40' 30" W).4. (a) From the Senegal-Gambia border ( 13° 03' 27" N-16° 45' 05" W) to point P7 (12° 45' 10" N-16° 47' 30" W);(b) from point P7 (12° 45' 10" N-16° 47' 30" W) to point P8 (12° 36' 12" N-16° 48' 00" W);(c) from point P8 (12° 36' 12" N-16° 48' 00" W) to Pointe Djimbéring (12° 29' 00" N-16° 47' 30" W);5. From Cap-Skirring (12° 24' 30" N-16° 46' 30" 'W) to the border with Guinea-Bissau (12° 20' 30" N-16° 43' 10" W).For the stretches of Senegalese coast situated outside the limits defined by the reference points specified above, the fishing zones shall be measured from the low-water mark, which shall form an integral part of the reference line.The distances measured from the reference line or low-water mark shall be expressed in relation to the nearest point on the line in whichever zone the vessel is located.2. Inshore trawlers (demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods), of up to 250 GRT, shall be authorised to fish:(a) from six nautical miles from the reference line, from the Senegal-Mauritania border to the latitude of Cap Manuel (14° 39'' 00" N);(b) from seven nautical miles from the reference line, from the latitude of Cap Manuel to the Senegal-Gambia border;(c) from six nautical miles from the reference line from the south Senegal-Gambia border to the Senegal-Guinea-Bissau border.3. Inshore trawlers (demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods), between 250 GRT and 300 GRT, shall be authorised to fish from twelve nautical miles from the reference line of waters under Senegalese jurisdiction.4. Inshore trawlers (demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods), between 300 and 500 GRT, shall be authorised to fish from 15 nautical miles from the reference line of waters under Senegalese jurisdiction.5. Inshore trawlers (demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods), over 500 GRT, shall be authorised to fish:(a) from 15 nautical miles from the reference line, from the Senegal-Mauritania border to latitude 14° 25' 00" N;(b) west of longitude 17° 22' 00" W, in the zone between latitude 14° 25' 00" N and the north Senegal-Gambia border;(c) west of longitude 17° 22' 00" W, in the zone between the south Senegal-Gambia border and the Senegal-Guinea-Bissau border.6. Ocean-going trawlers (demersal fishing for deep-water shrimp or hakes) shall be entitled to fish:(a) west of longitude 016° 53' 42" W between the Senegal-Mauritania border and latitude 15° 40' 00" N;(b) from 15 nautical miles from the reference line between latitude 15° 40' 00" N and latitude 15° 15' 00" N;(c) from 12 nautical miles from the reference line from latitude 15° 15' 00" N to latitude 15° 00' 00" N;(d) from 8 nautical miles off the baselines from latitude 15° 00' 00" N to latitude 14° 32' 30" N;(e) west of longitude 17° 30' 00" W, in the zone between latitude 14° 32' 00" N and latitude 14° 04' 00" N;(f) west of longitude 17° 22' 00" W, in the zone between latitude 14° 04' 00" N and the north Senegal-Gambia border;(g) west of longitude 17° 35' 00" W, in the zone between the south Senegal-Gambia border and latitude 12° 33' 00" N;(h) south of the azimuth 137° traced from point P9 (12° 33' 00" N; 017° 35' 00" W).7. Pole-and-line tuna vessels, wet tuna seiners and freezer tuna seiners shall be authorised to fish for tuna anywhere in the waters under Senegal's jurisdiction.Fishing for live bait shall be authorised in all waters under Senegal's jurisdiction.8. For safety reasons fishing activities and anchoring and casting shall be prohibited in the zone defined by the following coordinates:>TABLE>H. Biological rest-periodWhere required by the need to manage resources in a sustainable manner, every year the Senegalese authorities may institute a ban on fishing applicable to all demersal trawlers of the same category, without discrimination.The annual closure period shall be as follows:- trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods): 1 October to 30 November;- ocean-going fish trawlers (deep-water demersal species) and bottom longliners: 1 March to 30 June;- ocean-going freezer trawlers (deep-water demersal fishing for crustaceans, except lobster): 1 September to 31 October.When the Senegalese authorities adopt emergency measures, to regulate fishing for a given species, applicable to all, and in particular Senegalese, vessels, a meeting of the Joint Committee shall be convened to evaluate the impact of such measures on European Community vessels and, where appropriate, adjust the level of the financial contribution.I. Radio communicationsThe master of the vessel must notify the Direction de la Protection et Surveillance des Pêches (Directorate for Fisheries Protection and Monitoring) in Senegal by radio (frequency 5283 VHF and/or 7349.5 HF), telephone (+221-864 05 89 or +221-864 05 88), fax (+221 -860 31 19) or email (psps@sentoo.sn) when the vessel enters or leaves waters under Senegalese jurisdiction, specifying the following: position, course, speed, and tonnage of catches on board.The master shall authorise the observer to contact the Direction de la Protection et Surveillance des Pêches by radio whenever necessary.J. Observers1. (a) Community trawlers and bottom longliners of 150 GRT or more in the case of wet fishing and 100 GRT or more in the case of other vessels fishing in Senegalese waters shall take on board an observer designated by Senegal. The master shall facilitate the work of the observer, who shall enjoy all the respect owed to the officers of the vessel concerned.(b) In the case of surface longliners, at the request of the competent Senegalese authorities, an observer shall be taken on board for the duration of the voyage where the vessel is fishing in Senegalese waters.(c) The Senegalese authorities shall communicate the names of the designated observers to the Commission of the European Communities.(d) Observers shall be provided with board and accommodation at the shipowner's expense. Their meals shall be served in the officers' messroom and they shall be accommodated in the areas provided for the officers or, if this is impossible, in a living area distinct from that provided for the crew if possible.(e) In the case of freezer tuna seiners and tuna pole-and-line vessels fishing for bait, one of the Senegalese seamen on board shall be designated seaman/observer.The master shall facilitate the work of the seaman/observer that is additional to actual fishing operations so that he can compile his report. Seamen/observers shall receive the normal seaman's rate of pay from the shipowner. Seamen/observers shall be required to submit a report to the Direction de la Protection et Surveillance des Pêches at the end of each voyage.2. In principle the observer shall be taken on board for a maximum period of 60 days. This period may be extended where the duration of a voyage by the vessel on which the observer is taken on board exceeds that period.In such cases, the observer shall leave the vessel on its return. A deposit equivalent to 60 days' activity at sea shall be lodged before the observer boards. Settlement shall be made after each voyage.3. The taking on board and disembarkation of observers shall not interrupt or hinder fishing operations. Observers may therefore be taken on board and/or leave the vessel in a port elsewhere than in Senegal provided that their travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed by the shipowner.4. The deposit equivalent to 60 days' activity at sea shall be considered an advance on the payment of the observer's allowance. The allowance shall be paid after the observer has left the vessel. A final statement of advances made shall be drawn up when the licence expires. However, where the sum due as set out in the final statement is less than the advance, the shipowner shall not be reimbursed the difference.K. By-catches1. Trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods):- crustaceans: 7,5%2. Ocean-going fish trawlers (deep-water demersal species):- crustaceans: 7%- cephalopods: 7%3. Ocean-going freezer trawlers (deep-water demersal fishing for crustaceans, except lobster):- fish: 10%- cephalopods: 10%- lobster: 2%4. The percentages of by-catches fixed above shall be calculated at the end of each voyage by reference to the total catch weight, in accordance with Senegalese law.Should these percentages exceed the authorised by-catches, penalties shall be imposed in accordance with Senegalese law and may result in the permanent banning of the offending masters and vessels from all fishing activities in Senegal.In accordance with the relevant ICCAT and FAO recommendations, fishing for basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) and tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) shall be prohibited.L. Minimum authorised meshThe minimum mesh sizes for authorised industrial fishing gear shall be as follows (mesh opening):- purse seines with live bait: 16 mm;- standard otter trawls (inshore demersal fishing for fish or cephalopods): 70 mm;- standard otter trawls (deep-sea demersal species): 70 mm;- deep-sea demersal trawls for crustaceans, except lobster: 40 mm.In the case of all fishing gear, no methods or devices may be used to seek to obstruct the mesh of the nets or reduce their selective effect. However, in the interests of reducing wear or damage, protective aprons of netting or other material may be attached, but only to the underside of the codend of a bottom trawl. Such aprons must be attached only to the forward and lateral edges of the codend of the trawl. Protective devices may be used for the top of the trawl, but these must consist of a single section of net of the same material as the codend, with the mesh measuring at least 300 millimetres when stretched out.Doubling of the codend's netting yarn, whether single or multiple, shall be prohibited.In the case of tuna, the international standards recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) shall apply.M. TranshipmentAny Community vessel wishing to tranship catches in Senegalese waters shall be subject to the procedure laid down below.The catches of Community vessels shall be transhipped within Senegalese ports.Owners of the vessels concerned must report the following information to the Direction de la Protection et Surveillance des Pêches at least 24 hours in advance:- the names of the transhipping fishing vessels,- the names of the cargo vessels,- the tonnage by species to be transhipped,- the day of transhipment.Transhipment shall be considered as an exit from the Senegalese fishing zone. Vessels must therefore provide the Directorate for the Protection and Monitoring of Fisheries with the catch statements and state whether they intend to continue fishing or leave Senegal's fishing zone.Any transhipment of catches not covered above shall be prohibited in Senegal's fishing zone. Any person infringing this provision shall be liable to the penalties provided for by Senegalese law.N. Boarding and application of penalties1. The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Senegal shall be informed as far as possible within 48 hours of any boarding of a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Community Member State fishing under the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and Senegal. Such information shall include:- the vessel's name and flag;- the date of boarding;- the position of boarding;- the reasons for boarding;- the penalties incurred;- the security for provisional release of the vessel.Such security must be at least equal to the maximum fine and the value of the catches to be confiscated.The vessel may resume its activities if the owner lodges the security defined above. Otherwise the vessel shall be detained at the quayside until the administrative procedure has been completed.A statement shall be drawn up concerning fishing infringements, containing all relevant information and evidence. The statement shall be signed by the officials compiling it, any witnesses and the offender, who shall have the opportunity to make comments.On receipt of the statement of boarding, the case shall be dealt with by the Direction de la Protection et de la Surveillance des Pêches. The national boarding committee shall be convened to consider the case and make proposals to the Minister for Fisheries and Shipping.This second phase of processing the boarding case may not exceed 20 days from the date of notification of the boarding to the European Union representation in Dakar.The owner shall be notified of the amount of the fine imposed under the administrative procedure by letter from the Direction de la Protection et de Surveillance des Péches. If the owner pays the fine, the security shall be released immediately.If the owner does not agree with the conclusions of the administrative procedure, he shall be free to refer the case to the competent court provided that the abovementioned security has been lodged with the Senegalese authorities.If the judicial decision finds against the vessel, the security shall be used to pay the fine.If the vessel is acquitted, the bank guarantee shall be returned to the owner.2. The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Dakar shall be informed of any penalties imposed on a vessel flying the flag of a Community Member State fishing under the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and Senegal and shall receive a brief report of the circumstances and reasons leading to the penalty.Appendix 1>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.005602.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.005701.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.005801.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.005901.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006001.TIF">Appendix 2>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006102.TIF">Appendix 3>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006202.TIF">Appendix 4>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006302.TIF">Appendix 5>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006402.TIF">Appendix 6>PIC FILE= "L_2002349EN.006502.TIF">