Council Regulation (EC) No 829/2004 of 26 April 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector
Date: 2004-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, agreement (EU), deep-sea fishing, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing rights

29.4.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 127/25

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 829/2004

of 26 April 2004

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provi-
sional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the
compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the
period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial
support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/
179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau
in the fisheries sector is hereby approved on behalf of the Com-
munity.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Regulation.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Government of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of
Guinea-Bissau (2), (Fisheries Agreement) the two Parties
met within the Joint Committee provided for in Article
11 of that Agreement. The aim of this meeting was to
analyse all aspects of the implementation of the Protocol
establishing the fishing opportunities and the financial
compensation provided for in the Fisheries Agreement
for the period from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 (3)
and of the Decision 2001/179/EC (4) so as to determine
any amendments or additions to be made.

Following this meeting, an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters setting out technical changes and
changes to the fishing opportunities and compensation
provided for in the Fisheries Agreement and in Decision
2001/179/EC was signed on 20 May 2003.

The method of allocating the fishing opportunities
among the Member States should be defined on the
basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities
under the Fisheries Agreement.

It is in the Community's interest to approve the Agree-
ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The fishing opportunities provided for in the Fisheries
1.
Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as
follows:

(a) shrimp:

— Italy

— Spain

1 776 GRT,

1 421 GRT,

— Portugal

1 066 GRT,

— Greece

137 GRT;

(b) fin-fish/cephalopods:

— Spain

— Italy

— Greece

3 143 GRT,

786 GRT,

471 GRT;

(c) tuna seiners:

— Spain

— France

— Italy

20 vessels,

19 vessels,

1 vessel;

Article 1

(d) surface longliners and pole-and-line vessels:

in the form of an Exchange of Letters
The Agreement
concerning the provisional application of amendments to the
Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compen-
sation provided for in the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of
Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the

(1) Opinion delivered on 1 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 66, 8.3.2001, p. 33.

— Spain

— France

— Portugal

21 vessels,

5 vessels,

4 vessels.

2.
If licence applications from the Member States referred to
in paragraph 1 do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed
by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applica-
tions from any other Member State.

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Article 3

Article 4

The Member States whose vessels are fishing under the Fish-
eries Agreement are obliged to notify the Commission of the
quantities of each stock taken in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone
in accordance with the arrangements laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community
fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas (1).

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 5

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

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

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

J. WALSH

(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.