Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2005 of 18 January 2005 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of The Comoros on fishing off The Comoros for the period from 28 February 2004 to 31 December 2004
Date: 2005-01-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, common fisheries policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, renewal of an agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 172/2005

of 18 January 2005

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension
of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of The
Comoros on fishing off The Comoros for the period from 28 February 2004 to 31 December 2004

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, 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),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with the terms of the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Islamic
Federal Republic of The Comoros on fishing off The
Comoros (2),
the Contracting Parties are to enter into
negotiations, before
the
Protocol
to determine by
mutual agreement the contents of the Protocol for the
the
period
amendments or additions to be made to the Annex
thereto.

the period of validity of

to the Agreement expires,

and, where

applicable,

follows

that

Pending negotiations on amendments to the Protocol,
the two Contracting Parties have decided to extend the
period of validity of the current Protocol approved by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1439/2001 (3),
from 28
February 2004 to 31 December 2004 by means of an
agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

in the Community’s

It
is
extension.

interest

to approve that

The allocation of the fishing opportunities among the
Member States under the extended Protocol should be
confirmed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

in the form of an Exchange of Letters
The Agreement
concerning the extension of
the
fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for

the Protocol

setting out

(1) Opinion delivered on 16 December 2004 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 137, 2.6.1988, p. 19.
(3) OJ L 193, 17.7.2001, p. 1.

between

the Agreement

in
Economic
Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of The Comoros
on fishing off The Comoros for the period from 28 February
2004 to 31 December 2004 is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community.

European

the

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

Article 2

The fishing opportunities set out
allocated among the Member States as follows:

in the Protocol shall be

(a)

tuna seiners:
Spain:
France:
Italy:

18 vessels
21 vessels
1 vessel

(b) surface longliners:

20 vessels

Spain:
Portugal: 5 vessels

the fishing opportunities

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover
all
the
Commission may take into consideration licence applications
from any other Member State.

in the Protocol,

set out

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Protocol shall
be required to notify the Commission of the quantities of each
stock caught in the Comorian fishing zone in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by
Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the
high seas (4).

Article 4

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

(*) See page 22 of this Official Journal.
(4) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2005.

For the Council
The President

J.-C. JUNCKER