2005/937/EC: Council Decision of  8 December 2005  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from  18 January 2005  to  17 January 2011 , the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Seychelles, common fisheries policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 December 2005

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional
application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011,
the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles

(2005/937/CE)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with
Article 300 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Community and Seychelles held negotiations to
determine the amendments or additions to be made to
the Protocol attached to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of
Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (1) at the end of the
period of application of the Protocol in force.

(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was

initialled on 23 September 2004.

(3)

In accordance with this Protocol, Community fishermen
enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or
the Republic of
Seychelles for the period 18 January 2005 to 17 January
2011.

jurisdiction of

to guarantee the continuation of

In order
fishing
activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the
Protocol in question be approved as quickly as possible;
both Parties have therefore initialled an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters providing for
the
provisional application of the initialled Protocol from
18 January 2005; the Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters should be signed, subject to its
definitive conclusion by the Council.

(5) The scale for allocating the fishing opportunities among
Member States should be defined on the basis of the
traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the
Fisheries Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the
provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the
period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing
opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by
the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

(1) OJ L 119, 7.5.1987, p. 26.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
the Protocol are attached to this
Letters and the text of
Decision.

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Article 2

Article 3

The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be
allocated among the Member States as follows:

— Tuna seiners:

— Surface long-liners:

Spain:
France:
Italy:

Spain:
France:
Portugal:

22 vessels,
17 vessels,
1 vessel,

2 vessels,
5 vessels,
5 vessels.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2005.

For the Council

The President

J. HUTTON