Council Regulation (EC) No 805/2006 of  25 April 2006  concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia
Date: 2006-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Federated States of Micronesia, cooperation agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing licence, fishing regulations, ratification of an agreement

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 805/2006

of 25 April 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of
Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

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

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agree-
ment are to notify the Commission of the quantities of each
stock caught within the FSM's fishing zone in accordance
with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of
the
14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules
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 (1),

for

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Community and the Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM) have negotiated and initialled a Partnership Fisheries
Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing
opportunities in the waters over which the Federated States
of Micronesia has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of
fisheries.

That Agreement provides for economic, financial, technical
and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view
to guaranteeing the conservation and sustainable exploita-
tion of resources, as well as partnerships between under-
takings aimed at developing economic activities in the
fisheries sector and related activities in the common
interest.

(3)

That Agreement should be approved.

Article 1

The Partnership Agreement between the European Community
and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated
States of Micronesia (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

in the Protocol

to the

— freezer tuna seiners:

Spain:

France:

75 % of fishing possi-
bilities available

25 % of fishing possi-
bilities available

— surface longliners:

Spain:

8 vessels

Portugal:

4 vessels.

(4)

The allocation of the fishing opportunities to the Member
States should be defined.

(1)

OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.

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

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day after 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, 25 April 2006.

For the Council
The President
J. PRÖLL