Council Regulation (EC) No 1124/2006 of  11 July 2006  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period  1 June 2005  to  31 May 2006 , the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe
Date: 2006-07-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: São Tomé and Príncipe, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1124/2006

of 11 July 2006

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol
setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial
contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São
Tomé e Príncipe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

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

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (2),
to enter

Under the terms of the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of
the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on
fishing off
the
into negotiations,
Contracting Parties
before the period of validity of
to the
Agreement expires, to determine by mutual agreement
the contents of the Protocol for the period that follows
and, where applicable, the amendments or additions to
be made to the Annex thereto.

the Protocol

are

Pending negotiations on changes to be made to the
existing Protocol approved by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2348/2002 (3),
the two parties contrasting have
decided to extend its validity for one year by means of
an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters.

in the Community's

It
is
extension.

interest

to approve this

(1) Opinion delivered on 16 May 2006 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 12.

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending
the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May
2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution
provided for by the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic
Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of
São Tomé and Príncipe is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Regulation (4).

Article 2

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol are allocated to
Member States as follows:

— tuna seiners:

— pole-and-line tuna vessels:

— surface longliners:

France:

Spain:

Portugal:

Spain:

Portugal:

18

18

2

20

5

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

(4) OJ L 40, 11.2.2006, p. 19.

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Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall
notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the fishing zone of São Tomé and
Príncipe in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 (1).

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

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. HEINÄLUOMA

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