Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2006 of  24 July 2006  denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People’s Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999
Date: 2006-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Angola, common fisheries policy, price agreement, withdrawal from an agreement

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1185/2006

of 24 July 2006

denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of
the People’s Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC)
No 2792/1999

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 36 and 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:

(5)

(6)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

European Economic
The Agreement between the
the People’s
Community
and the Government of
Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola (2) (hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was signed in Luanda on
1 February 1989 and entered into force on that date
pursuant to Article 15 thereof.

The last Protocol annexed to the Agreement, which set
out, for the period from 3 August 2002 to 2 August
2004, the fishing opportunities and the financial contri-
bution provided for by the Agreement (3), has not been
renewed, since certain conditions laid down in the new
legislative framework on Biological Aquatic Resources
adopted by the Government of the Republic of Angola
in October
the
Community’s requirements for fishing by Community
fishing vessels in the waters of Angola.

incompatible with

2004 were

It is therefore appropriate to denounce that Agreement in
accordance with the procedure set out
in Article 14
thereof.

regarding

Under Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17
December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and
structural
arrangements
assistance in the fisheries sector (4), the Member States
may grant compensation to fishermen and owners of
vessels for the temporary cessation of activities where a
is
fisheries agreement

renewed, or where it

the Community

is not

suspended, for the Community fleets dependent on the
agreement. The granting of compensation may not last
longer than six months. It may be extended by a further
six months provided a conversion plan approved by the
Commission is implemented for the fleet concerned.

On 18 July 2005 the Commission adopted a Decision
approving the conversion plan for fishing vessels affected
by the non-renewal of the fishing protocol between the
European Community and the Republic of Angola within
the FIFG operational programme
the framework of
relating to Community structural
interventions in the
fisheries sector for Objective I regions in Spain during
the 2000 to 2006 period.

to facilitate

implementation of

In order
that
the
conversion plan, Community fishing vessels covered by
the plan which, as a result of this denunciation, cease
their activities under the Agreement should be exempted
from certain
(EC) No
2792/1999. In particular, they should not be subject to
the obligation to reimburse public aid for the temporary
cessation of activities or for renewal, modernisation or
equipment
demonstrate
continuous activity in the year preceding their deletion
from the Community’s fishing vessel register,

of Regulation

obligation to

provisions

to the

or

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Government of the People’s Republic of Angola on
fishing off Angola signed in Luanda on 1 February 1989 is
hereby denounced on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the
the person(s) empowered to notify the Government of
Republic of Angola of the denunciation of the Agreement.

Article 3

(1) Opinion of 16 May 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) OJ L 268, 19.9.1987, p. 66.
(3) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 92.
(4) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 485/2005 (OJ L 81, 30.3.2005, p. 1).

1.
Community fishing vessels listed in the conversion plan
approved by the Commission Decision of 18 July 2005 shall
not be subject to Article 10(3)(b)(ii) or (4) of Regulation (EC)
No 2792/1999 or to point 1.1(a) of Annex III thereto.

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The capacity of each vessel benefiting from the derogation under Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No
2.
2792/1999 shall be considered as an exit supported by public aid subject to the provisions of Article 11(3)
of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable
exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1).

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of 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 Brussels, 24 July 2006.

For the Council
The President

M. PEKKARINEN

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.