Corrigendum to Council Decision 2006/1006/EC of 21 December 2006 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other ( OJ L 411, 30.12.2006 )
Date: 2007-02-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, European Community, Greenland, exclusive economic zone, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations, ratification of an agreement

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Corrigendum to Council Decision 2006/1006/EC of 21 December 2006 on the conclusion of the Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement
between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland, on the other

(Official Journal of the European Union L 411 of 30 December 2006)

Decision 2006/1006/EC should read as follows:

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 December 2006

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the
provisional
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland, on the other

application of

the

(2006/1006/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European
in conjunction

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the
European Economic Community and the Government of
Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, as
modified by the Protocol concluded by Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1245/2004 (2), and in order to avoid
any interruption of
the access of Community fishing
vessels to fishing resources of the Greenlandic Exclusive
Economic Zone,
an
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
Agreement
providing for the provisional application of
the new
Fisheries Partnership Agreement from 1 January 2007.
is imperative to
Given the urgency of
grant an exception to the six-week period referred to
in paragraph I(3) of
the Protocol on the role of
national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed
to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties
establishing the European Communities.

the matter,

initialled

parties

both

have

it

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Community, on the one hand, and the Government
of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of
Greenland, on the other, have negotiated a Fisheries Part-
nership Agreement providing Community fishermen with
fishing opportunities
in the exclusive
economic zone of Greenland.

in the waters

(5)

(6)

It is in the interest of the Community to approve the
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities
among the Member States should be defined,

As a result of those negotiations, a new Fisheries Part-
nership Agreement was initialled on 2 June 2006.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Agreement on fisheries between the European
Economic Community, on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the local Government of
Greenland, on the other (1),
is repealed by the new
Fisheries Partnership Agreement.

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating
the Fisheries Partnership
to the provisional application of
Agreement between the European Community, on the one
hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland, on the other is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

(4)

Due to the expiry on 31 December 2006 of the fourth
Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 1.

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Article 2

The allocation of
including licences
fishing opportunities
obtained under the Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall
be conducted in accordance with Article 20 of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources
under the Common Fisheries Policy (1).

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement
shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock
caught within the Greenlandic fishing zone in accordance
with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March
2001 laying down detailed rules for the 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 (2).

Article 4

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, 21 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA

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

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

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in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Fisheries
and the
Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand,

Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other

AGREEMENT

A. Letter of the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland

Brussels,

Sir,

With reference to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand,
and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other, initialled on
2 June 2006, including the Protocol and Annexes thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and the
financial contribution for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012, I have the honour to
inform you that the Home Rule Government of Greenland is prepared to apply the Agreement provisionally
from 1 January 2007, pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 16 thereof, provided that the
European Community is disposed to do the same.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down in Article 2 of
the Protocol, shall be paid before 30 June 2007.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such provisional
application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland

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FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the
Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND, hereinafter referred to as
‘Greenland’,

Hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties’,

HAVING REGARD to the Protocol on the special arrangement applicable to Greenland,

RECOGNISING that the European Community and Greenland wish to strengthen the links between them and to establish
a partnership and a cooperation which would support, complement and extend the relations and cooperation established
between them in the past,

RECALLING the Council Decision of November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the
European Community,

TAKING ACCOUNT of the recognition by the Council in February 2003 of the need to broaden and strengthen the
future relations between the European Community and Greenland, taking into account the importance of fisheries and the
need for structural and sector oriented reforms in Greenland based on a comprehensive partnership for sustainable
development,

TAKING ACCOUNT of the Joint Declaration of 27 June 2006 by the European Community on one hand and the Home
Rule Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark on the other on partnership between the European
Community and Greenland,

RECALLING the Council Decision of 17 July 2006 on the relations between the European Community on the one hand
and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other,

RECALLING the status of Greenland, which is both autonomous and an integral part of one of the Member States of the
Community,

CONSIDERING the overall relationship between the Community and Greenland, and their mutual desire to continue that
relationship,

HAVING REGARD TO the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement for implementation of
the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the conservation and management of
straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks,

AWARE of the importance of the principles established by the Code of conduct for responsible fisheries adopted at the
FAO Conference in 1995,

DETERMINED to cooperate, in their mutual interest, in securing continued responsible fisheries to ensure the long-term
conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine living resources,

CONVINCED that such cooperation must take the form of initiatives and measures which, whether taken jointly or
separately, are complementary, consistent with policy and ensure synergy of effort,

INTENDING, to these ends, to continue a dialogue with a view to improving the sectoral fisheries policy in Greenland and
identifying the appropriate means of ensuring that this policy is effectively implemented and that economic operators and
civil society are involved in the process,

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DESIROUS of establishing terms and conditions governing the fishing activities of Community vessels in the Greenlandic
Exclusive Economic Zone and Community support for securing continued responsible fishing in those waters,

RESOLVED to pursue closer economic cooperation in the fishing industry and related activities through the setting up
and development of joint enterprises involving companies from both Parties and the promotion of temporary joint
ventures,

HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Scope and objectives

This Agreement establishes the principles, rules and procedures
governing:

— economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in
the fisheries sector with the purpose of ensuring that the
exploitation of the fisheries resources provide sustainable
economic and social conditions including the development
of the Greenlandic fisheries sector,

— the conditions governing access by Community fishing
vessels to the Greenlandic Exclusive Economic zone (here-
inafter the Greenlandic EEZ),

— the arrangements for regulating fisheries of Community
vessels in the Greenlandic EEZ with a view to ensuring
the rules and conditions applicable to them are
that
complied with,
the conservation and
management of fish stocks are effective and illegal, unde-
clared and unregulated fishing is prevented,

the measures for

— partnerships between companies

economic activities
activities, in the common interest.

in the fisheries

aimed at developing
sector and related

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of
Annex:

this Agreement,

the Protocol and the

(a) ‘Greenland authorities’ means the Greenland Home Rule

Government;

(b) ‘Community authorities’ means the European Commission;

(c) ‘Community vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of
a Member State of the Community and registered in the
Community;

(d) ‘joint enterprise’ means any company regulated by Green-
landic law comprising one or more Community ship owners

and one or more partners in Greenland, with the aim of
fishing for and possibly exploiting Greenlandic fishing
quotas in the Greenlandic EEZ by vessels flying the flag of
Greenland with a view to the priority supply of
the
Community market;

limited

duration

agreement

(e) ‘temporary joint ventures’ means any association based on a
contractual
between
of
Community ship owners and physical or legal persons in
Greenland, with the aim of jointly fishing for and exploiting
Greenland fishing quotas by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State of
the European Community and sharing
the cost, profits or losses of the economic activity jointly
undertaken, with a view to the priority supply to the
Community market;

(f)

‘Joint Committee’ means a committee made up of represen-
tatives of the Community and Greenland whose functions
are described in Article 10 of this Agreement.

Article 3

Principles underlying the implementation of this
Agreement

The Parties hereby undertake

1.
continued
responsible fishing in the Greenlandic EEZ based on the
principle of non-discrimination between the different
fleets
fishing in those waters, without prejudice to the protocol.

to secure

Greenland will continue the planning of a sectoral
2.
fisheries policy and manage
implementation through
its
annual and multi-annual programmes in the light of objectives
identified by common accord between the Parties. The Parties
shall to that end continue the policy dialogue on the necessary
reforms. The Greenland authorities hereby undertake to inform
the Community authorities when further significant measures in
this area are adopted.

3.
The Parties shall at the request of one of them cooperate
also on carrying out evaluations, both jointly or unilaterally, of
measures, programmes and actions implemented on the basis of
this Agreement.

The Parties hereby undertake

4.
this
Agreement is implemented in accordance with the principles
of good economic and social governance.

to ensure

that

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Article 4

Scientific cooperation

competent authorities responsible for carrying out such moni-
toring.

1.
the
During the period covered by this Agreement,
Community and Greenland shall monitor the evolution of
resources in the Greenlandic EEZ; a joint scientific committee
shall upon request from the Joint Committee make a report on
the basis of any term of reference laid down by that Committee.

The Community authorities hereby undertake to take all
5.
the appropriate steps required to ensure that Community vessels
comply with this Agreement and the legislation governing
fisheries in the Greenland EEZ.

2.
Based on the best scientific advice, the Parties shall consult
each other within the Joint Committee and thereafter Greenland
shall adopt such conservation and management measures as it
deems necessary to achieve the objectives of the Greenland
Fisheries Policy.

The Parties hereby undertake to consult each other, either
3.
directly or within the international organisations concerned, to
ensure the management and conservation of living resources in
the Greenlandic EEZ, and to cooperate in the relevant scientific
research.

Article 5

Access to the fisheries in the Greenlandic EEZ

1.
Greenland hereby undertakes to authorise Community
vessels to engage in fishing activities in its EEZ in accordance
with this Agreement, including the Protocol and Annex thereto.
The Greenland authorities shall grant to vessels designated by
the Community licenses issued under the Protocol commen-
surate with the fishing opportunities granted in accordance
with the Protocol.

2.
The fishing opportunities granted to the Community by
Greenland under the present Agreement may be taken by
vessels flying the flag of and registered in Norway,
Iceland
and the Faroe Islands to the extent to which this is necessary
for the proper functioning of the fisheries agreements concluded
by the Community with those Parties. To this end, Greenland
undertakes to authorise vessels flying the flag of, and registered
in, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands to engage in fishing
activities in its EEZ.

shall

seek the observations of

3.
The fishing activities governed by this Agreement shall be
subject to the laws and regulations in force in Greenland. The
Greenland authorities
the
Community authorities on any amendments to that legislation
the legislation unless the
prior to the entry into force of
purpose of
it duly justifies its
urgent entry into force, without any delay which could be
caused by such consultation with the Community authorities.
The Greenland authorities shall notify in advance and in due
time the Community authorities of any amendments to that
legislation.

the legislation is such that

4.
application of
Protocol. Community

Greenland shall assume responsibility for the effective
in the
the fisheries monitoring provisions
the
shall

cooperate with

vessels

Article 6

Licences

Community vessels may fish in the Greenlandic EEZ only
1.
if they are in possession of a valid fishing licence issued under
this Agreement.

2.
The procedure for obtaining a fishing licence for a vessel,
the taxes applicable and the method of payment to be used by
ship owners shall be as set out in the Annex to the Protocol.

The contracting parties shall ensure the proper implemen-
3.
tation of
these procedures and conditions by appropriate
administrative cooperation between their competent authorities.

Article 7

Financial contribution

1.
The Community shall grant Greenland a financial contri-
bution in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down
in the Protocol and Annex. This single contribution shall be
composed of two related elements, namely:

(a) a financial contribution for access by Community vessels to

the Greenland fisheries, and

(b) the Community’s financial support for securing continued
responsible fishing and the sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources in the Greenlandic EEZ.

2.
The component of the financial contribution referred to in
paragraph 1(b) shall be managed by the Greenland authorities in
the light of objectives identified by common accord between the
Parties in accordance with the Protocol, to be achieved in the
context of the Greenland Fisheries Policy and an annual and
multiannual programme for its implementation.

3.
The financial contribution granted by the Community
shall be paid in annual amounts in accordance with the
Protocol. Subject
the
financial contribution may be changed as a result of:

to this Agreement and the Protocol

(a) exceptional circumstances, other than natural phenomena,

preventing fishing activities in the Greenlandic EEZ;

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(b) a

reduction in the

fishing opportunities granted to
Community vessels following mutual agreement between
the purposes of managing the stocks
the Parties
concerned, where this
the
conservation and sustainable exploitation of resources on
the basis of the best available scientific advice;

is considered necessary for

for

(c) special priority for the Community on access to additional
catch opportunities beyond those set out in the Protocol to
the present Agreement, provided for by mutual agreement
between the Parties within the Joint Committee where the
best available scientific advice indicates that the state of
resources so permits;

(d) a reassessment of the terms of Community financial support
for implementing a Greenland Fisheries Policy, where this is
warranted by the results of the annual and multi-annual
programming observed by both Parties;

(e) suspension of
Article 13.

the application of

this Agreement under

Article 8

Promoting cooperation among economic operators and in
civil society

shall

The Parties

1.
commercial,
encourage
scientific and technical cooperation in the fisheries sector and
related sectors. They shall consult one another with a view to
coordinating the different measures that might be taken to this
end.

economic,

2.
The Parties shall encourage exchanges of information on
fishing techniques and gear, preservation methods and the
industrial processing of fisheries products.

3.
The Parties shall encourage, in particular, the setting-up of
temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises in their mutual
interest and in accordance with their legislation.

Article 9

Experimental fisheries

The Parties shall promote the conduct of experimental fisheries
in the Greenlandic EEZ. The Parties shall
implement together
the experimental fishery in accordance with details as set out in
the Annex to the Protocol.

Article 10

Joint Committee

A Joint Committee shall be set up to serve as a forum for
this

1.
the Parties
Agreement and ensuring its implementation.

the monitoring of

the application of

for

The
2.
functions:

Joint Committee

shall perform the

following

(a) monitoring the performance, interpretation and application
of the Agreement and, in particular, the definition of the
annual and multi-annual programming referred to in Article
7(2) and evaluation of its implementation;

(b) providing the necessary liaison for matters of mutual

interest relating to fisheries;

(c) acting as a forum for

reconciliation and the amicable
settlement of any disputes regarding the interpretation or
application of the Agreement;

(d) reviewing and negotiating, where necessary,

the level of
existing and new fishing opportunities for relevant stocks
in the Greenlandic EEZ based on the available scientific
advice, the precautionary approach and the needs of the
Greenlandic fishing industry and, consequently the fishing
opportunities accessible to the Community and where
appropriate of the financial contribution referred to in the
Protocol;

(e) evaluating the need for establishment of recovery plans and
this
long-term management plans
agreement
to ensure sustainable exploitation of
so as
stocks and that the impact of fishing activities on marine
ecosystems is kept at sustainable levels;

stocks under

for

by

and

the terms of

in particular
for
Parties

(f) monitoring the applications to establish temporary joint
ventures and joint enterprises under
this
Agreement
the projects
establishment of
presented
temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises in accordance
with the criteria set out in the annex to the protocol of this
agreement and reviewing the activities of vessels belonging
to temporary joint ventures and joint enterprises operating
in the Greenlandic EEZ;

assessing
the

the

(g) determining, on a case-by-case basis,

species,
conditions and other parameters relating to experimental
fishery;

relevant

(h) agreeing on administrative measures concerning access of
Community fishing vessels to the Greenlandic EEZ and
resources
including licences, movement of Community
fishing vessels and catch reporting;

(i) agreeing on the modalities for the implementation of the
Community’s
securing continued
support
responsible fishing and the sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources in the Greenlandic EEZ;

financial

for

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(j) assessing the terms of Community financial support

for
implementing a Greenland Fisheries Policy, where this is
warranted by the results of the annual and multiannual
programming observed by both Parties;

each additional period. If the Agreement is terminated for any
other reason then the period of notification shall be nine
months.

(k) any other function which the Parties decide on by mutual

agreement.

3.
The Joint Committee shall meet at least once a year, alter-
nately in the Community and in Greenland, and shall be chaired
by the Party hosting the meeting. It shall hold a special meeting
at the request of either of the Parties.

The Joint Committee shall adopt

4.
procedure.

its own rules of

Article 11

Geographical area to which the Agreement applies

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories
in which the Treaty establishing the European Community
applies, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and,
on the other, to the territory of Greenland and to the Green-
landic EEZ.

Article 12

Duration and termination

This Agreement shall apply for six years from the date of
1.
its entry into force;
it shall remain in force for additional
periods of six years, unless notice of termination is given in
accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.

2.
This Agreement may be terminated by either Party notably
in the event of serious circumstances such as the degradation of
the stocks concerned, or failure to comply with undertakings
made by one of the Parties with regard to combating illegal,
undeclared and unregulated fishing.

3.
If the Agreement is terminated for the reasons mentioned
in paragraph 2 the Party concerned shall notify the other Party
of its intention to withdraw from the Agreement in writing at
least six months before the date of expiry of the initial period or

Article 13

Suspension

the Parties if

Application of this Agreement may be suspended at the
1.
the undertakings in this
initiative of one of
Agreement,
in the opinion of this Party, has been seriously
infringed by the other Party. Such suspension shall require the
Party concerned to notify its intention in writing at least six
months before the date on which suspension is due to take
effect. On receipt of this notification, the Parties shall enter
into consultations with a view to resolving their differences
amicably.

2.
Payment of the financial contribution referred to in Article
7 and the fishing possibilities referred to in Article 5 shall be
reduced proportionately, according to the duration of
the
suspension.

Article 14

The Protocol and the Annex and the appendices thereto shall
form an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 15

Repeal

The Fisheries Agreement of 1 February 1985 between the
European Community and Greenland on fishing off Greenland
is hereby repealed and replaced by this Agreement.

Article 16

Language and entry into force

Italian,

This Agreement, drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish,
Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Polish,
Hungarian,
Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish, each of
these texts being equally authentic, shall enter into force on
the date on which the parties notify each other that
their
adoption procedures have been completed.

Lithuanian, Maltese,

Latvian,

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Hecho en Bruselas, el veintiuno de diciembre de dos mil seis.

V Bruselu dne dvacátého prvního prosince dva tisíce šest.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den enogtyvende december to tusind og seks.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am einundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendsechs.

Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta detsembrikuu kahekümne esimesel päeval Brüsselis.

'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι μία Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες έξι.

Done at Brussels on the twenty-first day of December in the year two thousand and six.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt et un décembre deux mille six.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventuno dicembre duemilasei.

Briselē, divtūkstoš sestā gada divdesmit pirmajā decembrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai šeštų metų gruodžio dvidešimt pirmą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer-hatodik év december huszonegyedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussel, fil-wieħed u għoxrin jum ta' Diċembru tas-sena elfejn u sitta.

Gedaan te Brussel, de eenentwintigste december tweeduizend zes.

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego pierwszego grudnia roku dwa tysiące szóstego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e um de Dezembro de dois mil e seis.

V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho prvého decembra dvetisícšesť.

V Bruslju, enaindvajsetega decembra leta dva tisoč šest.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä joulukuuta vuonna
kaksituhattakuusi.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoförsta december tjugohundrasex.

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Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

Por el Gobierno de Dinamarca
Za vládu Dánska
For den danske regering
Für die Regierung Dänemarks
Taani valitsuse ja nimel
Για την Κυβέρνηση της Δανίας

For the Government of Denmark
Pour le gouvernement du Danemark
Per il governo della Danimarca
Dānijas valdības vārdā
Danijos Vyriausybės vardu
Dánia kormánya részéről
Għall-Gvern tad-Danimarka
Voor de Regering van Denemarken
W imieniu rządu Danii
Pelo Governo da Dinamarca
Za vládu Dánska
Za vlado Danske
Tanskan hallituksen puolesta
På Danmarks regerings vägnar

Por el Gobierno local de Groenlandia
Za místní vládu Grónska
For det grønlandske landsstyre
Für die örtliche Regierung Grönlands
Gröönimaa kohaliku valitsuse nimel
Για την Τοπική Κυβέρνηση της Γροιλανδίας

For the Home Rule Government of Greenland
Pour le gouvernement local du Groenland
Per il governo locale della Groenlandia
Grenlandes pašvaldības vārdā
Grenlandijos vietinės Vyriausybės vardu
Grönland Önkormányzata részéről
Għall-Gvern Lokali tal-Groenlandja
Voor de Plaatselijke Regering van Groenland
W imieniu Rządu Lokalnego Grenlandii
Pelo Governo local da Gronelândia
Za miestnu vládu Grónska
Za lokalno vlado Grenlandije
Grönlannin maakuntahallituksen puolesta
På Grönlands lokala regerings vagnar

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setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries
and the
Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand,

Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other

PROTOCOL

Article 1

Period of application and fishing opportunities

1.
the
For a period of six years from 1 January 2007,
Greenland authorities authorise Community fishing vessels to
engage in fishing activities up to the level of the fishing oppor-
tunities set out in Chapter I of the Annex and those established
according to paragraph 2.

The levels of the fishing opportunities set out in Chapter I of
the Annex may be revised by the Joint Committee.

No later than 1 December 2007 and of each subsequent
2.
year, the Joint Committee shall agree upon the fishing oppor-
tunities for the species listed in Chapter I of the Annex for the
following year taking into account available scientific advice, the
precautionary approach, the needs of the fishing industry and in
particular the quantities set out in paragraph 7 of this Article.

In the event that the fishing opportunities are established by the
Joint Committee at a lower level than the level set out in
Chapter
the Annex, Greenland shall compensate the
Community in subsequent years by corresponding fishing
opportunities or in the same year by other fishing opportu-
nities.

I of

If no compensation is agreed between the Parties, the financial
arrangements,
including the parameters for the calculation of
the value, referred to in Article 2(1) of this Protocol shall be
adjusted proportionately.

3.
The quota for shrimp in East Greenland may be fished in
areas west of Greenland provided that arrangements for quota
from Greenland and the
transfers between ship owners
European Community have been established on a company-
to-company basis. The Greenland authorities shall undertake
to facilitate such arrangements. The transfers of quotas can
only take place within a maximum of 2 000 tonnes annually
in areas of west Greenland. The fishery carried out by the
Community vessels shall take place on the same conditions
subject to the provisions of Chapter III of the Annex as laid
down in the license issued to the Greenlandic ship owner.

that

Parties

5. When the
experimental
conclude
campaigns have achieved positive results, the Greenland autho-
rities shall allocate 50 % of the fishing opportunities on the new
species to the Community fleet, until the end of this Protocol,
with a corresponding increase in the part of
the financial
compensation referred to in Article 2.

the

6.
Greenland shall offer to the Community additional catch
opportunities. If the Community accepts, in whole or in part,
such an offer, the financial contribution referred to in Article
2(1) shall be increased proportionately. The procedure to be
followed as regards the allocation of additional catch opportu-
nities is set out in the Annex to this Protocol.

The minimum quantities

7.
for maintaining Greenlandic
fishing activities are hereby set at the following levels each year:

Species (tonnes)

Western stock
(NAFO 0/1)

Eastern stock
(ICES XIV/V)

Snowcrab

Cod

Redfish

Greenland halibut

Shrimp

(1) May be fished west or east.

4 000

30 000 (1)

2 500

4 700

25 000

5 000

4 000

1 500

Greenland shall not issue licences to Community vessels

8.
otherwise than under this Protocol.

Article 2

Financial contribution — Methods of payment

1.
For the period referred to in Article 1 of this Protocol, the
financial contribution of the Community referred to in Article 7
of the Agreement shall be EUR 85 843 464 (1). To this shall be
added a financial reserve of EUR 9 240 000 out of which
payment shall be made according to the method set out in
paragraph 3 below, for quantities of cod and capelin actually
made available by Greenland beyond those set out in Chapter I
of the Annex hereto.

Authorisations for experimental fisheries shall be made
in

4.
available for a trial period of maximum six months each,
accordance with the Annex.

(1) To this amount are added the following resources:

— the amount of the fees due by shipowners in point 3 of Chapter
II of the Annex, paid directly to Greenland is estimated at around
EUR 2 000 000 per year.

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Paragraph 1 above shall apply subject to the provisions of
2.
Articles 1(2),
(5) and (6) and 6 of this Protocol. The total
amount of the financial contribution paid by the European
Community shall not be more
the amount
indicated in Article 2(1).

than twice

(5) and (6) of

3. Without prejudice to Article 1(2),
this
Protocol, the Community shall pay the financial contribution
referred to in paragraph 1 above in the form of an annual
amount at the rate of EUR 14 307 244 during the period of
application of this Protocol. As regards cod and capelin every
year Greenland shall notify the Community authorities of any
quantities of cod and capelin made available for catching
the Annex
beyond the amounts set out
hereto. The Community
additional
amounts 17,5 % of the first landing value at the rate of EUR
1 800 per tonne for cod and EUR 100 per tonne for capelin,
minus the fees paid by ship owners, up to a maximum of EUR
1 540 000 per year, to cover both species. Any part of this
financial reserve not used in one year may be carried over to
pay Greenland for additional quantities of cod and capelin made
available for catching in the subsequent two years.

in Chapter
for

I of
those

shall pay

tations, that the circumstances preventing fishing activities are
no longer present.

The validity of the licences granted to Community vessels
3.
under Article 5 of the Agreement shall be extended by a period
equal
to the period during which fishing activities were
suspended.

Article 4

Support for securing continued responsible fishing in the
Greenland EEZ

1.
Every year an amount of EUR 3 261 449 (exceptionally
for 2007 EUR 3 224 244) of the financial contribution referred
to in Article 2(1) of
towards
this Protocol
fisheries policy in
improving and implementing a sectoral
Greenland with a view to securing continued responsible
fishing in the Greenlandic EEZ. This contribution shall be
managed in the light of objectives
identified by mutual
agreement between the two parties, and the annual and multi-
annual programming to attain them.

shall be put

4.
the
The Community shall pay the annual amount of
financial contribution no later than 30 June 2007 in the first
year and no later than 1 March in the following years and the
annual amount of the financial reserve for cod and capelin, by
the same dates or as soon as possible thereafter following the
notification of the availability of the quantities in question.

2.
For the purposes of paragraph 1, as soon as this Protocol
enters into force and no later than three months after that date,
the Joint Committee shall agree on a multi-annual sectoral
programme and detailed implementing rules covering,
in
particular:

Subject

this Protocol,

to Article 4 of

the Greenland
5.
authorities
shall have full discretion regarding the use to
which this financial contribution and financial reserve are put,
except for annual amounts of EUR 500 000 and EUR 100 000
which shall be applied respectively for the operation of the
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and for training of
fisheries officials, and in 2007 an amount of EUR 186 022
to be used for cod management plan studies.

The financial contribution shall be paid into a Public
institution specified

6.
Treasury account opened with a financial
by the Greenland authorities.

(a) annual and multi-annual guidelines for using the part of the

financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1;

(b) the objectives, both annual and multiannual, to be achieved
with a view to securing a continuation, over time, of
responsible
taking
fishing
the priorities expressed by Greenland in its
account of
national fisheries policy and other policies relating to or
having an impact on the continuation of
responsible
fishing and sustainable fisheries;

sustainable

fisheries,

and

Article 3

(c) criteria and procedures for evaluating the results obtained

each year.

Suspension and review of payment of

the financial

contribution on grounds of force majeure

than

other

serious

1. Where
natural
circumstances,
phenomena, prevent fishing activities in the Greenlandic EEZ,
the
the European Community may suspend payment of
financial contribution provided for
this
in Article 2(1) of
Protocol
following consultations between the two parties
where possible, and provided that the Community has paid in
full any amounts due at the time of suspension.

Payment of

2.
the financial contribution shall resume as
soon as the parties find, by mutual agreement following consul-

3.
Any proposed amendments to the multi-annual sectoral
programme must be agreed to by both parties within the Joint
Committee.

4.
Each year, Greenland shall allocate the part of the financial
contribution referred to in paragraph 1 with a view to imple-
menting the multiannual programme. For the first year of appli-
cation of the Protocol, that allocation shall be notified to the
Community at the same time as the notification takes place for
the
thereafter, Greenland
shall notify the Community of the allocation no later than
1 December of the previous year.

following year.

each year

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the multiannual

5. Where the annual evaluation of the progress made in
implementing
so
warrants,
ask with the
approval of the Joint Committee for the application of the
this
financial contribution referred to in Article 2(1) of
Protocol to be changed.

the European Community may

programme

sectoral

Article 6

Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of
non-payment

If the Community fails to make the payments provided for in
Article 2 of this Protocol, application of the Protocol may be
suspended on the following terms:

Article 5

Disputes

(a)

Suspension of application of the Protocol

Any dispute between the parties over the interpretation of
1.
this Protocol or its application shall be the subject of consul-
tations between the parties within the Joint Committee,
in a
special meeting if necessary.

2. Without prejudice to Article 6 of this Protocol, application
of the Protocol may be suspended at the initiative of one party
if the undertakings in this protocol in the opinion of this Party
have been seriously infringed by the other Party and if the
consultations
under
the
paragraph 1 have not resulted in an amicable settlement.

Joint Committee

held within

3.
Suspension of application of the Protocol shall require the
interested party to notify its intention in writing at least three
months before the date on which suspension is due to take
effect.

In the event of suspension, the parties shall continue to
4.
consult with a view to finding an amicable settlement to their
dispute. Where such settlement is reached, application of the
Protocol shall resume and the amount of the financial contri-
bution and fishing opportunities shall be reduced proportio-
nately and pro rata temporis according to the period during
which application of the Protocol was suspended.

the competent authorities of Greenland shall notify the
the non-payment. The latter
Community authorities of
shall make
and, where
necessary, transmit the payment within no more than 30
working days of the date of receipt of the notification;

verifications

necessary

the

(b) if no payment is made and non-payment is not adequately
justified within the period provided for in point (a) above,
the competent Greenland authorities shall be entitled to
suspend application of the Protocol. They shall inform the
Community authorities of such action forthwith;

(c) application of the Protocol shall resume as soon as the

payment concerned has been made.

Article 7

Mid-term review

If one of the Parties so requests during 2009, the application of
Articles 1, 2 and 4 of the present protocol shall be reviewed
before 1 December of that year. On that occasion the Parties
may agree to amend the present Protocol regarding in particular
the indicative quotas set out in Chapter I of the Annex hereto,
the financial arrangements and the provisions of Article 4.

Article 8

Entry into force

This Protocol with its Annex shall apply with effect
1 January 2007.

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ANNEX

Conditions governing fishing activities by community vessels in the greenlandic EEZ

INDICATIVE CATCH OPPORTUNITIES 2007 TO 2012 AND BY-CATCHES

CHAPTER I

1.

Level of fishing opportunities authorised by Greenland:

Species

Cod (NAFO 0/1) (1)

Pelagic redfish (ICES XIV/V) (2)

Greenland halibut
(NAFO 0/1) — south of 68°

Greenland halibut (ICES XIV/V) (3)

Shrimp (NAFO 0/1)

Shrimp (ICES XIV/V)

Atlantic halibut (NAFO 0/1)

2007

1 000

10 838

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

2008

3 500

8 000

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

2009

3 500

8 000

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

2010

3 500

8 000

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

2011

3 500

8 000

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

2012

3 500

8 000

2 500

7 500

4 000

7 000

200

Atlantic halibut (ICES XIV/V) (4)

1 200

1 200

1 200

1 200

1 200

1 200

Capelin (ICES XIV/V)

55 000 (5)

55 000 (5)

55 000 (5)

55 000 (5)

55 000 (5)

55 000 (5)

Snowcrab (NAFO 0/1)

500

500

500

500

500

500

By-catches (NAFO 0/1) (6)

2 600

2 300

2 300

2 300

2 300

2 300

(1) In the event of stock recovery, the Community may fish up to p.m. tonnes, with a corresponding increase in the part of the financial
compensation referred to in Article 2(1) of the Protocol. The quota for 2007 can only be fished as from 1 June. May be fished east or
west.

(2) May be fished east or west. To be fished by pelagic trawl.
(3) This figure may be revised in the light of the agreement for the allocation of catch possibilities between coastal countries. The fishery

shall be managed through a limitation on the number of vessels fishing at the same time.

(4) 1 000 tonnes to be fished by no more than six Community demersal longliners catching Atlantic halibut and associated species. The

conditions for the fishery of the demersal longliners shall be agreed upon in the framework of the Joint Committee.

(5) When catchable, the Community may fish up to 7,7 % of the capelin TAC for the season going from 20 June to 30 April the following

year with a corresponding increase in the part of the financial compensation referred to in Article 2(1) of the Protocol.

(6) By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel’s target species indicated on the licence. The composition of

the by-catches shall be reviewed annually in the framework of the Joint Committee. May be fished east or west.

2.

By-catch limits

Community fishing vessels operating in the Greenlandic EEZ shall abide by the applicable by-catch rules, both for
it is prohibited in the Greenlandic EEZ to discard regulated species.
regulated and non-regulated species. Moreover,

By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel’s target species indicated on the licence.

The maximum quantities which may be taken as by-catch are authorised when issuing the licence for target species. The
maximum quantity of each regulated species which may be caught as by-catch will be indicated on the licence issued.

By-catches of regulated species will be counted against the by-catch reserve set aside as part of the fishing possibilities of
the relevant species allocated to the Community. By-catches of non-regulated species will be counted against the by-catch
reserve of non-regulated species set aside for the Community.

A licence fee shall not be paid for by-catches. However,
in the case where a Community fishing vessel exceeds the
maximum authorised quantity of by-catch of regulated species, a penalty shall be imposed amounting to three times the
normal license fee for that species as regards the quantity in excess of the maximum by-catch allowed.

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CHAPTER II

APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUE OF LICENCES

1.

Only eligible vessels may obtain a licence to fish in the Greenlandic EEZ.

2.
For a vessel to be eligible, neither the owner, the master nor the vessel itself must be prohibited from fishing in the
Greenlandic EEZ. They must be in order with the Greenland authorities insofar as they must have fulfilled all prior
obligations arising from their fishing activities in Greenland or within the Greenlandic EEZ under the fisheries agreements
concluded with the Community.

The fisheries licence applications and issuing formalities referred to in Article 1(3) of the Agreement are set out in

3.
the administrative arrangement in Appendix 1.

CHAPTER III

FISHING ZONES

The fishery shall take place within the fishing zone as defined as the Greenland Exclusive Economic Zone as provided for
in Regulation No 1020 of 15 October 2004 in accordance with Royal Decree No 1005 of 15 October 2004 on the
Entry Into Force of Act on Exclusive Economic Zones for Greenland entering into force Act No 411 of 22 May 1996 on
Exclusive Economic Zones.

The fishery shall take place at least 12 nautical miles off the base line according to § 7 Section 2 of Act No 18 of 31
October 1996 on Fisheries issued by the Landsting of Greenland as most recently amended by the Landsting Act No 28
of 18 December 2003 unless specifically provided otherwise.

The baselines are defined in accordance with Royal Decree No 1004 of 15 October 2004 on Amendment of Royal
Degree on Delimitation of the territorial Waters of Greenland.

CHAPTER IV

ADDITIONAL CATCH POSSIBILITIES

The Greenland authorities shall offer the Community authorities any additional catch possibilities as referred to in Article
7 of the Agreement, in accordance with Article 1(6) of the Protocol.

The Community authorities shall inform the Greenland authorities of its reaction to the offer no later than six weeks after
receipt of the offer. If the Community authorities either decline the offer or do not react within six weeks, the Greenland
authorities shall be free to offer the additional catch possibilities to other parties.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR CATCH REPORTING, TECHNICAL CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OBSERVER
SCHEME

CHAPTER V

Community fishing vessels shall be provided with a set of relevant parts of Greenlandic legislation in English for

1.
conditions regarding catch reporting, technical conservation measures and observer scheme.

2. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall keep on board a logbook in which they must record their activities in
accordance with the rules provided for under Greenlandic law.

Fishing activities shall be carried out in accordance with the technical conservation measures as set out under

3.
Greenlandic law.

4.
Any fishing operations in the Greenlandic EEZ are subject to the observer scheme provided for under Greenlandic
law. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall cooperate with the Greenland authorities for the purpose of embarking of
observers on board in the ports designated by the Greenland authorities.

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The conditions concerning VMS are laid down in Appendix 2.

CHAPTER VI

VMS

CHAPTER VII

TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES

The conditions concerning access to resources of temporary joint ventures are laid down in Appendix 3.

The conditions concerning Experimental Fisheries are laid down in Appendix 4.

CHAPTER VIII

EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES

CHAPTER IX

MONITORING

When the competent authorities establish that there has been a violation of Greenlandic law by a master of a Community
fishing vessel, notice thereof shall be sent as soon as possible to the European Commission and the flag Member State.
The notice shall contain information concerning the name of the vessel, register number, call signal and the names of the
vessel owners and master of the vessel. Furthermore, the notice shall contain a description of the circumstances leading to
the violation and shall specify any sanctions applied.

The Commission shall provide the Greenland authorities with a list of the competent authorities in the Member States as
well as a regular update of this list.

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Appendices

1. Administrative arrangement on licences. Conditions for the exercise of fishing activities by Community vessels in the

Greenlandic EEZ

2. Conditions on issues related to satellite tracking of fishing vessels

3. Conditions relating to temporary joint ventures

4. Details of implementation for experimental fisheries

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Appendix 1

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT ON LICENCES BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE
GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND

Conditions for the exercise of fishing activities by Community vessels in the Greenland EEZ

A. L i c e n c e a p p l i c a t i o n a n d i s s u i n g f o r m a l i t i e s

1. Shipowners of Community fishing vessels which are interested in making use of the fishing opportunities under this
agreement, or their agent, shall no later than 1 December prior to the fishing year notify through electronic
transmission to the Commission via the national authorities a list of vessels concerned, containing the data set out
in the attached application form. The Community authorities shall transmit forthwith these lists to the Greenland
authorities. Any modifications shall be notified in advance in accordance with this procedure.

Shipowners of Community vessels or their agent shall present to the Community authorities via the national autho-
rities by 1 March or 30 days before the beginning of the fishing trip an application for each vessel wishing to fish
under the Agreement. Applications shall be made on the forms provided for that purpose by Greenland, specimens of
which are attached. Each licence application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee for the licence’s
term of validity. The fees shall include all national and local charges related to access to fishing activities as well as fees
imposed by banks for transfers of money. In case a vessel has not paid the bank transfer fee this amount will be
required to be paid with the next licence application of this vessel and is a precondition for the issuing of a new
licence. The Greenland authorities will charge an administration fee of 1 % of the licence fee.

Community vessels of the same shipowner or agent may submit a collective application for a licence provided that
these vessels fly the flag of one and the same Member State. Each licence issued under a collective application shall
indicate the total quantity of specimen for which the licence fee has been paid and shall carry the footnote ‘maximum
quantity to be shared by the vessels … (names of each vessel listed on the collective application)’.

A collective application must be accompanied by a fishing plan, which gives the aimed quantity for each of the vessels.
Any change in the fishing plan shall be communicated at least three days before the change takes place to the
Greenland authorities with a copy to the European Commission and the national authorities.

The Community authorities shall present to the Greenland authorities the (collective) application for (a) licence(s) of
each vessel wishing to fish under the Agreement.

The Greenland authorities are entitled to suspend an existing licence or not to issue a new licence if a Community
vessel has not fulfilled the requirements of transmitting relevant logbook sheets and landing declarations to the
Greenland authorities in accordance with the catch reporting arrangements.

2. The Greenland authorities shall communicate, before the entry into force of the Administrative Arrangement, all

information concerning the bank accounts to be used for the payment of the fee.

3. Licences shall be issued for specific vessels and shall not be transferable — subject to the provisions of paragraph 4.
Licences shall indicate the maximum quantity authorised to be caught and retained on board. An amendment of any
of the maximum quantities indicated in the licence(s) shall be subject to a new application. In the case where a vessel
incidentally exceeds any maximum quantity indicated in its licence, it shall pay a fee for the quantity in excess of the
maximum quantity indicated in its licence. No new licence is issued to that vessel as long as the fees corresponding to
the exceeded quantities are not paid. This fee is calculated in accordance with Part B 2 and thereafter tripled.

4. However, in the case of force majeure and at the request of the Commission of the European Communities, a vessel’s
licence may be replaced by a new licence for another vessel with characteristics similar to those of the first vessel. The
new licence shall indicate:

— the date of issue,

— the fact that it invalidates and replaces the licence of the previous vessel.

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5. Licences shall be transmitted by the Greenland Fisheries Authority to the Commission of the European Communities

within 15 working days of receipt of the application.

6. The original licence or a copy of it must be held on board at all times and be presented at any time on request of the

competent Greenland authorities.

B. V a l i d i t y o f

l i c e n c e s a n d p a y m e n t

1. Licences shall be valid from the date of issue to the end of the calendar year in which the licence has been issued. They
shall be issued within 15 working days of receipt of the application following payment of the required licence fees per
year for each vessel.

As far as the capelin fishery is concerned, licences shall be issued from 20 June to 31 December and 1 January to
30 April.

In case Community legislation fixing the fishing opportunities for a given year for Community vessels, in waters where
catch limitations are required, has not been adopted by the beginning of the fishing year Community fishing vessels
authorised to fish on 31 December in the previous fishing year may continue their activities on the same license in the
year for which legislation has not been adopted provided that scientific advice allows for this. A provisional use of
1/12th of the quota per month will be allowed provided that the applicable license fee is paid for the quota. The
provisional quota may be adjusted in relation to the scientific advice and the conditions of the specific fishery.

2. The licence fee shall be 5 % of the converted price which are as follows:

Species

Live weight price (EUR per tonne)

Cod

Redfish

Greenland halibut

Shrimp

Atlantic halibut (1)

Capelin

Snowcrab

(1) Atlantic halibut and associated species: EUR 3 000.

3. The licence fees are as follows:

1 800

1 053

2 571

1 600

4 348

100

2 410

Species

EUR per tonne

Cod

Redfish

Greenland halibut

Shrimp

Atlantic halibut (1)

Capelin

Snowcrab

(1) Licence fee for Atlantic halibut and associated species: EUR 150 per tonne.

90

53

129

80

217

5

120

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The total licence fee (maximum quantity authorised to be fished multiplied by price per tonne) will be charged with a
Greenlandic administration fee of 1 % of the licence fee.

Should the maximum authorised quantity not be fished, the fee corresponding to this maximum authorised quantity
shall not be reimbursed to the shipowner.

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Appendix 2

CONDITIONS ON ISSUES RELATED TO SATELLITE TRACKING OF FISHING VESSELS

1. Satellite tracking shall apply to the Parties' fishing vessels when operating in the waters of the other party.

Fishing vessels shall be tracked by their Flag State Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) when operating in waters under
the jurisdiction of the other Party.

2. For the purpose of the satellite tracking, the Parties shall exchange consistent latitude and longitude coordinates of
waters which fall under their jurisdiction. Such coordinates shall be without prejudice to other claims and positions
of the Parties. The data shall be communicated in computer readable form, as decimal degrees in the WGS-84 datum.

3. The Vessel Monitoring System hardware and software components shall be tamper proof, i.e. shall not permit the
input or output of false positions and shall not be capable of being manually over-ridden. The system shall be fully
automatic and operational at all times regardless of environmental conditions. It shall be prohibited to destroy,
damage, render inoperative or otherwise interfere with the satellite tracking device.

In particular, the masters shall ensure that:

— data are not altered in any way,

— the antenna or the antennas connected to the satellite tracking devices are not obstructed in any way,

— the power supply of the satellite tracking devices is not interrupted in any way; and

— the satellite tracking devices are not removed from the vessel.

It shall be prohibited for a Community fishing vessel to enter the Greenlandic EEZ without a functioning satellite
tracking device. The Greenland authorities are entitled to suspend with immediate effect the licence of Community
fishing vessels entering the Greenlandic EEZ without functioning satellite tracking devices. The Greenland authorities
shall provide notice without delay to the vessel concerned. The European Commission and the flag Member State
shall be notified of the suspension of licences by the Greenland authorities without delay.

4. Tracking shall have a position error which shall be less than 500 metres, with a confidence interval of 99 %.

5. When a vessel subject to satellite tracking enters into or exits from waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party,
the Flag State shall forward to the relevant FMC of the other Party an Entry or Exit message as described in the
Annex. These messages shall be transmitted without delay and based on a preceding tracking on an hourly basis. The
tracking frequency by the Flag State FMC of a vessel being in the waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party,
shall be on an hourly basis, or more frequent if the Parties so desire.

6. When a vessel has moved into waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party, the latest position message from the
vessel will be communicated from the Flag State FMC to the relevant FMC of the other Party without delay at least
every two hours. These messages will be identified as Position messages as described in the Annex.

7. It shall be prohibited for a vessel to switch off its satellite tracking devices when operating in waters under the

jurisdiction of the other Party.

When the satellite tracking device has transmitted hourly messages with the same geographical position for more
than four hours, a position message containing the activity code ‘ANC’ as described in the Annex may be sent. Such
position messages may be transmitted with a frequency of once every 12 hours. Within less than one hour after the
position has changed, the hourly reporting frequency will resume.

8. Messages according to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 shall be in computer readable form, utilising X 25 or other secure

protocols, subject to prior agreement between relevant FMCs.

The X 25 shall be replaced forthwith by HTTPS or other secure protocols as soon as NEAFC has decided on a
replacement.

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9. In the event of technical failure or non-function of the satellite tracking device fitted on board a vessel, the master of
the vessel shall communicate to his Flag State FMC information according to paragraph 7 in a timely manner. At
least one position report per four hours shall be sufficient under such circumstances, as long as the vessel stays
within the waters under the jurisdiction of the other Party. The Flag State FMC or the vessels shall forward such
messages to the FMC of the other Party without undue delay.

Such faulty equipment shall be repaired or replaced before the vessel commences a new fishing trip.

Exemptions may be made where it is evident that the equipment cannot be repaired or replaced for reasons outside
the control of the master or the owner of the vessel.

10. The Flag State FMC shall monitor the tracking of its vessels when in the waters under the jurisdiction of the other
Party. Information shall be forwarded to the FMC of the other Party without delay in the event that it is discovered
that the tracking of vessels does not function as agreed.

11. In the event that a FMC discovers that information is not being communicated by the other party in accordance with

paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the other Party shall be notified without delay.

The stored messages shall be transmitted as soon as electronic communication is re-established between the relevant
FMCs.

Communication failures between FMCs shall not affect the operation of the vessels.

12. Under no circumstances shall tracking data communicated to the other Party in accordance with this Agreement be
disclosed to authorities, other than control and monitoring authorities in such a form that the identification of an
individual vessel can be derived.

13. The FMCs of the European Community shall be the Flag State FMC in terms of communicating messages and reports
in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 from the European Community to Greenland. For the purpose of
communicating such reports and messages
the European
Community FMC shall be the FMC of the Member State in whose waters the vessel is or has been operating. The
FMC of Greenland is established at the controlling unit of Directorate of Fisheries (Greenland Fisheries Licence
Control Authorities) in Nuuk.

from Greenland to the European Community,

14. The Parties shall exchange information concerning addresses and specifications that shall be used for electronic
communication between their FMCs in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Such information shall, to the extent
available, also include names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses that can be useful for general communication
between the FMCs.

15. If a vessel as identified in paragraph 1 flying the flag of one of the Parties is observed within the jurisdiction of the
other Part fishing or intending to fish, without having operational satellite tracking device on board and without
messages being communicated to that other Party, this vessel may be instructed to leave the waters of that Party. The
Parties shall establish routines concerning the exchange of information in order to establish the factual situation
causing such lack of messages. This exchange must seek to prevent the wrongful exclusion of vessel.

16. Repeated failure to comply with the measures hereby provided for may be considered a serious infringement.

17. The Parties shall review these Conditions as appropriate.

Communication of VMS messages to the FMC of the other Party

(1) ‘ENTRY’ message

Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Start record

Address

From

SR

AD

FR

M

M

M

System detail; indicates start of record

Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code

Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
code

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Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Record number

Record date

Record time

Type of message

Radio call sign

Internal reference number

External registration number

Latitude

Longitude

Speed

Course

Date

Time

End of record

RN

RD

RT

TM

RC

IR

XR

LT

LG

SP

CO

DA

TI

ER

O

O

O

M

M

M

O

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year

Message detail; date of transmission

Message detail; time of transmission

Message detail; message type, ‘ENT’

Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vessel

Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number

Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel

Position detail; position ± 99,999 (WGS-84)

Position detail; position ± 999,999 (WGS-84)

Position detail; vessel speed in 10ths of knots

Position detail; vessel course 360° scale

Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)

Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)

System detail; indicates end of the record

(2) ‘POSITION’ message/report

Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Start record

Address

From

Record number

Record date

Record time

Type of message

Radio call sign

Internal reference number

External registration number

Latitude

Longitude

Activity

Speed

Course

SR

AD

FR

RN

RD

RT

TM

RC

IR

XR

LT

LG

AC

SP

CO

M

M

M

O

O

O

M

M

M

O

M

M

System detail; indicates start of record

Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code

Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
code

Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year

Message detail; date of transmission

Message detail; time of transmission

Message detail; message type, ‘POS’ (1)

Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vessel

Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number

Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel

Position detail; position ± 99,999 (WGS-84)

Position detail; position ± 999,999 (WGS-84)

O (2)

Position detail;

‘ANC’

indicating reduced reporting mode

M

M

Position detail; vessel speed in 10ths of knots

Position detail; vessel course 360° scale

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Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Date

Time

End of record

DA

TI

ER

M

M

M

Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)

Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)

System detail; indicates end of the record

(1) Type of message shall be ‘MAN’ for reports communicated by vessels with a defective satellite tracking device.
(2) Applicable only if the vessel is transmitting POS messages at a reduced frequency.

(3) ‘EXIT’ message

Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Start record

Address

From

Record number

Record date

Record time

Type of message

Radio call sign

Internal reference number

External registration number

Date

Time

End of record

(4) Format details

SR

AD

FR

RN

RD

RT

TM

RC

IR

XR

DA

TI

ER

M

M

M

O

O

O

M

M

M

O

M

M

M

System detail; indicates start of record

Message detail; destination Party Alfa-3 ISO country code

Message detail; the transmitting Party Alfa-3 ISO country
code

Message detail; serial number of the record in the relevant
year

Message detail; date of transmission

Message detail; time of transmission

Message detail; message type, ‘EXI’

Vessel detail; international radio call sign of the vessel

Vessel detail. Unique Party vessel number as Alfa-3 ISO flag
country code followed by number

Vessel detail; the side number of the vessel

Position detail; UTC date of position (YYYYMMDD)

Position detail; UTC time of position (HHMM)

System detail; indicates end of the record

Each message in a data transmission is structured as follows:

— double slash (//) and the character ‘SR’ indicates the start of a message,

— a double slash (//) and field code indicates the start of a data element,

— a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data,

— pairs of data are separated by space,

— the character ER and a double slash (//) indicate the end of the record.

All field codes in this Annex are in the North Atlantic format as described in The NEAFC Scheme of Control and
Enforcement.

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Appendix 3

METHODS AND CRITERIA FOR PROJECT ASSESSMENT FOR TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES AND JOINT
ENTERPRISES

1. The Parties shall exchange information on the projects presented for the formation of temporary joint ventures and

joint enterprises according to Article 2 of the Agreement.

2. The projects shall be presented to the Community via the competent authorities of the Member State or Member

States concerned.

3. The Community shall submit to the Joint Committee a list of projects concerning temporary joint ventures and joint

enterprises. The Joint Committee shall assess the projects in accordance inter alia with the following criteria:

(a)

technology appropriate to the proposed fishing operations;

(b) target species and fishing zones;

(c) age of the vessel;

(d) in case of temporary joint ventures, the total duration and that of fishing operations;

(e) previous experience of the Community shipowner and any Greenlandic partner in the fisheries sector.

4. The Joint Committee shall issue an opinion on the projects following the assessment under point 3.

5. In the case of temporary joint ventures, once the projects have received a favourable opinion from the Joint

Committee, the Greenland Authority shall issue the necessary authorisations and fishing licences.

CONDITIONS CONCERNING ACCESS TO RESOURCES OF TEMPORARY JOINT VENTURES IN GREENLAND

1. Licences

The fishing licences to be issued by Greenland shall have a validity equal to the duration of the temporary joint
ventures. Fishing shall take place on quotas allocated by the Greenland Authority.

2. Replacement of vessels

A Community vessel operating under a temporary joint venture may be replaced by another Community vessel with
equivalent capacity and technical specifications only on duly justified grounds and with the agreement of the parties.

3. Fitting-out

Vessels operating under temporary joint ventures shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable in Greenland
regarding fitting-out, which regulation shall be applied without discrimination between Greenland and Community
vessels.

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Appendix 4

DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES

The Home Rule Government of Greenland and the European Commission shall
jointly decide on the European
Community operators, the most suitable time as well as the arrangements for the implementation of experimental
fisheries. In order to facilitate the exploratory work of the vessels, the Home Rule Government of Greenland (through
the Greenland Institute of Natural resources) shall provide existing scientific and other basic information.

The Greenland fishing industry shall be closely associated (coordination and dialogue on the arrangements for experi-
mental fisheries).

Length of the campaigns: maximum six months and minimum three months, unless changed by the parties in agreement.

Selection of candidates for the implementation of the experimental campaigns:

The European Commission shall communicate to the Greenland authorities the requests for licences for experimental
fishery. A technical dossier specifying:

— the technical characteristics of the vessel,

— the level of expertise on the fishery of the ship officers,

— the proposal for the technical parameters of the campaign (length, gear, exploration regions etc.).

The Home Rule Government of Greenland shall organise a technical dialogue between the administrations of Greenland
and the Community authorities with the shipowners concerned, if it considers this necessary.

Before the beginning of the campaign, the vessel owners shall submit to the Greenland authorities and to the European
Commission:

— a declaration of the catches already on board,

— the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used for the campaign,

— an assurance that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries,

During the campaign at sea, the owners of the vessels concerned shall:

— provide the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the Greenland authorities and the European Commission with a
including the description of the campaign’s technical parameters

weekly report on catches per day and by haul,
(position, depth, date and time, catches and other observations or comments),

— communicate the vessel’s position, speed and heading by VMS,

— ensure the presence on board of one Greenlandic scientific observer or an observer chosen by the Greenland
authorities. The role of the observer will be to gather scientific information from the catches, as well as to sample
the catches. The observer shall be treated as a ship’s officer and the vessel-owner shall cover the living costs of the
observer during his stay on the vessel. The decision on the observer's time on board, the length of his stay, the
boarding and landing harbour will be fixed in agreement with the Greenland authorities. Unless there is agreement
between the parties to the contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into harbour more than once per two
month,

— submit the vessels to inspection on leaving the Greenlandic EEZ if the Greenland authorities so request,

— ensure that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries.

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The catches consistent with and obtained during the experimental campaign remain the property of the vessel-owner.

The catches consistent with the experimental campaign shall be established by the Greenland authorities prior to the
commencement of each campaign and made available to the master of the vessel(s) concerned.

The Greenland authorities will designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that might
hinder the development of the experimental fisheries.

The Greenland authorities will prior to the commencement of each campaign present the details and conditions of the
experimental fishing campaigns in accordance with Article 9 and 10 of the Agreement and in accordance with Green-
landic law.

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B. Letter of the European Community

Brussels,

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

‘With reference to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other, initialled on 2 June 2006,
including the Protocol and Annexes thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for
the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012, I have the honour to inform you that the Home Rule
Government of Greenland is prepared to apply the Agreement provisionally from 1 January 2007, pending its entry
into force in accordance with Article 16 thereof, provided that the European Community is disposed to do the same.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down in Article 2 of the
Protocol, shall be paid before 30 June 2007.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such provisional appli-
cation.’.

I have the honour to confirm the European Community’s agreement to such provisional application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community