2007/532/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community for the period from 1 June 2006 to  31 May 2010
Date: 2007-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, São Tomé and Príncipe, common fisheries policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fishery management, fishing agreement, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement

7.8.2007

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2007

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional
application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided
for in the Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European
Community for the period from 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2010

(2007/532/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Community and the Democratic Republic of São
Tomé and Príncipe have negotiated and initialled a Fisher-
ies Partnership Agreement providing Community fisher-
men with fishing opportunities in the waters falling within
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Democratic Repub-
lic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

It is necessary to guarantee the pursuit of fishing activities
between the date of expiry of the previous Protocol set-
ting out the fishing opportunities off the coast of São
Tomé and Príncipe and the date of entry into force of the
new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and
financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Part-
nership Agreement.

To this end the Community and the Democratic Republic
of São Tomé and Príncipe have initialled an Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provi-
sional application of the new Protocol.

It is in the Community’s interest to approve that Agree-
ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

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

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the pro-
visional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing oppor-
tunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement
between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and
the European Community for the period from 1 June 2006
to 31 May 2010 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 Decision.

Article 2

The Agreement shall apply provisionally from 1 June 2006.

Article 3

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement shall be allocated among the Member
States as follows:

Fishing category

Type of vessel

Member State

Licences or quota

Tuna fishing

Freezer tuna seiners

Spain

Tuna fishing

Surface longliners

Spain

France

Portugal

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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover
all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol to the
Fisheries Partnership Agreement, the Commission may take into
consideration licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 4

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters shall notify the Commission
of the quantities of each stock caught within São Tomé and
Príncipe’s fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regula-
tion (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 ves-
sels in third country waters and on the high seas (1).

Article 5

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, 23 July 2007.

For the Council
The President
L. AMADO

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