Council Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community
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, fishing area, fishing rights, ratification of an agreement

7.8.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 205/35

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 894/2007

of 23 July 2007

on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São
Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

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 fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agree-
ment shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

Fishing category

Type of vessel

Member State

Licences or quota

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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.

is in the Community’s interest

It
Agreement.

to approve that

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Tuna fishing

Freezer tuna seiners

Spain

Tuna fishing

Surface longliners

Spain

France

Portugal

13

12

13

5

If licence applications from these Member States do not cover
all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol, the Com-
mission may take into consideration licence applications from
any other Member State.

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall
notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught
within São Tomé and Príncipe’s fishing zone in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by
Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the
high seas (1).

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic
Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Commu-
nity is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 5

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day follow-
ing 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, 23 July 2007.

For the Council
The President
L. AMADO

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