Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Solomon Islands, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing regulations, fishing rights

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 14.4.2010 
COM(2010)146 final 

2010/0081 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

concerning the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership 
Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands  

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On  the  basis  of  the  mandate  given  to  the  Commission  by  the  Council,  the  Community  and 
Solomon  Islands  have  negotiated  and  initialled,  on  26  September  2009,  a Fisheries 
Partnership Agreement which provides EU fishermen with fishing opportunities in Solomon 
Islands  fishing  zone  for  the  period  9  October  2009  –  8  October  2012.  This  Partnership 
Agreement has been provided to the Council for approval. 

In accordance with the Treaty the method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the 
Member States should also be defined. 

The Commission proposes that the Council adopt this Regulation. 

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2010/0081 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No …/… 

of […] 

concerning the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership 
Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 43(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

A new Fisheries Partnership Agreement was initialled on 26 September 2009 and sent 
for the approval by the Council. 

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  fishing  opportunities  set  out  in  the  Protocol  of  the  Fisheries  Partnership 
Agreement  between  the  European  Union  and  Solomon  Islands  shall  be  allocated 
among the Member States as follows: 

- Freezer tuna seiners: 

Spain: 

75% of fishing possibilities available 

France: 

25% of fishing possibilities available 

If  applications  for  fishing  authorisations  from  the  Member  States  referred  to  in 
paragraph  1  do  not  cover  all  the  fishing  opportunities  set  by  the  Protocol,  the 
Commission  may  consider  applications  for  fishing  authorisations  from  any  other 
Member State. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  the  Agreement  and  the  Protocol,  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for 

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fishing  activities  of  Community  fishing  vessels  outside  Community  waters  and  the 
access of third country vessels to Community waters shall apply1. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the first 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, 

For the Council 
The President 

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OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33. 

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