CELEX: 51990PC0109
Language: en
Date: 1990-03-29
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ON FISHING OFF CAPE VERDE

N o C 115/8                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 9. 5. 90
                                                 COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement between the
              European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off Cape Verde
                                                     COM(90) 109 final
                                       (Submitted by the Commission on 6 April 1990)
                                                        (90/C 115/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         off Cape Verde is hereby approved on behalf of the
                                                                 Community.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                                         Article 2
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,         With a view to taking into consideration the interests of
                                                                 the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  1 and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the
Having regard       to   the   opinion  of   the  European       provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the
Parliament,                                                      conservation and management of fishery resources shall
                                                                 also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain,
Whereas the Community and Cape Verde have nego-                  which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers
tiated and initialled an Agreement on fishing which              of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de
provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen           base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions
in waters over which Cape Verde has sovereignty or               specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation
jurisdiction;                                                    (EEC) N o 570/86 of 24 February 1986 concerning the
                                                                 definition of the concept of 'originating products' and
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of           methods of administrative cooperation in trade between
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the                the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and
procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or         Melilla and the Canary Islands (*).
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts
decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the                                   Article 3
conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries;
whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to       The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
be determined;                                                   designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
                                                                 in order to bind the Community.
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this
Agreement,
                                                                                           Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                 following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                           Article 1                             European Communities.
The Agreement between the European Economic                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing              directly applicable in all Member States.
                                                                 (') OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.