CELEX: 51987PC0414(02)
Language: en
Date: 1987-09-16
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SIGNED AT BRUSSELS ON 1 FEBRUARY 1984

No C 276/8                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  15.10.87
                                                              II
                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
             Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the
             Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the
                  Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe signed at Brussels on 1 February 1984
                                                     COM(87) 414 final
                            (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 23 September 1987)
                                                        (87/C 276/09)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                 Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                  The Agreement amending the Agreement between the
thereof,                                                          European Economic Community and the Government of
                                                                  the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on
                                                                  fishing off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe signed at
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                  Brussels on 1 February 1984 is hereby approved on
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
                                                                  behalf of the Community.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
                                                                                                 Article 2
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
                                                                  To take into consideration the interests of the Canary
liament,                                                          Islands, the Agreement and, to the extent necessary for
                                                                  its implementation, the provisions of the common
Whereas the Community and the Government of the                   fisheries policy on the conservation and management of
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe have                 fishery resources shall also apply to vessels sailing under
held negotiations pursuant to Article 8 of the Agreement          the flag of Spain which are recorded on a permanent
on fishing off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe,                basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local
which was approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No                 level (registros de base) in the Canary Islands, as such
477/84 O to determine the amendments or additions to              recording is defined in Note 6 of Annex I to Council
be made to the Agreement at the end of the first three-           Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986
year period of application;                                       concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating
                                                                  products' and methods of administrative cooperation in
                                                                  the trade between the customs territory of the
Whereas, following those negotiations, a draft
                                                                  Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary
Agreement amending that Agreement was initialled on               Islands (2).
27 May 1987;
                                                                                                 Article 3
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of
Accession, the Council is required to determine the pro-          The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
cedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part        designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts             in order to bind the Community.
decisions, case by case, with a view to the conclusion of                                        Article 4
fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the
said procedures need to be determined in this particular          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
case;                                                             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                  European Communities.
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to conclude             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
this Agreement,                                                   directly applicable in all Member States.
(') OJNo L54, 25. 2. 1984, p. 1.                                  (2) O J N o L 5 6 , 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.