CELEX: 51990PC0303(02)
Language: en
Date: 1990-07-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROTOCOL ESTABLISHING THE PERIOD FROM 1 JULY 1990 TO 30 JUNE 1993 THE FISHING RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF GAMBIA

15. 8.90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 204/5
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing for the
              period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1993 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in
              the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the
                                Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the coast of Gambia
                                                    COM(90) 303 final
                                      (Submitted by the Commission on 23 July 1990)
                                                       (90/C 204/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 The Protocol establishing for the period 1 July 1990 to
thereof,                                                         30 June 1993 the fishing rights and financial compen-
                                                                 sation provided for in the Agreement between the
                                                                 European Economic Community and the Republic of the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                 Gambia on fishing off the coast of Gambia is hereby
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
                                                                 approved on behalf of the Community.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
Having regard       to   the  opinion   of  the  European                                  Article 2
Parliament,                                                      With a view to taking into consideration the interests of
                                                                 the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article
                                                                 1 and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the
                                                                 provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the
European Economic Community and the Government of
                                                                 conservation and management of fishery resources shall
the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the coast of
                                                                 also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain,
Gambia ('), which entered into force on 1 July 1987, the
                                                                 which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers
two parties conducted negotiations to determine the
                                                                 of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement
                                                                 base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions
at the end of the period of application of the Protocol;
                                                                 specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988, concerning the
Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new                definition of the concept of 'originating products' and
Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial           methods of administrative cooperation in trade between
compensation provided for in the above-mentioned                 the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and
Agreement for the period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1993             Melilla and the Canary Islands (2).
was initialled on 20 April 1990;
                                                                                           Article 3
Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of                 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the                designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in
procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or         order to bind the Community.
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts
decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the
                                                                                           Article 4
conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries;
whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
be determined;                                                   following that of 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
the Protocol,
                                                                 directly applicable in all Member States.
0) OJ No L 146, 6. 6. 1987, p. 1.                                O OJ No L 114, 2. 5. 1988, p. 1.