CELEX: 51992PC0449(02)
Language: en
Date: 1992-11-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 2 October 1992 to 1 October 1994

18 . 12 . 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 335 / 17
              Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
              letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing rights and
              financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the
              Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period 2 October
                                                        1992 to 1 October 1994
                                                            ( 92 / C 335 / 04
                                                          COM (92) 449 final
                                         (Submitted by the Commission on 9 November 1992)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                form of an exchange of letters providing for the provisional
                                                                         application of the initialled Protocol from the day
                                                                         following that on which the Protocol currently in force
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    expires ; whereas that Agreement should be approved ,
Economic Community ,                                                     pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article
                                                                         43 of the Treaty ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the
Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal ( 1 ),           HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
signed in Brussels on 15 June 1979 ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                                                Article 1
Whereas , pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 17 of              The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
the abovementioned Agreement , the Community and the                     concerning the provisional application of the Protocol
Republic of Senegal entered into negotiations to determine               setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation
the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement                  provided for in the Agreement between the Government of
on the expiry of the application period of the Protocol                  the Republic of Senegal and the European Community on
annexed thereto ;                                                        fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period 2 October
                                                                         1992 to 1 October 1994 is hereby approved on behalf of
Whereas , as a result of these negotiations , a new Protocol             the Community .
was initialled on 1 October 1992 ;
                                                                         The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision .
Whereas this Protocol extends the fishing opportunities of
Community fishermen in the waters over which Senegal has
sovereignty or jurisdiction ;                                                                      Article 2
Whereas , in order to avoid an interruption in the fishing               The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
activities of Community vessels , the Protocol in question               designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in
should be applied as soon as possible; whereas for this                  the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the
reason the two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the               Community .
(M OJ No L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 17 .