CELEX: 51988PC0094(02)
Language: en
Date: 1988-03-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROTOCOL SETTING OUT THE FISHING RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHING OF THE COAST OF SENEGAL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 29 FEBRUARY 1988 TO 28 FEBRUARY 1990

29. 3. 88                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No C 81/3
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                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the
              fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the
              Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off
                     the coast of Senegal for the period from 29 February 1988 to 28 February 1990
                                                     COM(88) 94 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 March 1988)
                                                        (88/C 81/03)
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 setting out the fishing rights and financial
thereof,                                                          compensation provided for in the Agreement between
                                                                  the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                European Economic Community on fishing off the coast
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,          of Senegal for the period from 29 February 1988 to 28
                                                                  February 1990 is hereby approved on behalf of the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  Community.
Having regard       to   the  opinion   of  the   European        The text of the Protocol is attached to this Protocol.
Parliament,
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 17
of the Agreement between the Government of the                   To take into consideration the interests of the Canary
Republic of Senegal and the European Economic                     Islands, the Protocol referred to in Article 1 and, to the
Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal ('), as last        extent necessary for its implementation, the provisions of
amended by the Agreement of 20 November 1985 (2),                 the common fisheries policy on the conservation and
the two Parties have held negotiations to determine the           management of fishery resources shall also apply to
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement              vessels sailing under the flag of Spain which are recorded
on the expiry of the application period of the Protocol;          on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent
                                                                  authorities at local level (registros de base) in the Canary
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a Protocol            Islands, as such recording is defined in Note 6 of Annex
setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation         1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 of 24
provided for in the said Agreement for the period from            February 1986 concerning the definition of the concept
29 February 1988 to 28 February 1990 was initialled on            of 'originating products' and methods of administrative
28 January 1988;                                                 cooperation in the trade between the customs territory of
                                                                 the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary
Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of                 Islands (5).
Accession, the Council is required to determine the
procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or                                     Article 3
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts       The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
decisions, case by case, with a view to the conclusion of        designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in
fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the           order to bind the Community.
said procedures need to be determined in this particular
case;                                                                                        Article 4
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Protocol,                                                        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                 European Communities.
C) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 17.
O OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 87.                              (>) OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.