CELEX: 51988PC0146
Language: en
Date: 1988-03-18
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ON RELATIONS IN THE SEA FISHERIES SECTOR AND LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

20. 4. 88                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 104/5
                                                               II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between
              the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on relations in the sea
                             fisheries sector and laying down provisions for its implementation
                                                      COM(88) 146 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 March 1988)
                                                         (88/C 104/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              The Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and              between the European Economic Community and the
113 thereof,                                                       Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of
                                                                   the Community.
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
                                                                                              Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   To take into consideration the interests of the Canary
Having regard       to   the  opinion    of  the   European        Islands, the Agreement and, to the extent required for its
Parliament,                                                        implementation, the provisions of the common fisheries
                                                                   policy relating to the conservation and management of
Whereas the Community and Morocco negotiated and                   fishery resources, shall also apply to vessels sailing under
initialled on 25 February 1988 an Agreement on relations           the flag of Spain which are recorded on a permanent
in the sea fisheries sector which provides fishing oppor-          basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local
tunities for Community fisherman in waters over which              level (registros de base) in the Canary Islands, as such
Morocco has sovereignty or jurisdiction and which                  recording is defined in Note 6 of Annex I to Council
involves in return from the Community side, inter alia, a          Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986
tariff concession in the framework of the trade                    concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating
arrangements laid down in the cooperation Agreement                products' and methods of administrative cooperation in
between the EEC and Morocco;                                       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 (>).
Accession, the Council is required to determine the
appropriate procedures to take into consideration all or                                      Article 3
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts         The President of the Council shall give the notification
decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the           provided for in Article 15 of the Agreement.
conclusion of fisheries agreements with non-member
countries; whereas the said procedures need to be                                             Article 4
determined in this particular case;
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Agreement,                                                         European Communities.
                                                                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                       directly applicable in all Member States.
 (') OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.