CELEX: 51992PC0296(02)
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and laying down provisions for its application

24 . 8 . 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                           No C 217 / 5
               Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries
               sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and laying down
                                                      provisions for its application
                                                             ( 92 / C 217 / 02 )
                                                          COM(92) 296 final
                                            (Submitted by the Commission on 9 Juli 1992 )
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 Articles 43 and 113                The Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector
thereof,                                                                  between the European Economic Community and the
                                                                          Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the
                                                                          Community .
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
and in particular Article 155 ( 2 ) ( b ) thereof,                        The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation .
                                                                                                          Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                          In order to take into consideration the interests of Ceuta and
                                                                          Melilla , the Agreement and , to the extent required for its
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,                 application , the provisions of the common fisheries policy
                                                                          relating to the conservation and management of fisheries
                                                                          resources shall also apply to vessels flying the flag of Spain
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Morocco                          which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of
negotiated and initialled on 15 May 1992 an Agreement on                  the competent authorities at local level ( registros de base ) in
relations in the sea fisheries sector which provides fishing              Ceuta and Melilla under the conditions defined in note 6 of
opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over                      Annex I to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1135 / 88 of 7
which the Kingdom of Morocco has sovereignty or                           March 1988 concerning the definition of the concept of
jurisdiction and which involves in return from the                        'originating products' and methods of administrative
Community side , inter alia, a tariff concession in the                   cooperation in trade between the customs territory of the
framework of the trade arrangements laid down in the                      Community , Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary
cooperation Agreement between the European Economic                       Islands ( J ).
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco ;
                                                                                                          Article 3
Whereas , pursuant to Article 155 ( 2 ) ( b ) of the Act of               The President of the Council shall give the notification
Accession , the Council is required to determine the                      provided for in Article 20 of the Agreement ( 2 ).
appropriate procedures to take into consideration all or part
of the interests of Ceuta and Melilla when it adopts decisions ,                                          Article 4
case by case , particularly with a view to the conclusion of
fisheries agreements with third countries ; whereas the said              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
procedures need to be determined in this particular case ;                following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                          European Communities.
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
Agreement ;                                                               applicable in all Member States .
                                                                          (!) OJ No L 114 , 2 . 5 . 1988 , p. 1 .
                                                                          ( 2 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
                                                                                the Official Jourttal of the European Communities by the
                                                                                General Secretariat of the Council .