CELEX: 31986D0658
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-22 00:00:00
Title: 86/658/EEC: Council Decision of 22 December 1986 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period 1 October 1986 to 28 February 1988

No L 382 / 30                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                          31 . 12 . 86
                                                         COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 22 December 1986
                   on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the
                   provisional application of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial
                   compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community
                   and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period
                                                  1 October 1986 to 28 February 1988
                                                              ( 86 / 658 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                   Whereas , in order tin Community vessels to resume fishing ,
                                                                            following the halt in their activities since 31 May 1986 , it is
                                                                            essential for the Protocol to be approved as soon as possible ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       for that reason , the two sides have initialled an exchange of
Economic Community ,                                                        letters providing for the application of the initialled Protocol
                                                                            on a provisional basis from 1 October 1986 ; whereas this
                                                                            agreement should be approved pending a final decision under
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,               Article 43 of the Treaty ,
and in particular Articles 155 ( 2 ) and 167 ( 3 ) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Whereas , pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 17 of
the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off                                                Article 1
the coast of Senegal (* ), as amended by the Agreement signed
on 21 January 1982 ( 2 ), and by the Agreement signed on 20                 The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
November 1985 ( 3 ), extended for two interim periods from                  concerning the provisional application of the Protocol
16 January 1986 to 30 April ( 4 ) and from 1 to 31 May                      establishing the fishing rights and compensation provided for
1986 ( 5 ), both parties have conducted negotiations to                     in the Agreement between the European Economic
determine the amendments or additions to be made to the
                                                                            Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal
said Agreement at the end of the period of application of the               on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1
Protocol ;                                                                  October 1986 to 28 February 1988 , is hereby approved on
                                                                            behalf of the Community .
Whereas , as a result of these negotiations , a Protocol laying
down the fishing rights and the financial compensation                      The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of
provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the                        letters and Protocol is attached to this Decision .
period from 1 October 1986 to 28 February 1988 was
initialled on 1 October 1986 ;
                                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas under that Protocol the fishermen of the enlarged
Community maintain their fishing possibilities in the waters
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Senegal ;                          With a view to taking into consideration the interests of the
                                                                             Canary Islands , the Protocol referred to in Article 1 and in so
                                                                             far as is necessary for its application , the provisions of the
Whereas , under the terms of Article 155 ( 2 ) ( b ) of the Act of           common fisheries policy relating to the conservation and
Accession , it is for the Council to determine the procedures                management of fishery resources shall also apply to vessels
appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the                    which sail under the flag of Spain , which are recorded on a
interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions , case              permanent basis in the registers of the competent authorities
by case, particularly with a view to the conclusion of fisheries             at local level ('registros de base') in the Canary Islands , under
 agreements with third countries; whereas in the case in point,              the conditions defined in Note 6 to Annex I to Council
the procedure in question should be determined ;                             Regulation ( EEC ) No 570 / 86 of 24 February 1986
                                                                             concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating
                                                                             products' and methods of administrative cooperation in
 W   OJ No  L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 17 .                                  trade between the customs territory of the Community ,
 (2) OJ No  L 234 , 9 . 8 . 1982 , p. 9 .
 (3) OJ No  L 361 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p . 87,
                                                                             Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands ( 6 ).
 (4) OJ No  L 75 , 20 . 3 . 1986 , p. 53 .
 (5) OJ No  L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1986 , p. 22 .                                  { 6 ) OJ No L 56 , 1 . 3 . 1986 , p. 1 .
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                                                          Article 3
             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the
             Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community .
             Done at Brussels , 22 December 1986 .
                                                                                              For the Council
                                                                                               The President
                                                                                                 G. SHAW