CELEX: 51996PC0218
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-28
Title: Propopsal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 1997 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              Brussels, 28.05.1996
                                              COM(96) 218 final
                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL DECISION
authorising the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 1997 the Agreement
        on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On  14 August     1979,  the   Kingdom of Spain      signed    an  agreement     on
   mutual fisheries relations with the Republic of South Africa which
   entered into force on the 8 March 1982 for an initial period of ten
   years, and which it was envisaged should subsequently rest in force
   for   an  indeterminate    period   unless   it were to be denounced          with
   twelve    months    notice.    Under   this   fisheries     agreement,      annual
   fisheries    licences   can   be granted    to vessels     flying    the  Spanish
   flag. This was the case since 1989.
2. Article 167 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal                 lays
   down   that   the  rights   and   obligations    for   the   Kingdom    of   Spain
   following from fisheries agreements concluded with third                countries
   shall not to be affected during the period for which the provisions
   of   such   agreements    are   provisionally    maintained.      Under   Article
   167 (3)    of  the   Action    of  Accession,   the    Council,    acting    by   a
   qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt
   the    decisions     appropriate     for   the    continuation       of    fishing
   activities     resulting    from    such   agreements.      This    may    include
   prolonging them for periods not exceeding one year.
3. In order    to  avoid   interruption    in the fishing       activities    of   the
   Community     vessels   concerned,    the   Decision    put    forward   in   this
   proposal     authorises    Spain    to   extend    the   fisheries      agreement
   referred to above until 7 March 1997.
                                      ±
 ---pagebreak---                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of
                 authorizing die Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 1997 the Agreement
                          on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,                          possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one
                                                            year ; whereas the abovementioned Agreement has been
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European       extended until 7 March 1996 (');
Community,
                                                            Whereas, in order to avoid fishing by the Community
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and          vessels concerned being interrupted, it appears appro-
Portugal, and in particular Article 167 (3) thereof,        priate to authorize the Kingdom of Spain to renew the
                                                            Agreement in question until 7 March 1997,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual fishery relations           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
between the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and
the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed                               Article 1
on 14 August 1979, entered into force on 8 March 1982
for an initial period of 10 years ; whereas the Agreement   The Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorized to extend
remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not   until 7 March 1997 the Agreement on mutual fishery
denounced by the giving of 12 months' notice;               relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered
                                                            into force on 8 March 1982.
Whereas Article 167 (2) of the Act of Accession laying
down that the rights and obligations flowing, for the                                Ankle    2
Kingdom of Spain, from fisheries agreements concluded
with third countries, shall not be affected during the      This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
period for which the provisions of such agreements are
provisionally maintained ;
                                                            Done at
Whereas, pursuant to Article 167 (3) of the said Act, the
Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries                                   For the Council
agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with
third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation                                 The President
of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the
                                                            (')OJ No L 329 o f      30.12.1995,        p.  35
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