CELEX: 31986D0641
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-22 00:00:00
Title: 86/641/EEC: Council Decision of 22 December 1986 authorizing the Portuguese Republic to extend, from 4 January 1987 to 3 January 1988, the sea fisheries agreement concluded with the Kingdom of Morocco

No L 376 / 112                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                    31 . 12 . 86
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 22 December 1986
                   authorizing the Portuguese Republic to extend, from 4 January 1987 to 3 January 1988 , the
                                sea fisheries agreement concluded with the Kingdom of Morocco
                                                            ( 86 / 641 / EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas , pending the conclusion of a fisheries agreement
                                                                          between the European Economic Community and the
                                                                          Government of the Kingdom of Morocco , it is in the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     interest of the Community to authorize the Portuguese
Economic Community,                                                       Republic to renew the agreement in question for a further
                                                                          one year, in order to avoid fishing by the Community
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                        vessels concerned being interrupted,
Portugal , and in particular Article 354 (3 ) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the sea fisheries agreement between the                           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Government of the Portuguese Republic and the
Government of the Kingdom of Morocco , signed on
                                                                                                   Article 1
26 March 1976 , entered into force on 4 January 1978 for a
period of five years ; whereas this agreement will remain in
force for supplementary periods of one year, unless                       The Portuguese Republic is hereby authorized to extend,
denounced no later than three months before the expiry                    from 4 January 1987 to 3 January 1988 , the sea fisheries
date of each such period, and whereas this agreement has                  agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco which entered
been extended until 7 January 1987 ;                                      into force on 4 January 1978 .
Whereas Article 354 (2 ) of the Act of Accession lays down
that the rights and obligations flowing, for the Portuguese                                        Article 2
Republic, from fisheries agreements concluded with third
countries shall not be affected during the period for which               This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
the provisions of such agreements are provisionally
maintained ;
Whereas , under Article 354 ( 3 ) of the said Act , the Council           Done at Brussels , 22 December 1986 .
is to adopt, before the expiry of fisheries agreements
concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries ,                                                    For the Council
the decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing                                                       The President
activities resulting therefrom , including the possibility of
prolonging them;                                                                                                  G. SHAW