CELEX: 51992PC0377
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-02
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION Denouncing of the fisheries agreement between the former German Democratic Republic and Sweden

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0M(92) 377 final
                                             Brussels, 2 September 1992
                              Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DECISION
  Denouncing of the fisheries agreement between the former German Democratic
  RepublIc and Sweden
                      (presented by the Commission)
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                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic united with the
   Federal Republic of Germany. Following unification the Community
   assumed the former German Democratic Republic's International
   responsibilities in certain sectors, including the latters'
   fisheries agreement with Sweden.
2. The agreement, which expires on 31 December 1993, concerns
   essentially a quota exchange of cod for herring. The Commission
   had already put on record during annual consultations with Sweden
   for 1992, that this arrangement with the former German Democratic
   Republic was not in the Community's interests.
3. Sweden insisted, for its part, on continuing the quota exchange,
   considering that the expiry date of the agreement was very close.
4. In view of the foregoing, the fisheries agreement between the
   former German Democratic Republic and Sweden must be terminated.
   In view of the twelve months' notice, the agreement must be
   denounced by 30 December 1992 at the latest.
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                              COUNCIL DECISION
Denouncing of the fisheries agreement between the former German Democratic
Republic and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 43 thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas, from the date of German unification on 3 October 1990, the
Community took over the former German Democratic Republic's fisheries
agreements, including one with Sweden signed on 16 December 1977;
Whereas retaining this agreement, which essentially concerns a quota
exchange of cod for herring, is not in the Community's Interests, taking
Into account also the fisheries agreement between the Community and Sweden
signed In Brussels on 21 March 1977;
Whereas the agreement must therefore be terminated with effect from the
next expiry date on 1 January 1994,
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                                SOLE ART I CUE
The fisheries agreement concluded between the Government of the German
Democratic Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, signed on
16 December 1977, Is hereby denounced.
The President of the Council shall notify such denunciation.
Done at Brussels,
                                                For the CounciI
                                                The President
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