CELEX: 51990PC0054
Language: en
Date: 1990-02-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ON FISHING OFF SIERRA LEONE

No C 55/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                7. 3. 90
Whereas, since pollution due to the discharge of these                — triphenyltin acetate
substances into the aquatic environment is caused by a                — triphenyltin oxide
large number of industries, it is necessary to lay down
specific limit values for discharges according to the type            — triphenyltin hydroxide
of industry concerned and to lay down quality objectives         — atrazine
for the aquatic environment into which these substances
are discharged,                                                  — organophosphoros substances:
                                                                      — azinphos-ethyl
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:                                           — azinphos-methyl
                                                                      — fenitrothion
                          Article 1                                   — fenthion
The first subparagraph of Article 12 (1) of Directive                 — malathion
76/464/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:                       — parathion and parathion-methyl
    'The Council acting by qualified majority and after               — Dichlorvos.
    consulting the European Parliament and the
    Economic and Social Committee shall, within nine                                      Article 3
    months, take a decision on any Commission proposal
    made pursuant to Article 6 and on the proposals               1.    Member States shall bring into force the measures
    concerning the methods of measurement applicable.'           necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December
                                                                  1991. They shall forthwith inform the Commission
                                                                 thereof.
                          Article 2
                                                                 The provisions adopted pursuant to the first
The following substances belonging to List I of the              subparagraph shall make express reference to this
Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC will be considered on a            Directive.
priority basis for the purpose of fixing limit values and
quality objectives:
                                                                 2.     Member States shall communicate to the
— trifluralin                                                    Commission the text of the provisions of national law
                                                                 which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
— endosulfan                                                     The Commission shall inform the Member States
                                                                 accordingly.
— simazine
                                                                                          Article 4
— triorganotin compounds:
    — tributyltin oxide                                          This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement between the
              European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone
                                                      COM(90) 54 final
                             (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 16 February 1990)
                                                        (90/C 55/10)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Having regard      to the    opinion of   the  European
                                                                  Parliament,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,
                                                                  Whereas the Community and Sierra Leone have nego-
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                tiated and initialled an Agreement on fishing which
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,          provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen
                                                                  in waters over which Sierra Leone has sovereignty or
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                jurisdiction;
 ---pagebreak--- 7. 3. 90                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              No C 55/9
Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of                  conservation and management of fishery resources shall
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the                 also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain,
procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or          which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers
part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts        of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de
decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the          base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions
conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries;          specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation
whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to        (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986 concerning the
be determined;                                                    definition of the concept of 'originating products' and
                                                                  methods of administrative cooperation in trade between
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this         the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and
Agreement,                                                        Melilla and the Canary Islands (x).
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                                                Article 3
                                                                  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                          Article 1
                                                                  designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
The Agreement between the European Economic                       in order to bind the Community.
Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing
off Sierra Leone is hereby approved on behalf of the                                        Article 4
Community.
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                  European Communities.
                           Article 2
                                                                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
With a view taking into consideration the interests of the        directly applicable in all Member States.
Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 1
and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the
provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the         0) OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.
                                                      AGREEMENT
              between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off
                                                        Sierra Leone
              THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
              hereinafter referred to as the 'Community'
              ind
              THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE,
              hereinafter referred to as 'Sierra Leone',
              CONSIDERING the spirit of cooperation resulting from the ACP-EEC Convention and the
              good cooperation relations which exist between the Community and Sierra Leone;
              CONSIDERING the wish of Sierra Leone to promote the rational management, exploitation
              and conservation of its fishery resources by means of intensified cooperation;
              RECALLING that Sierra Leone has exclusive management and control over the fishery
              resources and other aquatic resources within its fishing zone which extends up to two hundred