CELEX: 51984PC0293(01)
Language: en
Date: 1984-05-25
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN ARRANGEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION PROGRAMME IN THE REGULATORY AREA OF THE NAFO CONVENTION

9. 7. 84                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No C 182/13
             Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Arrangement in the form of an
             exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of
             Canada on the establishment of a scientific observation programme in the Regulatory
                                            Area of the NAFO Convention
                                                  COM(84) 283 final
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 4 June 1984)
                                                    (84/C 182/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   define the arrangements for such a scientific obser-
COMMUNITIES,                                                  vation programme;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-            Whereas the resulting Arrangement in the form of
pean Economic Community, and in particular                    an exchange of letters should therefore be approved,
Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-
sion,                                                         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Having regard to the opinion of the European                                         Article 1
Parliament,
                                                              The Arrangement in the form of an exchange of let-
Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78               ters between the European Economic Community
of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by              and the Government of Canada concerning the
the European Economic Community of the Con-                   establishment of a scientific observation programme
vention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the             in the Regulatory Area of the NAFO Convention is
North-West Atlantic Fisheries ('), the Community              hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
approved the said Convention, hereinafter referred
to as 'the NAFO Convention';                                  The text of the Arrangement is annexed to this Deci-
                                                              sion.
Whereas the Fisheries Commission of the NAFO
Convention has adopted a resolution concerning the
establishment of a scientific observation programme                                  Article 2
to improve scientific knowledge of the state of fish
stocks in the NAFO Regulatory Area;                           The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                                                              designate the persons empowered to sign the
Whereas the said scientific observation programme             Arrangement binding the Community.
must be agreed bilaterally between the parties con-
cerned; whereas the European Economic Com-
munity and Canada have held consultations on this                                    Article 3
subject; whereas as a result of such consultations
the two Parties have agreed on a text in the form of           The Council, acting on a proposal from the Com-
an exchange of letters, the purpose of which is to             mission in accordance with the voting procedure
                                                               laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, shall adopt
                                                               the measures necessary for the implementation of
(') OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1.                           the arrangement referred to in this Decision.