CELEX: 51990PC0331(02)
Language: en
Date: 1990-07-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF PROTOCOL NO 2 ESTABLISHING FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 1990 TO 31 MARCH 1991 THE CRAWFISH FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND CORRESPONDING FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

13. 9. 90                            Official Journal of the European Communities                             No C 228/3
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                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of Protocol 2 establishing for the
              period 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991 the crawfish fishing opportunities and corresponding
              financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
                                         Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
                                                      COM(90) 331 final
                                       (Submitted by the Commission on 23 July 1990)
                                                        (90/C 228/03)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          countries; whereas the case in point calls for the said
                                                                   procedures to be determined;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
 thereof,                                                          Whereas it is in the Community's interest to conclude
                                                                   the Protocol,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                           Article 1
 Having regard      to    the  opinion  of   the  European         Protocol 2 establishing for the period 1 April 1990 to
 Parliament,                                                       31 March 1991 the crawfish fishing opportunities and
                                                                   corresponding financial compensation provided for in the
                                                                   fisheries Agreement between the European Economic
Whereas, pursuant to the fisheries Agreement between               Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom                    approved on behalf of the Community.
of Morocco, signed in Rabat on 26 May 1988 (*), the
two Parties conducted negotiations to determine the
amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement
at the end of the period of application of Protocpl 2;            The text of Protocol 2 is attached to this Regulation.
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new
Protocol 2 establishing the crawfish fishing opportunities                                 Article 2
and corresponding financial compensation provided for
in the abovementioned Agreement for the period 1 April            With a view to taking into consideration the interests of
 1990 to 31 March 1991 was initialled on 20 March 1990;           the 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
                                                                  conservation and management of fishery resources shall
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the      Act of       also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain,
Accession, it is for the Council to determine the    appro-       which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers
priate procedures to take into consideration all or part of       of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de
the interests of the Canary Islands when it          adopts       base') in the Canary Islands, under the conditions
decisions, case by case, particularly with a view    to the       specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation
conclusion     of    fisheries   agreements    with    third      (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986 concerning the
                                                                  definition of the concept of 'originating products' and
(') OJ No L 181, 12. 7. 1988, p. 1.                               methods of administrative cooperation in trade between
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the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and                                        al rticle 4
Melilla and the Canary Islands (').
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                         Article 3                             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                European Communities.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in
order to bind the Community.
                                                               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
(') OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.                              directly applicable in all Member States.
                                                     PROTOCOL 2
             Establishing for the period 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991 the crawfish fishing opportunities
             and corresponding financial compensation provided for in the fisheries Agreement between the
                              European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
             THE PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL,
             Having regard to the fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and
             the Kingdom of Morocco, signed in Rabat on 26 May 1988,
             HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
                         Article 1                             sponding to the peak reproduction period of these
                                                               species.
From 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991 five crawfish
fishing licences using only pots shall be granted each                                   Article 4
month for a total GRT not exceeding an average 600 in
                                                               The financial compensation for the period provided for
the southern zone. Unused GRT in the course of one
                                                               in Article 1 shall be set at ECU 300 000, payable to the
three-month period may be offset during the following
                                                               account of the Ministry for Maritime Fishing and the
three-month periods.
                                                               Merchant Navy at the Moroccan Treasury.
Vessels holding a crawfish fishing licence may only
                                                                                         Article 5
retain pots on board.
                                                               Before expiry of this Protocol the Contracting Parties
                         Article 2                             shall meet in the framework of the Joint Committee
                                                               referred to in Article 10 of the Agreement in order to
At the request of Morocco and with a view to increasing        establish the fishing opportunities and the corresponding
knowledge of crawfish stocks, vessels authorized under         Community compensation for the following year.
this Protocol undertake to take on board a scientific
observer designated by the Moroccan Ministry of
                                                                                         Article 6
Maritime Fishing and the Merchant Navy.
                                                               Protocol 2 annexed to the fisheries Agreement between
The observer's conditions on board shall be those              the European Economic Community and the Kingdom
provided for in the Annex to the abovementioned                of Morocco for the period 1 March 1988 to 28 February
Agreement.                                                      1990 is hereby repealed and replaced by this Protocol.
                         Article 3                                                       Article 7
In accordance with Moroccan regulations, vessels auth-         This Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which
orized under this Protocol shall not fish for crawfish in      it is signed. It shall be provisionally applicable from
the period 1 July to 30 September of each year, corre-         1 April 1990.