CELEX: 51994PC0136
Language: en
Date: 1994-04-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 1995 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           C0MC94) 136 final
                                                           Brussels, 19.04.1994
                                     Proposal for a
                                    COUNCIL DECISION
    authorizing the K i n g d o m of Spain to extend until 7 March 1995 the Agreement
            on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
                         (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On 14 August     1979, the Kingdom of Spain signed an agreement on
   mutual fisheries relations with the Republic of South Africa which
   entered into force on the 8 March 1982 for an initial period of ten
   years, and which it was envisaged should subsequently rest in force
   for an indeterminate period unless it were to be denounced with
   twelve   months    notice.   Under   this   fisheries     agreement,    annual
   fisheries licences can be granted to vessels            flying the Spanish
   flag. This was the case since 1989.
2. Article 167 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays
   down  that   the rights and obligations        for the     Kingdom   of  Spain
   following from fisheries agreements concluded with third countries
   shall not to be affected during the period for which the provisions
   of  such   agreements    are provisionally     maintained.     Under   Article
   167 (3) of     the Action of     Accession,   the    Council,   acting   by a
   qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt
   the   decisions     appropriate    for   the    continuation      of   fishing
   activities    resulting    from   such   agreements.      This   may   include
   prolonging them for periods not exceeding one year.
3. In order to avoid interruption in the fishing activities of the
   Community    vessels   concerned,   the   Decision    put   forward   in  this
   proposal    authorises    Spain   to   extend    the   fisheries     agreement
   referred to above until 7 March 1995.
                                     si
 ---pagebreak---                                                     PROPOSAL OF
                                                 C O U N C I L DECISION
                                                      of
                 authorizing the K i n g d o m of Spain to extend until 7 March 1995 the Agreement
                          on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION                               year ; whereas the abovementioned Agreement has been
                                                                extended until 7 March 1994(');
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
            Community,                                           Whereas, in order to avoid fishing by the Community
                                                                vessels concerned being interrupted, it appears appro-
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                 priate to authorize the Kingdom of Spain to renew the
Portugal, and in particular Article 167 (3) thereof,
                                                                Agreement in question until 7 March 1995,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual fishery relations                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
between the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and
the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed
                                                                                         Article 1
on 14 August 1979, entered into force on 8 March 1982
for an initial period of 10 years ; whereas the Agreement       The Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorized to extend
remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not       until 7 March 1995 the Agreement on mutual fishery
denounced by the giving of 12 months' notice ;                  relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered
Whereas Article 167 (2) of the Act of Accession laying          into force on 8 March 1982.
down that the rights and obligations flowing, for the
Kingdom of Spain, from fisheries agreements concluded                                    Article 2
with third countries, shall not be affected during the
period for which the provisions of such agreements are          This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
provisionally maintained ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 167 (3) of the said Act, the       Done at Luxembourg,
Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries
agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with                                             For the Council
third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation
of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the                                        The President
possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one
                                                                0 o j No i. 88 of 8.493, P. 45
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