CELEX: 31986D0637
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-11 00:00:00
Title: 86/637/EEC: Council Decision of 11 December 1986 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the coast of Guinea, signed at Conakry on 7 February 1983, for the period starting on 8 August 1986

Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No L 372 / 27
31 . 12 . 86
                                                         COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 11 December 1986
                on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the
                provisional application of the Agreement amending the Agreement between the European
                Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the coast of
                     Guinea, signed at Conakry on 7 February 1983, for the period starting on 8 August 1986
                                                              ( 86 / 637 / EEC )
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                  Whereas , in order to avoid any interruption in the fishing
                                                                            activities of Community vessels, it is indispensable that the
                                                                            Agreement in question be approved as soon as possible; for
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      this reason, the two parties initialled an Agreement in the
 Economic Community ,                                                       form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the
                                                                            provisional application of the initialled Agreement from the
                                                                            date of expiry of the interim arrangement laid down by the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                          Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters approved
Portugal , and in particular Article 155 (2) (b ) and Article               by Decision 86 / 95 / EEC 0 ); whereas the Agreement in the
 167 ( 3 ) therof,                                                          form of an Exchange of Letters should be concluded
                                                                            provisionally, pending a final decision to be taken on the
Having regard to the Agreement between the European                         basis of Article 43 of the Treaty ,
Economic Community and the Government of the
 Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off
 the coast of Guinea I 1 ), signed at Conakry on 7 February                  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 1983 , and extended by Decision 86 / 95 / EEC ( 2) for a
period of six months starting on 8 February 1986 ,
                                                                                                            Article 1
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                             The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
                                                                             concerning the provisional application of the Agreement
 Whereas, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 15 of                  amending the Agreement between the European Economic
 the Agreement on fishing off the coast of Guinea , the                      Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea
 Community and the Republic of Guinea conducted                              on fishing of the coast of Guinea , signed at Conakry on
 negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to                    7 February 1983 , for the period starting on 8 August 1986
 be made to the Agreement at the end of the first three-year                 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
 period of application of the Agreement;
                                                                             The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision .
 Whereas , as a result of those negotiations , an Agreement
  amending the Fisheries Agreement was initialled on 12 July                                                Article 2
  1986 ;
                                                                             With a view to taking into consideration the interests of the
 Whereas , under that Agreement , fishermen from the                         Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 1 and
  enlarged Community retain and extend the fishing                           in so far as is necessary for its application , the provisions of
  opportunities open to them in the waters under the                         the common fisheries policy relating to the conservation
  sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Guinea;                     and management of fishery resources shall also apply to
                                                                             vessels which sail under the flag of Spain , which are
                                                                             recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the
  Whereas , under the terms of Article 155 ( 2 ) -(b ) of the Act            competent authorities at local level ('registros de base') in
  of Accession , it is for the Council to determine the                      the Canary Islands , under the conditions defined in Note 6
  procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or                   to Annex I to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 570 / 86 of
  part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts                 24 February 1986 concerning the definition of the
  decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the                   concept of 'originating products' and methods of
  conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries ;                  administrative cooperation in trade between the customs
  whereas in the case in point , the procedure in question                   territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the
  should be determined ;                                                     Canary Island ( 3 ).
  (0 OJ No L 111 , 27 . 4 . 1983 , p. 1 .
  ( 2 ) OJ No L 80 , 25 . 3 . 1986 , p. 52 .                                  ( 3 ) OJ No L 56 , 1 . 3 . 1986 , p. 1 .
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No L 372 / 28
                                                        Article 3
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the
            Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
            Done at Brussels , 11 December 1986 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                         K. CLARKE