Council Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 of 30 May 2002 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the 2000-2001 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002

Council Regulation (EC) No 924/2002
of 30 May 2002
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the 2000-2001 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37, in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The European Community and the Republic of Guinea have held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast(3) at the end of the period of application of the Protocol thereto.
(2) During the negotiations, the two parties decided to extend the current Protocol(4), approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001(5), for one year, from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002, by means of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 22 October 2001, pending the conclusion of the negotiations on the amendments to be agreed for the Protocol.
(3) It is in the Community's interest to approve that extension.
(4) The allocation of the fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna boats among the Member States should be confirmed,