Council Regulation (EC) No 829/2004 of 26 April 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector

Council Regulation (EC) No 829/2004
of 26 April 2004
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau(2), (Fisheries Agreement) the two Parties met within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 11 of that Agreement. The aim of this meeting was to analyse all aspects of the implementation of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Agreement for the period from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006(3) and of the Decision 2001/179/EC(4) so as to determine any amendments or additions to be made.
(2) Following this meeting, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters setting out technical changes and changes to the fishing opportunities and compensation provided for in the Fisheries Agreement and in Decision 2001/179/EC was signed on 20 May 2003.
(3) The method of allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Agreement.
(4) It is in the Community's interest to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters,