Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
31. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 247 E/27 Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa (1999/C 247 E/05) COM(1999) 257 final (Submitted by the Commission on 31 May 1999) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 167(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (1) Whereas the Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 14 August 1979, entered into force on 8 March 1982 for an initial period of 10 years; whereas the Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months’ notice; (2) Whereas Article 167(2) of the Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with third countries shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally main- tained; (3) Whereas, pursuant to Article 167(3) of the said Act, the Council the fisheries is to adopt, before the expiry of agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possi- bility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year; whereas been extended until 7 March 1999 (1); abovementioned Agreement has the (4) Whereas it appears appropriate to authorise the Kingdom of Spain to renew the Agreement in question until 7 March 2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorised to extend until 7 march 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 8 March 1982. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. (1) OJ L 267, 2. 10. 1998, p. 39