Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon
31. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 240/7 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon (98/C 240/05) COM(1998) 376 final - 98/0212(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 17 June 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228Ø(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 2 The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: (a) Tuna seiners: Spain: 22 vessels Having Parliament, regard to the opinion of the European France: 20 vessels Whereas the European Community and the Gabonese Republic have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Gabonese Republic; Whereas it is in the Community’s interest to approve that Agreement; Whereas the method for allocating the fishing opporÜ tunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opporÜ tunities; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Agreement between the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. the Community and (b) Surface longliners: Spain: 28 vessels Portugal: 5 vessels. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take licence applications from any other Member State. into consideration Article 3 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding directly applicable in all Member States. in its entirety and