Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001
C 245/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 8. 98 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opporÜ tunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001 (98/C 245/05) COM(1998) 264 final - 98/0144(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 7 May 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the ComorosØ(˛), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in accordance with Article 12 of the aboveÜ mentioned Agreement, the Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros held negotiations to determine amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol to the Agreement; Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 27 February 1998; Whereas, under that Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros for the period from 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001; Whereas the new Protocol must come into force as soon as possible to enable Community vessels to resume initialled an fishing; whereas both parties Agreement letters, temporarily applying the Protocol from 28 February 1998; in the form of an exchange of therefore Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters should be approved subject to a definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty; 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 under the fisheries Agreement, (˛) OJ L 137, 2. 6. 1988, p. 19. Article 1 the fishing opportunities and The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 1998 to 27 February 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the Protocol are attached to this Decision. Article 2 The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: (a) Tuna seiners: Spain: 22 vessels France: 21 vessels Italy: one vessel (b) Surface longliners: Spain: 13 vessels Portugal: three vessels If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, licence the Commission may take 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 Agreement in order to bind the Community