Regulation 2008/241 - Conclusion of the fisheries agreement with Guinea-Bissau

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Current status

This regulation has been published on March 18, 2008 and entered into force on the same day.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EC) No 241/2008 of 17 March 2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2008/241
Original proposal COM(2007)580 EN
CELEX number i 32008R0241

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Key dates

Document 17-03-2008
Publication in Official Journal 18-03-2008; OJ L 75, 18.3.2008,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 04 Volume 010
Effect 18-03-2008; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 5
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

18.3.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 75/49

 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 241/2008

of 17 March 2008

on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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)

The Community has negotiated with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement providing Community vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Guinea-Bissau has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.

 

(2)

As a result of those negotiations, a Fisheries Partnership Agreement was initialled on 23 May 2007.

 

(3)

It is in the Community’s interest to approve that Agreement.

 

(4)

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

  • 1. 
    The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
 

(a)

shrimp fishing:

 

Spain

1 421 GRT

Italy

1 776 GRT

Greece

137 GRT

Portugal

1 066 GRT

 

(b)

fin-fish/cephalopods:

 

Spain

3 143 GRT

Italy

786 GRT

Greece

471 GRT

 

(c)

tuna seiners and surface longliners:

 

Spain

10 vessels

France

9 vessels

Portugal

4 vessels

 

(d)

pole-and-line vessels:

 

Spain

10 vessels

France

4 vessels

  • 2. 
    If licence applications from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol to the Agreement, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under the Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas (3).

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2008.

For the Council

The President

  • I. 
    JARC
 

  • (1) 
    Opinion of 11 March 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
 


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