{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-668/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/668",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 September 2004 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2005 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa (2004/668/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-668",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 September 2004\nauthorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2005 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa\n(2004/668/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the 1985 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 354(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 9 April 1979, entered into force on that day for an initial period of 10 years. The Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months’ notice.\n(2)\nArticle 354(2) of the 1985 Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 354(3) of the said Act of Accession, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year. The abovementioned Agreement has been last extended by Council Decision 2003/539/EC of 15 July 2003 until 9 April 2004.\n(4)\nThe Portuguese Republic should be authorised to renew the said Agreement until 9 April 2005,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 185, 24.7.2003, p. 25."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/668/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:18:07.686297+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}