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Council Decision of 24 February 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (2011/296/EU)

EU Decision 2011/296 · Adopted 24 February 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 24 February 2011

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

(2011/296/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 23 July 2007, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Communityf1 (the ‘Agreement’). A Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreementf2 (the ‘former Protocol’) was attached thereto. That former Protocol expired on 31 May 2010.

(2)

The Union therefore negotiated a new Protocol (the ‘Protocol’) setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, providing Union vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.

(3)

As a result of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 15 July 2010.

(4)

The Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of its signing, as provided for in Article 13 thereof.

(5)

Given that the old Protocol has expired, and in order to guarantee a timely resumption of fishing activities by Union vessels, it is essential that the new Protocol be applied as quickly as possible.

(6)

The Protocol should therefore be signed and provisionally applied, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for is conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1

OJ L 205, 7.8.2007, p. 35.

f2

OJ L 205, 7.8.2007, p. 40.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Attachment
  7. 1Period of application and fishing opportunities
  8. 2Financial contribution — Methods of payment
  9. 3Promotion of responsible and sustainable fishing in São Toméan waters
  10. 4Scientific cooperation on responsible fishing
  11. 5Adjustment of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
  12. 6New fishing opportunities
  13. 7Conditions governing fishing activities — Exclusivity clause
  14. 8Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution
  15. 9Suspension of the implementation of the Protocol
  16. 10National law
  17. 11Duration
  18. 12Termination
  19. 13Provisional application
  20. 14Entry into force
  21. Schedule ANNEX: CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY EUROPEAN UNION VESSELS IN SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE’S FISHING ZONE
  22. Chapter I: APPLICATION AND ISSUE FORMALITIES FOR FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
  23. Issue of fishing authorisations
  24. 1Division 1
  25. 2Division 2
  26. 3Division 3
  27. 4Division 4
  28. 5Division 5
  29. 6Division 6
  30. 7Division 7
  31. 8Division 8
  32. 9Division 9
  33. 10Division 10
  34. 11Division 11
  35. 12Division 12
  36. 13Division 13
  37. 14Division 14
  38. 15Division 15
  39. Fishing authorisation conditions — Fees and advance payments
  40. 1Division 1
  41. 2Division 2
  42. 3Division 3
  43. 4Division 4
  44. 5Division 5
  45. 6Division 6
  46. 7Division 7
  47. Chapter II: FISHING ZONES
  49. 1Division 1
  50. 2Division 2
  51. 3Division 3
  52. Chapter III: MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
  53. System for recording catches
  54. 1Division 1
  55. 2Division 2
  56. 3Division 3
  57. 4Division 4
  58. 5Division 5
  59. 6Division 6
  60. 7Division 7
  61. 8Division 8
  62. Reporting of catches: entering and leaving São Toméan waters
  63. 1Division 1
  64. 2Division 2
  65. 3Division 3
  66. 4Division 4
  67. 5Division 5
  68. Transhipments
  69. 1Division 1
  70. 2Division 2
  71. 3Division 3
  72. 4Division 4
  73. 4Satellite monitoring
  74. Chapter IV: EMBARKING SEAMEN
  76. 1Division 1
  77. 2Division 2
  78. 3Division 3
  79. 4Division 4
  80. 5Division 5
  81. 6Division 6
  82. 7Division 7
  83. 8Division 8
  84. 9Division 9
  85. 10Division 10
  86. Chapter V: OBSERVERS
  88. 1Division 1
  89. 2Division 2
  90. 3Division 3
  91. 4Division 4
  92. 5Division 5
  93. 6Division 6
  94. 7Division 7
  95. 8Division 8
  96. 9Division 9
  97. 10Division 10
  98. 11Division 11
  99. 12Division 12
  100. 13Division 13
  101. 14Division 14
  102. VIMONITORING
  104. List of vessels
  105. 1.1Division 1.1
  106. Monitoring procedures
  107. 2.1Division 2.1
  108. 2.2Division 2.2
  109. 2.3Division 2.3
  110. 2.4Division 2.4
  111. 2.5Division 2.5
  112. Chapter VII: INFRINGEMENTS
  114. 1.1Division 1.1
  115. 1.2Division 1.2
  116. Statement of inspection
  117. 2.1Division 2.1
  118. 2.2Division 2.2
  119. 2.3Division 2.3
  120. Consultation meeting in the event of infringement
  121. 3.1Division 3.1
  122. 3.2Division 3.2
  123. Settlement of boarding
  124. 4.1Division 4.1
  125. 4.2Division 4.2
  126. 4.3Division 4.3
  127. 4.4Division 4.4
  128. 4.5The vessel shall be released and its crew authorised to leave the port:
  129. AppendicesAppendix Appendices
  130. 1MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR FISHERIES IN SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
  131. 2Appendix 2
  132. 3Appendix 3
  133. 4COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
  134. 5Appendix 5
  135. 6CONTACT DETAILS OF SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE’S FMC
  136. CONTACT DETAILS OF THE FMCs OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES CONCERNED BY THE PROTOCOL TO THE EU/SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT