{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-4143/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-4143/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1987/4143",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 4143/87 of 14 December 1987 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania and adopting provisions for its application",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-4143",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 4143/87\nof 14 December 1987\nconcerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania and adopting provisions for its application\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the Community and Mauritania have negotiated an Agreement, which was initialled on 14 May 1987, on fishing off the coast of Mauritania, which provides for fishing opportunities for fishermen from the enlarged Community in the waters over which Mauritania has sovereignty or jurisdiction;\nWhereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, the Council is required to determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, in particular with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the said procedures need to be determined in this particular case;\nWhereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 269, 8. 10. 1987, p. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 305, 16. 11. 1987."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1987/4143/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:04:09.344742+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."
}