EC/Mauritania fisheries agreement: supplement to the protocol for the period from 15 November 1995 to 31 July 1996

The Committee adopted the report by Mr GIRAO PEREIRA. The supplement to the existing protocol was negotiated as result of the unilateral termination by Morocco of the 1992 fisheries agreement with that country and the hardship that this action caused in particular for Spanish fishermen. The new agreement allows for the transfer of 18 Spanish vessels from Moroccan to Mauritanian waters and a total financial compensation of 7 259 000 ECU. Members also adopted the customary amendment to the Commission proposal calling for a report to be made to Parliament following the expiry of the agreement. �