EC/Guinea fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 1st January 2000 to 31 December 2001

In approving the report drafted by Mr Daniel VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA (EPP/ED, E), the European Parliament adopted, under consultation procedure, the proposal for a Council regulation relating to the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 01.01.2000 to 31.12.2001. However, although this text was adopted, it was subject to a few amendments which relate in particular to: - the submission of a general assessment report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council; - the forwarding of an annual report on the implementation of targeted measures which the Guinean authorities are to send to it on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 4 of the Protocol. Lastly, on the basis of those reports and taking account of the European Parliament's opinion, the Council shall give the Commission a mandate, where appropriate, to commence negotiations with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.�