EC/Senegal fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 1st July 2002 to 30 June 2006

PURPOSE : to conclude the Protocol on fishing between the EEC and Senegal. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Regulation 2323/2002/EC on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2006. CONTENT : The above-mentioned Protocol is approved and attached to this Regulation. It sets out the fishing opportunities allocated among the Member States as follows: Category 1 : - 233 gross registered tonnes (GRT) per quarter - Greece - 704 GRT per quarter - Spain; - 563 GRT per quarter - Italy; Category 2 : - 3 000 GRT per month averaged over the year - Spain; Category 3 : - 3 186 GRT per month averaged over the year - Spain; - 314 GRT per month, averaged over the year - Portugal; Category 4 : - 10 vessels - Spain; - 6 vessels - France; Category 5 : - 21 vessels - Spain; - 18 vessels - France; Category 6 : - 20 vessels - Spain; - 3 vessels - Portugal If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. The obligation of direct landing by freezer tuna seiners will be met by Community shipowners on the basis of the following breakdown: -vessels flying the French flag: 44 % -vessels flying the Spanish flag: 56 %. The Member States must notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the Senegalese fishing zone. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 31.12.2002.�