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Official Journal of the European Union
28.12.2011
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1385/2011
of 14 November 2011
on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Protocol agreed between the European
Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial
contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties
currently in force
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
the Council is considered as a confirmation that the
vessels of the Member State concerned are not making
full use of their fishing opportunities during the period
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
concerned. Those time limits should be set.
Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
(6) Given
that
the
previous
Protocol
expired
on
15
June
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
2011, this Regulation should enter into force on the
date of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union and apply with effect from 16 June 2011,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) On
17
March
2008
the
Council
adopted
Regulation
(EC)
No 241/2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Part
nership Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( 1 ) (hereinafter ‘the
Article 1
Partnership Agreement’).
1. The
fishing
opportunities
fixed
under
the
Protocol
attached to Decision 2011/885/EU on the signing and provi
(2) A
new
Protocol
to
the
Partnership
Agreement
was sional application of that Protocol, shall be allocated between
initialled on 15 June 2011 (hereinafter ‘the new
the Member States as follows:
Protocol’). The new Protocol grants EU vessels fishing
opportunities in waters in which Guinea-Bissau
exercises its sovereignty or jurisdiction as regards fishing.
(a) shrimp fishing:
(3) On
14
November
2011
the
Council
adopted
Decision
Spain 1
421 GRT
2011/885/EU ( 2 ) on the signing and provisional appli
cation of the new Protocol.
Italy 1
776 GRT

Greece 137 GRT
(4) The
method
for
allocating
the
fishing
opportunities
Portugal 1
066 GRT;
among the Member States should be defined for the
period when the new Protocol applies.
(b) fin-fish/cephalopods:
Spain 3
143 GRT
(5) Article
10(1)
of
Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
1006/2008
of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for
Italy 786 GRT
fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside
Community waters and the access of third country
Greece 471 GRT;
vessels to Community waters ( 3 ) provides that the
Commission will inform the Member States concerned
(c) tuna seiners and surface longliners:
if it appears that the fishing opportunities allocated to
the Union under the new Protocol are not fully utilised.
The absence of a reply within the time limits to be set by
Spain 10 vessels
France
9 vessels
( 1 ) OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 49.
( 2 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
Portugal
4 vessels;
( 3 ) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.

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the
European
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(d) pole-and-line vessels:
applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member
State pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
Spain 10 vessels
France
4 vessels.
The time limit provided by Article 10(1) of that Regulation is
set at 10 working days.
2. Regulation
(EC)
No
1006/2008
shall
apply
without
prejudice to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
Article 2
European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
3. If
applications
for
fishing
authorisations
from
the
Member
States referred to in paragraph 1 do not cover all fishing oppor
tunities set by the Protocol, the Commission shall consider
It shall apply with effect from 16 June 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.
For the Council
The President
M. SAWICKI

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