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10.3.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
72/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2012
on the conclusion of 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
(2012/145/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union, and in particular Article 43(2) in conjunction with
Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
The Protocol agreed between the European Union and the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement concluded between the European
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau in force
between the two parties (hereinafter 'the Protocol') is hereby
Whereas:
approved on behalf of the European Union ( 3 ).
(1) On
17
March
2008,
the
Council
adopted
Regulation
(EC)
Article 2
No 241/2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Part
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give
nership Agreement between the European Community
the notification provided for in Article 14 of the Protocol with
and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( 1 ).
a view to expressing the Union’s consent to be bound by the
Protocol ( 4 ).
(2) The
Union
has
negotiated
with
the
Republic
of
Guinea-
Bissau a new protocol granting EU vessels fishing oppor
Article 3
tunities in waters in which Guinea-Bissau exercises its
sovereignty or jurisdiction as regards fishing (hereinafter
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in
'the Protocol').
the Official Journal of the European Union.
(3) At the end of those negotiations, the Protocol was
initialled on 15 June 2011.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2012.
(4) The
Protocol
was
signed
in
accordance
with
Council
Decision 2011/885/EU ( 2 ) and has been applied on a
For the Council
provisional basis since 16 June 2011.
The President
(5) The
Protocol
should
be
concluded,
N. WAMMEN
( 3 ) The Protocol was published, together with the Decision on signing,
in OJ L 344, 28.12.2011, p. 1.
( 4 ) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the
( 1 ) OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 49.
Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the
( 2 ) OJ L 344, 28.12.2011, p. 1.
Council.

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