COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 2007
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012
(2007/797/EC)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Fishing category |
Type of vessel |
Member State |
Licences or quota |
Tuna fishing |
Freezer tuna seiners |
Spain |
23 |
France |
19 |
||
Italy |
1 |
||
Tuna fishing |
Surface longliners over 100 GT |
Spain |
25 |
France |
13 |
||
Portugal |
7 |
||
United Kingdom |
5 |
||
Tuna fishing |
Surface longliners of 100 GT or below |
France |
26 |
Demersal fishing |
Exploratory line or bottom longline fishing |
France |
5 |
Article 4
Article 5
AGREEMENT
in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012
A.
Letter from the Government of the Republic of Madagascar
B.
Letter from the European Community
FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between the Republic of Madagascar and the European Community
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Principles and objectives underlying the implementation of this Agreement
Article 4
Scientific cooperation
Article 5
Access by Community vessels to fisheries in Malagasy waters
Article 6
Licences
Article 7
Financial contribution
Article 8
Promoting cooperation among economic operators and civil society
Article 9
Joint Committee
Article 10
Geographical area to which the Agreement applies
Article 11
Duration
Article 12
Suspension
Article 13
Termination
Article 14
Protocol and Annex
Article 15
National law
Article 16
Repeal
Article 17
Entry into force
PROTOCOL
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012
Article 1
Period of application and fishing opportunities
Article 2
Financial contribution — Methods of payment
Article 3
Cooperation on responsible fishing — Scientific cooperation
Article 4
Review of fishing opportunities by mutual agreement
Article 5
New and exploratory fishing opportunities
Article 6
Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution in the event of unusual circumstances
Article 7
Promotion of responsible fishing in Malagasy waters
Article 8
Disputes — suspension of application of the Protocol
Article 9
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of non-payment
Article 10
National law
Article 11
Repeal
Article 12
Entry into force
ANNEX
CONDITIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IN MADAGASCAR’S FISHING ZONE
CHAPTER I
Application for and issue of licences
SECTION 1
Issue of licences
SECTION 2
Licence conditions — fees and advance payments
CHAPTER II
Fishing zones
CHAPTER III
Catch reporting arrangements for vessels authorised to fish in Malagasy waters
CHAPTER IV
Transhipment and landings
CHAPTER V
Embarking seamen
CHAPTER VI
Technical measures
CHAPTER VII
Observers
CHAPTER VIII
Monitoring
3.
Entering and leaving the zone
4.
Control procedures
5.
Satellite monitoring
6.
Boarding
7.
Statement of boarding
8.
Consultation meeting in the event of boarding
9.
Settlement of boarding
10.
Transhipment
Appendices
APPENDIX 1
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR FISHERIES IN MADAGASCAR
New application for or renewal of (1) a licence for foreign industrial fishing vessels:
APPENDIX 2
Logbook for tuna fishery
APPENDIX 3
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Coordonnées en deg. déc. |
Coordonnées en deg. mn |
||
Réf |
X |
Y |
X |
Y |
A |
49,40 |
–10,3 |
49°24′E |
10°18′S |
B |
51 |
–11,8 |
51°0′E |
11°48′S |
C |
53,3 |
–12,7 |
53°18′E |
12°42′S |
D |
52,2 |
–16,3 |
52°12′E |
16°18′S |
E |
52,8 |
–18,8 |
52°48′E |
18°48′S |
F |
52 |
–20,4 |
52°0′E |
20°24′S |
G |
51,8 |
–21,9 |
51°48′E |
21°54′S |
H |
50,4 |
–26,2 |
50°24′E |
26°12′S |
I |
48,3 |
–28,2 |
48°18′E |
28°12′S |
J |
45,4 |
–28,7 |
45°24′E |
28°42′S |
K |
41,9 |
–27,8 |
41°54′E |
27°48′S |
L |
40,6 |
–26 |
40°36′E |
26°0′S |
M |
41,8 |
–24,3 |
41°48′E |
24°18′S |
N |
41,6 |
–20,8 |
41°36′E |
20°48′S |
O |
41,4 |
–19,3 |
41°24′E |
19°18′S |
P |
43,2 |
–17,8 |
43°12′E |
17°48′S |
Q |
43,4 |
–16,9 |
43°24′E |
16°54′S |
R |
42,55 |
–15,6 |
42°33′E |
15°36′S |
S |
43,15 |
–14,35 |
43°9′E |
14°21′S |
T |
45 |
–14,5 |
45°0′E |
14°30′S |
U |
46,8 |
–13,4 |
46°48′E |
13°24′S |
V |
48,4 |
–11,2 |
48°24′E |
11°12′S |
APPENDIX 4
Madagascar’s fishing zone
PROTOCOL (VMS)
setting out the provisions applicable to satellite monitoring of Community fishing vessels operating in Madagascar’s EEZ
Communication of VMS messages to Madagascar
Position report
Data Element |
Code |
Mandatory/Optional |
Comments |
Start record |
SR |
M |
System detail — indicates start of record |
Recipient |
AD |
M |
Message detail — recipient. Alpha 3 ISO country code |
From |
FR |
M |
Message detail — sender. Alpha 3 ISO country code |
Flag State |
FS |
O |
|
Type of message |
TM |
M |
Message detail — Message type ‘POS’ |
Radio call sign |
RC |
M |
Vessel detail — international radio call sign of vessel |
Contracting party internal reference number |
IR |
O |
Unique contracting party number (flag State ISO-3 code followed by number) |
External registration number |
XR |
M |
Vessel detail — number marked on side of vessel |
Latitude |
LA |
M |
Vessel position detail — position in degrees and minutes N/S DDMM (WGS-84) |
Longitude |
L |
M |
Vessel position detail — position in degrees and minutes E/W DDMM (WGS-84) |
Course |
C |
M |
Vessel course 360° scale |
Speed |
SP |
M |
Vessel speed in tenths of knots |
Date |
DA |
M |
Vessel position detail — date of record of UTC position (YYYYMMDD) |
Time |
TI |
M |
Vessel position detail — time of record of UTC position (HHMM) |
End record |
ER |
M |
System detail — indicates end of record |