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***** * EP* *PE* *** EN European Communities EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SESSION DOCUMENTS English Edition 31 October 1990 R E P 0 R T of the Committee on Agriculture, Development A3-0268/90 Fisheries and Rural on the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania {COM{90) 0244 final - C3-0206/90) Rapporteur: Mr Paul HOWELL DOC_EN\RR\98230 PE 143.338/fin. Or. FR A Senes· Reports - B Senes: Mot1ons for Resolutions, Oral Queshons - C Senes· Documents receiVed from other lnst1tut1ons (e.g Consultations) Consultation procedure reqwrmg a Single readmg Cooperation procedure (f1rst reading) Cooperat1on procedure (second readmg) which requires the votes of a maJOrity of the current Members of Parliament for re1ecbon or amendment Parliamentary assent wh1ch reqwres the votes of a maJOrity of the current Members of Parl1ament C 0 N T E N T S Procedural page A. B. DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT . . . . Opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 2 -Page 3 4 5 9 PE 143.338/fin. By letter of 2 July 1990 the Council consulted the European Parliament, pursuant to Article 43 of the EEC Treaty, on the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania. At the sitting of 9 July 1990 the President of Parliament announced that he had referred this proposal to the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development as the committee responsible and to the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation for their opinions. At its meeting of 18-19 September 1990 the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development appointed Mr Howell rapporteur. At its meetings of 25-26 September 1990 and 30-31 October 1990 it considered the Commission proposal and the draft report. At the latter meeting, and on the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, it adopted the draft legislative resolution unanimously. The following took part in the vote: Colina Salamanca, chairman; Graefe zu Baringdorf, vice-chairman; Howell, rapporteur; Carvalho Cardoso, Domingo Segarra, Fantuzzi, Funk, Happart, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Lane, Lataillade (for Guill au me), Maher (for Kofoed), Morris (for McCubbin), Son neve l d, Steven son and Verbeek. The opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation is attached to this report. The opinion of the Committee on Budgets will be published separately. The report was tabled on 31 October 1990. The deadline for tabling amendments will appear on the draft agenda for the part-session at which the report is to be considered. DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 3 - PE 143.338/fin. A Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania Commission text 1 (Amendment No. 1) Article 2a (new) Amendments Before expiry of the periods of validity of the agreement or the protocol, and before any agreement to renew the agreement is concluded, the Commission shall submit to the Counci 1 and to the European Parliament a report on the utilization and implementation of the agreement. 1 For full text see COM(90) 0244 final -OJ No. C 187, 27.7.1990, p. 33 DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 4 - PE 143.338/fin. A DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the Commission propos a 1 for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania The European Parliament, - having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(90) 0244 final) 1 - having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty (Doc. C3-0206/90), - having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A3-0268/90), 1. Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accordance with the vote thereon; 2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal; 4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission. 1 OJ No. C 187, 27.7.1990, p. 33 DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 5 - PE 143.338/fin. 8 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT INTRODUCTION 1. The Commission has recently submitted to Parliament a proposal for a regulation on the conclusion of an agreement determining fishing opportunities off the coast of Tanzania. 2. Although fishing agreements had been cone l uded with other states in the region such as the Seychelles and Mozambique, no such agreement existed with Tanzania. The new agreement therefore fills a gap, and gives Community fishermen the opportunity to fish in waters which are particularly rich in thunnidae. 3. At its meeting of 17 September 1989, the Subcommittee on Fisheries decided to prepare a report on this proposal on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development. Substance of the agreement 4. The new agreement covers an initial period of three years, and is renewable every three years. It provides for fishing opportunities for 46 tuna seiners and eight surface longliners, and therefore offers greater opportunities than those previously negotiated with Tanzania's neighbours. SEVCHEll£S MAD-1\GASCAR COMORES TANZANIA TUNA S£1N€RS 40 45 40 46 (No. of vessels) OTHER VESSELS - - -8 surface longliners ANNUAL TUNA CATCH unrestricted 12 000 6 000 7 000 (TONN€S} (est. 46000) ANNUAL COST (k ECU) 3 300* 967** 4 667 560 Fishing rights/tonne 50 + 20 so + 20 so + 20 50 + 20 of tuna EC contribution + licence (ECU) Cost/tonne of thunnidae 71.74 80.58 77.78 80 (ECU) (charged to the EEC budget) * Based on an estimated 46 000 tonnes, the average catch during the last period • **Excluding the cost of the shellfish survey DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 6 - PE 143.338/fin. 5. This development is certainly welcome, although what the pl implications of the disparities in the figures will be for the fishing operating in the area remains to be seen, given that the species to b• are migratory. 6. The proposed financial compensation is 350 000 ECU per year. Tt cost of the agreement to the Community budget is 560 000 ECU pe including the fishing rights, the contribution to the scientific progr• the study grants. In comparison with the cost of the agreemen Tanzania's neighbours, this figure is reasonable. 7. The customary terms app 1 y to licence fees and to the basis o licences are issued - i.e. valid for one year, subsequently ret licence fees of 20 ECU per tonne, with a lump sum of 1000 ECU payable seiners to cover the first 50 tonnes, or 200 ECU by surface 1 ongl i cover the first 10 tonnes. Critical appraisal 8. From the strictly commercial point of view, this agreement considered to be a good one. The rapporteur must, however, point out rules which Parliament wishes to be applied when fishing agreeme concluded in the wake of the Guermeur report require that an el e development aid should be included, and this is almost totally absent · agreement signed with Tanzania. 9. This fact may cause some surprise, especially in view of the f< Lome IV contains a special section in fishing activities. There is nc in the EEC-Tanzania agreement of the kind which we have come to e> fishing agreements with African countries in particular, such as a zone reserved for small-scale local operations, the training of loca· and/or their inclusion as crew members, clauses for monitoring cat means of compulsory unloading within territorial waters, special provi prevent wastage of by-catches, etc. 10. Even if, from the point of view of those who earn their living fishing, this is a much more beneficial agreement than the others, the that the Commission, in negotiating it, completely overlooked this impc aspect of Community policy should still be queried. 11. For this reason, the rapporteur feels that it must be stressed yf that the current system of a posteriori parliamentary ratification of agreements deprives Parliament of any rea 1 influence over the subst those agreements, which are binding on the Community. This procedurE definitely be reviewed in order to avoid disparities of the kind wt-seen to exist amongst the various agreements signed with neighbourin~ and to prevent the kind of gaps evident in this agreement from recurrit 12. However, the rapporteur stresses that other steps to develop T. fish 1 ng may a 1 so be taken in the form of Community aid programmes ur Lome Convention. Whilst recommending that the Commit tee on Agri, Fisheries and Rural Development approve the Commission propos< rapporteur therefore asks the Commission to take these commenl consideration when drawing up its development aid programmes and/or ~ EEC-Tanzania Protocol is next renewed, three years after the agreemen1 into force. DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 7 - PE 143 .. .... · .... 13. Furthermore, to enable Parliament to monitor the actual implementation of the agreement, the rapporteur requests the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development to table an amendment to the proposal for a regulation requesting that a report be submitted to Parliament as it has done in the case of earlier agreements. DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 8 - PE 143.338/fin. OPINION of the Committee on Development and Cooperation Letter from the chairman of the committee to Mr COLINO SALAMANCA, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Subject: Strasbourg, 21 October 1990 Proposal for a Council regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement betwween the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania (COM(90) 204 final) Dear Mr Coline Salamanca, At the meeting of 17 October 1990, the Committee on Development and Cooperation considered the above proposal and adopted the following opinion in the form of a letter. The Committee on Development would draw the attention of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development to its previous reports and opinions on other fisheries agreements concluded with various countries of the ACP area, in particular the GUERMEUR report on fisheries agreements with the developing countries, adopted by the European Parliament on 19 February 19872 • The committee believes that the report by Mr GUERMEUR must constitute the basic frame of reference for all agreements of this nature. The Committee on Development has always stressed the need for fisheries agreements to be concluded with the ACP countries which are of benefit both to the countries of the ACP area and to the countries of the EEC. Legally, the fisheries agreements are commercial agreements, but this committee has insisted that they should have a development component, in the sense that they should cover matters such as the financing of scientific and technological programmes in the fisheries sector, awards, the landing of a percentage of catches in the country of origin, the employment of local crews, as well as other matters not yet covered by fisheries agreements: the transfer of fisheries technology, joint ventures, ex post assessment, regional aspects, etc. 18 October 1990 2 Doc. A2-204/86; OJ c 76, 23.2.1987 DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 9 - PE 143.338/fin. The Committee on Development and Cooperation, taking account of the above factors, 1. Welcomes the conclusion of the present fisheries United Republic of Tanzania, which follows the concluded with other countries of the region. agreement with the agreements already 2. Points out that the present agreement adheres to the general principles governing other fisheries agreements with other countries: in return for fishing rights for tuna and other species, financial compensation of 350 000 ECU per year for three years will be paid, as well as 430 000 ECU to finance scientific programmes and 200 000 ECU to finance awards. 3. Regrets that the present agreement has not set a 1 imit for catches and that it was concluded without prior knowledge of the country's fish stocks. 4. Regrets that no provision has been made in the present fisheries agreement with Tanzania for the following: 'a. The possibility of creating joint ventures in connection with local processing, marketing and boat-building; points out once again that joint ventures are an excellent vehicle for technology transfers and the flow of capita 1 . b. regional measures, including regional research and exploitation of resources, the financing of regional training centres for the fishing sector, a regional awards policy, etc. 5. Calls once again on the Commission to study the possibility of concluding regional fisheries agreements with the countries of this area. 6. Requests the Commission to submit in due course a report assessing the present fisheries agreement with a view to adapting it satisfactorily to the interests of Tanzania and of the Community's vessels. 7. Calls on the Commission to see to it that vessels flying the flags of the Community Member States comply with each and every contractual clause of the present agreements. 8. Requests that the EP be involved in the fisheries agreement negotiation process by means of a procedure that enables it to be informed of the proposals put forward, so that it can then make its position clear before the Commission receives its negotiating brief from the Council. 9. Requests that the EP committee responsible be informed of the progress of the negotiations so that it can make its views known to the Commission. DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 10 - PE 143.338/fin. Requests the Committee on Agriculture: To take account of this opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation when drawing up its report. To approve the proposal. (sgd} Henri SABY The following were present for the vote: Saby, chairman; Belo and Bindi, vice-chairmen, Arbeloa, Hermans, Magnani Noya, Mendes Bota, Morris, Perschau, Pons, Schmidbauer, Simons and Telkamper. DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 11 - PE 143.338/fin. 

Report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development on the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania (COM(90) 0244 final - C3-0206/90). Session Documents 1990, Document A3-0268/90, 31 October 1990

***** * EP* 
*PE* 
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EN 
European Communities 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
SESSION DOCUMENTS 
English Edition 
31 October 1990 
R E P 0 R T 
of the Committee on Agriculture, 
Development 
A3-0268/90 
Fisheries and Rural 
on the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on the 
conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off 
Tanzania 
{COM{90) 0244 final - C3-0206/90) 
Rapporteur: Mr Paul HOWELL 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 PE 143.338/fin. 
Or. FR 
A Senes· Reports - B Senes: Mot1ons for Resolutions, Oral Queshons - C Senes· Documents receiVed from other lnst1tut1ons (e.g Consultations) 
Consultation procedure reqwrmg a Single readmg 
Cooperation procedure (f1rst reading) 
Cooperat1on procedure (second readmg) which requires the votes of a maJOrity of the current 
Members of Parliament for re1ecbon or amendment 
Parliamentary assent wh1ch reqwres the votes of a maJOrity of the current Members of 
Parl1ament 
C 0 N T E N T S 
Procedural page 
A. 
B. 
DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION. 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT . . . . 
Opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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Page 
3 
4 
5 
9 
PE 143.338/fin. 
By letter of 2 July 1990 the Council consulted the European Parliament, 
pursuant to Article 43 of the EEC Treaty, on the Commission proposal for a 
Council regulation on the conclusion of the agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off 
Tanzania. 
At the sitting of 9 July 1990 the President of Parliament announced that he 
had referred this proposal to the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Rural Development as the committee responsible and to the Committee on Budgets 
and the Committee on Development and Cooperation for their opinions. 
At its meeting of 18-19 September 1990 the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries 
and Rural Development appointed Mr Howell rapporteur. 
At its meetings of 25-26 September 1990 and 30-31 October 1990 it considered 
the Commission proposal and the draft report. 
At the latter meeting, and on the recommendation of the Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, it adopted the draft legislative resolution unanimously. 
The following took part in the vote: Colina Salamanca, chairman; Graefe zu 
Baringdorf, vice-chairman; Howell, rapporteur; Carvalho Cardoso, Domingo 
Segarra, Fantuzzi, Funk, Happart, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Lane, Lataillade (for 
Guill au me), Maher (for Kofoed), Morris (for McCubbin), Son neve l d, Steven son 
and Verbeek. 
The opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation is attached to 
this report. The opinion of the Committee on Budgets will be published 
separately. 
The report was tabled on 31 October 1990. 
The deadline for tabling amendments will appear on the draft agenda for the 
part-session at which the report is to be considered. 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 - 3 - PE 143.338/fin. 
A 
Proposal for a Council regulation on 
the conclusion of the agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the 
United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania 
Commission text 1 
(Amendment No. 1) 
Article 2a (new) 
Amendments 
Before expiry of the periods of 
validity of the agreement or the 
protocol, and before any agreement 
to renew the agreement is concluded, 
the Commission shall submit to the 
Counci 1 and to the European 
Parliament a report on the 
utilization and implementation of 
the agreement. 
1 For full text see COM(90) 0244 final -OJ No. C 187, 27.7.1990, p. 33 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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A 
DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 
embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the Commission propos a 1 
for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off 
Tanzania 
The European Parliament, 
- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(90) 0244 
final) 1 
- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty 
(Doc. C3-0206/90), 
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the 
Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A3-0268/90), 
1. Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and 
in accordance with the vote thereon; 
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from 
the text approved by Parliament; 
3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial 
modifications to the Commission proposal; 
4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and 
Commission. 
1 OJ No. C 187, 27.7.1990, p. 33 
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8 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 
INTRODUCTION 
1. The Commission has recently submitted to Parliament a proposal for a 
regulation on the conclusion of an agreement determining fishing opportunities 
off the coast of Tanzania. 
2. Although fishing agreements had been cone l uded with other states in the 
region such as the Seychelles and Mozambique, no such agreement existed with 
Tanzania. The new agreement therefore fills a gap, and gives Community 
fishermen the opportunity to fish in waters which are particularly rich in 
thunnidae. 
3. At its meeting of 17 September 1989, the Subcommittee on Fisheries 
decided to prepare a report on this proposal on behalf of the Committee on 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development. 
Substance of the agreement 
4. The new agreement covers an initial period of three years, and is 
renewable every three years. It provides for fishing opportunities for 46 
tuna seiners and eight surface longliners, and therefore offers greater 
opportunities than those previously negotiated with Tanzania's neighbours. 
SEVCHEll£S MAD-1\GASCAR COMORES TANZANIA 
TUNA S£1N€RS 40 45 40 46 
(No. of vessels) 
OTHER VESSELS 
- - -
8 surface 
longliners 
ANNUAL TUNA CATCH unrestricted 12 000 6 000 7 000 
(TONN€S} (est. 46000) 
ANNUAL COST (k ECU) 3 300* 967** 4 667 560 
Fishing rights/tonne 50 + 20 so + 20 so + 20 50 + 20 
of tuna 
EC contribution + 
licence (ECU) 
Cost/tonne of thunnidae 71.74 80.58 77.78 80 
(ECU) 
(charged to the EEC 
budget) 
* Based on an estimated 46 000 tonnes, the average catch during the last 
period 
• **Excluding the cost of the shellfish survey 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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5. This development is certainly welcome, although what the pl 
implications of the disparities in the figures will be for the fishing 
operating in the area remains to be seen, given that the species to b• 
are migratory. 
6. The proposed financial compensation is 350 000 ECU per year. Tt 
cost of the agreement to the Community budget is 560 000 ECU pe 
including the fishing rights, the contribution to the scientific progr• 
the study grants. In comparison with the cost of the agreemen 
Tanzania's neighbours, this figure is reasonable. 
7. The customary terms app 1 y to licence fees and to the basis o 
licences are issued - i.e. valid for one year, subsequently ret 
licence fees of 20 ECU per tonne, with a lump sum of 1000 ECU payable 
seiners to cover the first 50 tonnes, or 200 ECU by surface 1 ongl i 
cover the first 10 tonnes. 
Critical appraisal 
8. From the strictly commercial point of view, this agreement 
considered to be a good one. The rapporteur must, however, point out 
rules which Parliament wishes to be applied when fishing agreeme 
concluded in the wake of the Guermeur report require that an el e 
development aid should be included, and this is almost totally absent · 
agreement signed with Tanzania. 
9. This fact may cause some surprise, especially in view of the f< 
Lome IV contains a special section in fishing activities. There is nc 
in the EEC-Tanzania agreement of the kind which we have come to e> 
fishing agreements with African countries in particular, such as a 
zone reserved for small-scale local operations, the training of loca· 
and/or their inclusion as crew members, clauses for monitoring cat 
means of compulsory unloading within territorial waters, special provi 
prevent wastage of by-catches, etc. 
10. Even if, from the point of view of those who earn their living 
fishing, this is a much more beneficial agreement than the others, the 
that the Commission, in negotiating it, completely overlooked this impc 
aspect of Community policy should still be queried. 
11. For this reason, the rapporteur feels that it must be stressed yf 
that the current system of a posteriori parliamentary ratification of 
agreements deprives Parliament of any rea 1 influence over the subst 
those agreements, which are binding on the Community. This procedurE 
definitely be reviewed in order to avoid disparities of the kind wt-
seen to exist amongst the various agreements signed with neighbourin~ 
and to prevent the kind of gaps evident in this agreement from recurrit 
12. However, the rapporteur stresses that other steps to develop T. 
fish 1 ng may a 1 so be taken in the form of Community aid programmes ur 
Lome Convention. Whilst recommending that the Commit tee on Agri, 
Fisheries and Rural Development approve the Commission propos< 
rapporteur therefore asks the Commission to take these commenl 
consideration when drawing up its development aid programmes and/or ~ 
EEC-Tanzania Protocol is next renewed, three years after the agreemen1 
into force. 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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.... · .... 
13. Furthermore, to enable Parliament to monitor the actual implementation of 
the agreement, the rapporteur requests the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries 
and Rural Development to table an amendment to the proposal for a regulation 
requesting that a report be submitted to Parliament as it has done in the case 
of earlier agreements. 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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OPINION 
of the Committee on Development and Cooperation 
Letter from the chairman of the committee to Mr COLINO SALAMANCA, chairman of 
the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development 
Subject: 
Strasbourg, 21 October 1990 
Proposal for a Council regulation (EEC) on the conclusion of 
the Agreement betwween the European Economic Community and 
the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania 
(COM(90) 204 final) 
Dear Mr Coline Salamanca, 
At the meeting of 17 October 1990, the Committee on Development and 
Cooperation considered the above proposal and adopted the following opinion in 
the form of a letter. 
The Committee on Development would draw the attention of the Committee on 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development to its previous reports and 
opinions on other fisheries agreements concluded with various countries of the 
ACP area, in particular the GUERMEUR report on fisheries agreements with the 
developing countries, adopted by the European Parliament on 19 February 19872 • 
The committee believes that the report by Mr GUERMEUR must constitute the 
basic frame of reference for all agreements of this nature. 
The Committee on Development has always stressed the need for fisheries 
agreements to be concluded with the ACP countries which are of benefit both to 
the countries of the ACP area and to the countries of the EEC. Legally, the 
fisheries agreements are commercial agreements, but this committee has 
insisted that they should have a development component, in the sense that they 
should cover matters such as the financing of scientific and technological 
programmes in the fisheries sector, awards, the landing of a percentage of 
catches in the country of origin, the employment of local crews, as well as 
other matters not yet covered by fisheries agreements: the transfer of 
fisheries technology, joint ventures, ex post assessment, regional aspects, 
etc. 
18 October 1990 
2 Doc. A2-204/86; OJ c 76, 23.2.1987 
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The Committee on Development and Cooperation, 
taking account of the above factors, 
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the present fisheries 
United Republic of Tanzania, which follows the 
concluded with other countries of the region. 
agreement with the 
agreements already 
2. Points out that the present agreement adheres to the general principles 
governing other fisheries agreements with other countries: in return for 
fishing rights for tuna and other species, financial compensation of 
350 000 ECU per year for three years will be paid, as well as 430 000 ECU 
to finance scientific programmes and 200 000 ECU to finance awards. 
3. Regrets that the present agreement has not set a 1 imit for catches and 
that it was concluded without prior knowledge of the country's fish 
stocks. 
4. Regrets that no provision has been made in the present fisheries 
agreement with Tanzania for the following: 
'a. The possibility of creating joint ventures in connection with local 
processing, marketing and boat-building; points out once again that 
joint ventures are an excellent vehicle for technology transfers and the 
flow of capita 1 . 
b. regional measures, including regional research and exploitation of 
resources, the financing of regional training centres for the fishing 
sector, a regional awards policy, etc. 
5. Calls once again on the Commission to study the possibility of concluding 
regional fisheries agreements with the countries of this area. 
6. Requests the Commission to submit in due course a report assessing the 
present fisheries agreement with a view to adapting it satisfactorily to 
the interests of Tanzania and of the Community's vessels. 
7. Calls on the Commission to see to it that vessels flying the flags of the 
Community Member States comply with each and every contractual clause of 
the present agreements. 
8. Requests that the EP be involved in the fisheries agreement negotiation 
process by means of a procedure that enables it to be informed of the 
proposals put forward, so that it can then make its position clear before 
the Commission receives its negotiating brief from the Council. 
9. Requests that the EP committee responsible be informed of the progress of 
the negotiations so that it can make its views known to the Commission. 
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Requests the Committee on Agriculture: 
To take account of this opinion of the Committee on Development and 
Cooperation when drawing up its report. 
To approve the proposal. 
(sgd} Henri SABY 
The following were present for the vote: Saby, chairman; Belo and Bindi, vice-
chairmen, Arbeloa, Hermans, Magnani Noya, Mendes Bota, Morris, Perschau, Pons, 
Schmidbauer, Simons and Telkamper. 
DOC_EN\RR\98230 
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