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Document 31999D0545
1999/545/EC: Council Decision of 29 July 1999 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
1999/545/EC: Council Decision of 29 July 1999 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
1999/545/EC: Council Decision of 29 July 1999 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
SL L 209, 7.8.1999, p. 30–30
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 09/04/2000
31999D0545
1999/545/EC: Council Decision of 29 July 1999 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
Official Journal L 209 , 07/08/1999 P. 0030 - 0030
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 July 1999 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa (1999/545/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 354(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) The Agreement on mutual fisheries relations between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 9 April 1979, entered into force on that day for an initial period of 10 years; the Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months' notice; (2) Article 354(2) of the 1985 Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries are not to be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained; (3) Pursuant to Article 354(3) of the said Act, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year; the abovementioned Agreement has been extended until 7 March 1999(1); (4) It appears appropriate to authorise the Portuguese Republic to extend the Agreement in question until 9 April 2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Portuguese Republic is hereby authorised to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fisheries relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 9 April 1979. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 267, 2.10.1998, p. 40.