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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS CONCERNING A SECOND INTERIM EXTENSION OF THE PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF GUINEA BISSAU

LETTER NO 1

SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PROTOCOL TO THAT AGREEMENT TO BE CONCLUDED FOR ITS THIRD YEAR OF APPLICATION .

1 . DURING THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST TO 31 DECEMBER 1982 , THE ARRANGEMENT USED SINCE 1 MARCH 1980 SHALL BE APPLIED .

THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PAID BY THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS SHALL AMOUNT PRO RATA TEMPORIS TO THAT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT .

2 . LICENCES SHALL BE GRANTED DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE FEES WHICH CORRESPOND PRO RATA TEMPORIS TO THOSE LAID DOWN AT POINT A . 1 OF ANNEX I TO THE AGREEMENT .

3 . THE COMPENSATION PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 1 AND THE FISHING RIGHTS ( LICENCES ) GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 2 SHALL BE COVERED , FOLLOWING THE ENABLING PROCEDURE TO BE NEGOTIATED , BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL APPLICABLE AS FROM THE THIRD YEAR OF THE AGREEMENT .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER .

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

LETTER NO 2

SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF TODAY'S DATE , WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS :

" I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PROTOCOL TO THAT AGREEMENT TO BE CONCLUDED FOR ITS THIRD YEAR OF APPLICATION .

1 . DURING THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST TO 31 DECEMBER 1982 , THE ARRANGEMENT USED SINCE 1 MARCH 1980 SHALL BE APPLIED .

THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PAID BY THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS SHALL AMOUNT PRO RATA TEMPORIS TO THAT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT .

2 . LICENCES SHALL BE GRANTED DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE FEES WHICH CORRESPOND PRO RATA TEMPORIS TO THOSE LAID DOWN AT POINT A . 1 OF ANNEX I TO THE AGREEMENT .

3 . THE COMPENSATION PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 1 AND THE FISHING RIGHTS ( LICENCES ) GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 2 SHALL BE COVERED , FOLLOWING THE ENABLING PROCEDURE TO BE NEGOTIATED , BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL APPLICABLE AS FROM THE THIRD YEAR OF THE AGREEMENT .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER . "

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU