21983A0826(04)

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EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

APPLYING PROVISIONALLY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

A . LETTER FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA

SIR ,

WITH REFERENCE TO THE FISHERIES AGREEMENT WE HAVE NEGOTIATED , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE AGREED IT SHALL BE APPLIED PROVISIONALLY AS FROM THIS DAY , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT :

( A ) THE CONTRIBUTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITIES OF TUNA CAUGHT FROM THIS DAY ONWARDS ;

( B ) THE SHIPOWNERS SHALL PAY THE SUM STIPULATED IN THE ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF THESE SAME QUANTITIES .

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

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

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

B . LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY

SIR ,

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

" WITH REFERENCE TO THE FISHERIES AGREEMENT WE HAVE NEGOTIATED , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE AGREED IT SHALL BE APPLIED PROVISIONALLY AS FROM THIS DAY , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT :

( A ) THE CONTRIBUTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITIES OF TUNA CAUGHT FROM THIS DAY ONWARDS ;

( B ) THE SHIPOWNERS SHALL PAY THE SUM STIPULATED IN THE ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF THESE SAME QUANTITIES .

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

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES