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CONDITIONS FOR THE PURSUIT OF FISHING ACTIVITIES IN ANGOLA'S FISHING ZONE BY COMMUNITY VESSELS A. LICENCE APPLICATION AND ISSUING FORMALITIES The procedure for applications for, and issue of, the licences enabling Comunity vessels to fish in Angola's fishing zone shall be as follows:

(a) The Commission of the European Communities shall present to Angola's fishing authority, via the representative of the Commission of the European Communities in Angola, an application made by the shipowner for each vessel that wishes to fish under this Agreement, at least 15 days before the date of commencement of the period of validity requested. The applications shall be made on the forms provided for that purpose by Angola, specimens of which are annexed hereto in Appendix 1 and 2. Each licence application shall be accompanied by documentary proof of payment.

(b) Each licence shall be issued to the shipowner for one designated vessel. At the request of the Commission of the European Communities the licence for a vessel shall, in cases of proven force majeure, be replaced by a licence for another Community vessel. (c)

The licences shall be issued by the authorities of Angola to the captain of the vessel in the port of Luanda after inspection of the vessel by the competent authority. However, in the case of tuna vessels, the licence shall be issued to the shipowners, or their representatives or agents. The representative of the Commission of the European Communities in Angola shall be notified of the licences issued by Angola's fishing authority.

(d) The licence document must be held on board at all times.

(e) The licences shall be valid for periods of one year.

(f) Each vessel shall be represented by an agent who has been approved by the Ministry for Fisheries.

(g) The authorities of Angola shall communicate, before the date of entry into force of the Agreement, the arrangements for payment of the licence fees, and in particular the details of the bank accounts and the currencies to be used. B. LICENCE FEES I. Provisions applicable to shrimp trawlers The fees for annual licences shall be set as follows: 225 ECU/GRT per year for shrimp fishing. II. Provisions applicable to tuna vessels The fees shall be set at 20 ECU per tonne caught within Angola's fishing zone.

Licences for tuna vessels shall be issued following advance payment to Angola of a lump sum of 4 000 ECU a year for each ocean-going tuna freezer, equivalent to the fees for 200 tonnes of tuna caught within Angola's fishing zone per year. A provisional statement of the fees due for the fishing year shall be drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities at the end of each calendar year on the basis of catch statements made by the shipowners and forwarded simultaneously to the Angolan authorities and the Commission of the European Communities. The corresponding amount shall be paid by the shipowners to Angola no later than 31 March of the following year. The final statement of the fees due shall be drawn up by the Commission following verification of the volume of each catch by a specialized scientific body in the region. The final statement shall be communicated to the Angolan authorities and notified to the vessel owners, who shall have 30 days to meet their financial obligations. However, if the amount of the final statement is lower than the abovementioned advance, the balance shall not be reimbursable. C. BY-CATCH

All by-catches of the shrimp fishing shall be the property of the authorities of Angola and shall be landed in a frozen state. D. TRANSHIPMENTS All transhipments shall be notified to the relevant Angolan fishing authorities eight days in advance to enable those authorities to monitor the operations. Transhipments shall take place in one of the bays of Luanda/Lobito or Namibe in the presence of the Angolan fiscal authorities. A copy of the documentation relating to transhipments shall be forwarded to the Angolan fishing authorities 15 days before the end of each month for the preceding month. E. STATEMENT OF CATCH 1. Shrimp trawlers (a) All shrimp trawlers authorized to fish under the Agreement in Angola's fishing zone must forward to the Ministry for Fisheries at the end of each fishing year a daily catch report drawn up by the captain in accordance with the specimen annexed hereto in Appendix 3.

Furthermore, each vessel shall present a monthly report to the Ministry for Fisheries listing the quantities caught during the month and the quantities on board on the last day of the month. This report shall be presented no later than the last day of the month following the month concerned. Should this provision not be adhered to, Angola reserves the right to suspend the licence of the offending vessel until the necessary formalities have been complied with.

(b) Each shrimp trawler fishing in Angola's fishing zone under the Agreement must inform the radio station of the Department of Inspection and Monitoring of the Ministry for Fisheries on a daily basis of its geographical position. Shipowners shall be notified of the call sign at the time of issue of the fishing licence. Before leaving Angola's fishing zone, shrimp trawlers must obtain authorization from the Ministry for Fisheries and have the fish on board checked.

2. Tuna vessels

Every three days during the fishing period in Angola's fishing zone, vessels shall communicate to the radio station of the Department of Inspection and Monitoring of the Ministry for Fisheries their position and their catch. On entering and leaving Angola's fishing zone, vessels shall communicate to the radio station of the Department of Inspection and Monitoring of the Ministry for Fisheries their position and the volume of the catches on board. In addition, the captain shall complete a fishing log book, in accordance with Appendix 4, for each fishing period spent in Angola's fishing zone. This form must be completed legibly and be signed by the captain of the vessel and sent to the Ministry for Fisheries via the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities in Luanda as soon as possible after each fishing period spent in Angola's fishing zone. F. FISHING ZONES (a) The fishing zones accessible to shrimp vessels shall comprise all waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of Angola north of 12o 20' and beyond the first 12 nautical miles measured from the base lines. (b)

The fishing zones accessible to tuna vessels shall comprise all waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of Angola beyond the first 12 nautical miles measured from the base lines. G. SIGNING ON OF SEAMEN Owners of shrimp trawlers to whom fishing licences have been issued under the Agreement shall contribute to the on-the-job vocational training of two Angolan nationals on board each shrimp trawler. The seamen's wages, set in accordance with Angolan scales, and other forms of remuneration shall be borne by the shipowners. H. INSPECTION AND MONITORING OF FISHING ACTIVITIES Any Community vessel fishing in Angola's fishing zone shall allow on board any Angolan officials responsible for inspection and supervision and/or research, and shall assist the said officials in the accomplishment of their duties. I. PROVISION OF FUEL, DOCKING FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES All vessels, except tuna vessels, operating in Angola's fishing zone under the Agreement must obtain their fuel and water supplies and have shipyard repairs and maintenance carried out in Angola wherever possible, provided that Angola has the capacity to offer these services.

Subject to these same conditions, the transport of crews shall be carried out as far as possible by the Angolan national airline. Appendix 1 APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO FISH FOR SHRIMP IN THE WATERS OF ANGOLA Appendix 2 APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO FISH FOR TUNA IN THE WATERS OF ANGOLA Appendix 3 Appendix 4 PROTOCOL establishing the fishing rights and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola From 3 May 1987, for a period of two years, the limits referred to in Article 2 of the Agreement shall be as follows: 1. Shrimp vessels: 12 000 GRT per month as a yearly average. However, the quantities to be fished by Community vessels may not exceed 10 000 tonnes of shrimps per year, of which 30 % shall be prawns and 70 % shrimps.

2. Ocean-going tuna freezer boats: 25 vessels.

1. The financial compensation provided for in Article 7 of the Agreement for the period referred to in Article 1 of this Protocol is fixed at 12 050 000 ECU, payable in two annual instalments, the first before 30 September 1987 and the second before 31 July 1988.

2. The use to which this compensation is put shall be the sole responsibility of Angola.

3. The compensation shall be paid into an account opened at a financial institution or any other body designated by Angola.

1. The Community shall also contribute during the period referred to in Article 1 up to 350 000 ECU towards the financing of Angolan scientific and technical programmes (equipment, infrastructure, seminars, studies, etc.) in order to improve information on the fishery resources within Angola's fishing zone.

2. The competent Angolan authorities shall send to the Commission a report on the utilization of the funds.

3. The Community's contribution to the scientific and technical programmes shall be paid in two annual instalments into a specific account determined by the competent Angolan authorities.

The Community shall assist Angolan nationals in obtaining places for study and training in establishments in its Member States or in the ACP States and shall provide for that purpose, during the period referred to in Article 1,12 study grants of a maximum duration of five years, equivalent to 60 years of study, in scientific, technical, legal, economic and other subjects connected with fisheries. Two of these grants, equivalent to a sum of no more than 90 000 ECU, may be used to finance the cost of participation in international conferences aimed at improving knowledge regarding fisheries resources. Should the Community fail to make the payments provided for in Articles 2 and 3 within the time limits laid down, the application of the Agreement may be suspended.