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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 4 June 1985. AGREEMENT between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community’, and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES, hereinafter referred to as ‘Seychelles’, CONSIDERING the spirit of cooperation resulting from the ACP-EEC Convention and the good cooperation relations which exist between the Community and Seychelles; CONSIDERING the wish of the Government of Seychelles to promote the rational exploitation of its fishery resources by means of intensified cooperation; RECALLING that, in particular in respect of sea fishing, Seychelles exercises its sovereignty or jurisdiction over a zone extending up to 200 nautical miles from its coast, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the work of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;

DETERMINED to conduct their relations in a spirit of mutual trust and respect for each other's interest in the sphere of sea fishing; DESIROUS of establishing the terms and conditions governing activities of common interest to both parties, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Community undertakes to take all appropriate steps to ensure that its vessels observe the provisions of this Agreement and the rules governing fishing in the Seychelles fishing zone.

2. The authorities of Seychelles shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of any proposed change to the said rules.