Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Article 9 Continuity of fishing activities

1. Where:

• the protocol to a bilateral fisheries agreement with a third country which sets out the fishing opportunities provided for in that agreement has expired, and

• a new protocol has been initialled by the Commission but a decision has not yet been adopted on its conclusion or on its provisional application;

the Commission may, during a period of six months from the expiration date of the previous protocol and without prejudice to the competence of the Council to decide on the conclusion or provisional application of the new protocol, transmit applications for fishing authorisations to the third country concerned in accordance with this Regulation.

2. In accordance with the rules set out under the fisheries agreement concerned, Community vessels authorised to engage in fishing activities under that agreement may, at the expiration date of the fishing authorisations, continue to fish under the agreement for a maximum period of six months after the expiration date, provided that scientific advice allows for this.

3. In this context, the Commission shall apply the method of allocating fishing opportunities in force in the previous protocol for paragraph 1, and in the existing protocol for paragraph 2.