Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on fishing off Sao Tome and Principe signed at Brussels on 1 February 1984.

The Agreement amends the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe on fishing off São Tomé and Principe signed at Brussels on 1 February 1984. In the Annex are indicated the conditions for the pursuit of the fishing activities in São Tomé. Licences shall be issued for a period of one year and shall be renewable. The fees due by shipowners provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement and referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be set at 20 ECU per tonne caught in São Tomé and Principe's fishing zone. The Protocol establishes the fishing authorizations and financial compensation for the period from 1 June 1987 to 31 May 1990. From 1 June 1987, for a period of three years, the fishing authorizations granted pursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement shall be set at 52 freezer tuna seiners and 10 wet pole-and-line tuna vessels. The financial compensation referred to in Article 6 of the Agreement shall be, for the period referred to in Article 1, 1 425 000 ECU, payable in three equal annual instalments. The Community shall also contribute up to 450 000 ECU towards the financing of scientific and technical programmes.