2012/19/EU: Council Decision of 16 December 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana

The Declaration addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (hereinafter ‘the Declaration’) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The text of the Declaration is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Declaration to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.