Overeenkomst inzake overgangsrechten

The provisions of Article 9 (1) of the Fisheries Convention opened for signature on 9th March, 1964, shall apply as follows:
(a) Until 31st December, 1965, Belgian, French, German, Irish and Netherlands fishing vessels shall continue to have the right to fish off the coasts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, up to a limit of three miles measured from the baselines of the territorial sea;
(b) Until 31st December, 1966, Belgian, French, German, Irish and Netherlands fishing vessels shall also continue to have the right to fish up to a limit of three miles measured from the baselines of the territorial sea off those parts of the coasts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland where straight baselines or bay-closing lines in excess of 10 miles are drawn.

The provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of the Fisheries Convention shall during the transitional periods be applicable in the zones laid down in Article 1.

The present Agreement shall be open for signature from 9th March, 1964 to 10th April, 1964. It shall enter into force, when it is signed by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as between that Government and any other Government which then signs, or has signed, it; in respect of any Government which signs the present Agreement thereafter, the date of entry into force shall be the date of signature by that Government.