Namen tega sporazuma je določiti načela, pravila in sredstva za sodelovanje med Skupnostjo in Slonokoščeno obalo za racionalno izkoriščanje ribolovnih virov, in določiti vse pogoje, ki urejajo ribiške aktivnosti plovil, ki plujejo pod zastavo držav članic Skupnosti, v nadaljnjem besedilu imenovanih "plovila Skupnosti", v vodah, nad katerimi ima Slonokoščena obala suverenost ali jurisdikcijo za namene ribolova, v nadaljnjem besedilu "ribolovna cona Slonokoščene obale".
The purpose of this Agreement is to establish the principles, rules and means of cooperation between the Community and Cote d'Ivoire for the rational exploitation of fishery resources and define all the conditions governing the fishing activities of vessels flying the flags of Member States of the Community, hereinafter referred to as 'Community vessels', in the waters over which Cote d'Ivoire has sovereignty or jurisdiction for the purposes of fishing, hereinafter referred to as the 'Cote d'Ivoire fishing zone'.