Council Regulation (EC) No 1448/1999 of 24 June 1999 introducing transitional measures for the management of certain Mediterranean fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No 1626/94
Date: 1999-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mediterranean Sea, fishery management, fishing regulations, transitional period (EU)

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1448/1999

of 24 June 1999

introducing transitional measures for the management of certain Mediterranean
fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No 1626/94

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of
27 June 1994 laying down certain technical measures for
the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterran-
ean (1), and in particular Article 3(1) and Article 6(1)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas Article 3(1) and Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1626/94 set out certain technical conserva-
tion measures which were subject to derogating
conditions until 31 December 1998;

(2) Whereas the abovementioned Articles provide that
the Council can modify the date of expiration of
the derogations, on a proposal by the Commission,
in the light of scientific data proving that their use
does not have a negative impact on the resources;

(3) Whereas, according to submissions by certain
Member States,
the derogation
termination of
period is causing disturbance to the fishing activ-
ities of numerous Mediterranean fishermen whose
living depends to a great extent on the possibility
of undertaking fisheries under
the derogating
conditions;

(4) Whereas preliminary scientific data presented by
the said Member States suggest that continuation of
the derogation will have a low effect on resources;
whereas it is however desirable to have available the
most updated and complete information, analysed
and Economic
the
by
Committee
a definitive
decision is taken;

for Fisheries, before

Scientific, Technical

(5) Whereas

it

is

therefore appropriate to allow
temporarily a continuation of these fishing activ-
ities until the Council is in a position to adopt a
definitive solution to the problem, founded on a
solid scientific basis;

(6) Whereas,

in order to set such a solid scientific
basis, detailed information should be gathered on
the likely impact on the resources of the fishing
activities concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. in Article 3(1), the date of 31 December 1998 shall be

replaced by 31 May 2000;

2. in Article 6(1), the date of 31 December 1998 shall be

replaced by 31 May 2000.

Article 2

1. Member States shall produce and make available to
the Commission, before 1 February 2000, all possible
scientific information on the impact on the resources
subject to the fisheries carried out under the conditions
set out in Article 3(1) and Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1626/94. This information should include fleet char-
acteristics, technical details of the gear used and popu-
lation dynamics of the biota likely to be affected by the
fisheries.

2. On the basis of all relevant scientific information,
the Commission shall present to the Council, before 16
April 2000, a proposal establishing whether the fisheries
referred to in paragraph 1 may be continued and the
technical conditions
should govern them. The
Council, acting by qualified majority, shall decide on this
proposal by 31 May 2000 at the latest.

that

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

(1) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 782/98 (OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 6).

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1999.

For the Council

The President

J. TRITTIN