2005/668/EC: Commission Decision of 22 September 2005 declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for the North-Western Waters under the common fisheries policy
Date: 2005-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Northern Europe, advisory committee (EU), common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishery resources, regional government

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 September 2005

declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for the North-Western Waters under the
common fisheries policy

(2005/668/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(ICES) areas (3) V (excluding Va and only EC waters in
Vb), VI and VII.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/585/EC of 19 July
2004 establishing Regional Advisory Councils under
the
common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 3(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation transmitted by Ireland on
27 June 2005 on behalf of Belgium, France, Ireland, the Neth-
erlands, Spain and the United Kingdom,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December
2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (2)
and Decision 2004/585/EC provide the framework for
the establishment and operation of Regional Advisory
Councils.

(2)

Article 2 of Decision 2004/585/EC establishes a Regional
Advisory Council to cover the North-Western Waters in
the Seas
International Council

for the Exploration of

(1) OJ L 256, 3.8.2004, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(3)

(4)

(5)

3(1)

accordance with Article

In
of Decision
2004/585/EC, representatives of the fisheries sector and
other interests groups submitted a request concerning the
operation of that Regional Advisory Council to Belgium,
France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United
Kingdom.

As required by Article 3(2) of Decision 2004/585/EC, the
Member States concerned determined whether the appli-
cation concerning the Regional Advisory Council for the
North-Western Waters was
in conformity with the
provisions laid down in that Decision. On 27 June
2005,
the Member States concerned transmitted a
recommendation on that Regional Advisory Council to
the Commission.

The Commission has evaluated the application by the
interested parties and the recommendation in the light
of Decision 2004/585/EC and the aims and principles of
the common fisheries policy, and considers that
the
Regional Advisory Council
the North-Western
Waters is ready to become operational,

for

(3) As defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17
December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by
Member States
fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 365,
31.12.1991, p. 1).

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Regional Advisory Council for the North-Western Waters, established by Article 2(1)(d) of Decision
2004/585/EC, shall be operational as from 26 September 2005.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2005.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission