CELEX: 51997PC0459
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-19
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean

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51997PC0459

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean  /* COM/97/0459 final - CNS 97/0237 */  

Official Journal C 337 , 07/11/1997 P. 0036

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean(97/C 337/07) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 459 final - 97/0237(CNS)(submitted by the Commission on 19 September 1997)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,Whereas, according to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3760/92 (1), the general objectives of the common fisheries policy shall be to protect and conserve living marine aquatic resources;Whereas the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) adopted at its 10th extraordinary session held in San Sebastian, Spain, from 22 to 29 November 1996, two recommendations concerning the fishing activity for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean; whereas ICCAT has also recommended certain specific rules on minimum landing sizes of bluefin tuna; whereas all these recommendations are drawn up on scientific advice;Whereas in the framework of the Community's international obligations and, in particular, taking into account the future accession of the Community to ICCAT, it is appropriate to implement those recommendations, in order to avoid an excessive fishing pressure on bluefin tuna;Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (2) should consequently be amended,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1Regulation 1626/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following Article 3a shall be inserted after Article 3:'Article 3a1. It is forbidden to fish for bluefin tuna with purse seine during the period from 1 to 31 August.2. It is forbidden to use aeroplanes or helicopters in support of fishing operations for bluefin tuna during the period 1 to 30 June`.2. The following text shall replace the corresponding elements of Annex IV:'>TABLE>`Former footnote (**) shall be renumbered as (***).Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.(1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 1.