Commission Regulation (EC) No 1449/98 of 7 July 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards effort reports

8.7.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 192/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1449/98
of 7 July 1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards effort reports
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 19b(4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 19b(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the Commission has to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 36, the provisions concerning the content of the report known as the ‘effort report’ to be communicated by the masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives;
Whereas the content of the effort report depends on whether a Community fishing vessel enters into, and/or exits from, a fishing area defined in Article 19a(l) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, including the arrival at and the departure from a port located within such a fishing area;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that certain information shall be communicated when an effort report is transmitted by VMS;
Whereas it is necessary to establish the format to be used for the communication of the effort report by VMS;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,