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

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 Mediterranean(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 conservation 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, termination of the derogation period is causing disturbance to the fishing activities 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 by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, before a definitive decision is taken;
(5) Whereas it is therefore appropriate to allow temporarily a continuation of these fishing activities 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,