Council Regulation (EC) No 2250/95 of 18 September 1995 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)  No 2250/95 of 18 September 1995 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 laying down  certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic  Sea, the Belts and the Sound
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission  (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee  (3),
Whereas, under Articles 2 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992  establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture  (4), the Council is responsible for  adopting, in the light of the available scientific advice, the conservation measures necessary to  ensure the rational and responsible exploitation of living marine aquatic resources on a  sustainable basis; whereas, to that end, the Council may lay down technical measures concerning  fishing gear and the ways in which it is used;
Whereas it is necessary to establish the principles and certain procedures for laying down the said  technical measures at Community level so that each Member State can manage the fishing activities  carried on in the maritime waters within its jurisdiction or under its sovereignty;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86  (5) lays down certain technical measures for the conservation  of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound;
Whereas the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission, set up by the Baltic Sea Convention  (Gdansk Convention) and hereinafter referred to as the 'Baltic Sea Commission`, lays down the rules  governing fishing operations in the Baltic Sea;
Whereas, by letters of 20 September 1993 and 20 September 1994, the Baltic Sea Commission notified  the Contracting States of certain recommendations, adopted at the 19th and 20th sessions of the  Commission respectively, to modify, among other things, the technical measures;
Whereas the Gdansk Convention provides that the Community must give effect to the said  recommendations in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, subject to the objection  procedure laid down in Article XI of the Convention; whereas there are no grounds for such  objections,