Council Regulation (EEC) No 1810/88 of 23 June 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/85 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1810/88
of 23 June 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/85 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation are to be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, hereinafter called 'the Convention', was approved by Council Decision 81/691/EEC (2); whereas it entered into force for the Community on 21 May 1982;
Whereas the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), established by the Convention, adopted, on the recommendation of its Scientific Committee, conservation measures for the waters off South Georgia, providing for a total allowable catch (TAC) of 35 000 tonnes of Champsocephalus gunnari for the 1987/88 fishing season, for a catch reporting system for that species and for a ban on directed fishing for that same species during the period running from 1 April to 1 October 1988;
Whereas these conservation measures were notified to the members of the CCAMLR on 11 November 1987; whereas the members raised no objections to the measures, which became binding on 9 May 1988 pursuant to Article IX (6) of the Convention;
Whereas the members of the CCAMLR stated that they wished to apply these conservation measures on a provisional basis, without waiting until they became binding, in view of the fact that the TAC for Champsocephalus gunnari was fixed for the 1987/88 fishing season, which began on 1 July 1987;
Whereas, therefore, the necessary provisions should now be laid down to ensure that the conservation measures adopted by the CCAMLR are applied to Community fishermen;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is for the Council to establish the TAC per stock or group of stocks, the share available to the Community, and the specific conditions under which catches have to be taken;
Whereas the fishing activities referred to in this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (3); whereas these control measures should therefore be adjusted to take account of the requirements of the catch reporting system adopted by the CCAMLR;
Whereas the TAC adopted by the CCAMLR for Champsocephalus gunnari covers the entire 1987/88 fishing season; whereas the Member States should therefore also communicate to the Commission the catches taken by their vessels between 1 July 1987 and the date on which this Regulation enters into force;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2245/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2243/87 (5), should be amended accordingly,