Commission Regulation (EC) No 897/94 of 22 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards pilot projects relating to continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 897/94 of 22 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards pilot projects relating to continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides for the carrying out by Member States of pilot projects, in respect of certain categories of Community fishing vessels, relating to continuous position monitoring systems, either land- or  satellite-based and using satellite communications for data transmission, and, as appropriate, the carrying out of pilot projects relating to automatic position recorders, before 30 June 1995;
Whereas the purpose of these pilot projects is to assess which technology to use and which vessels to include in the aforesaid systems so that the Council may, before 1 January 1996, decide if and when they are to be used for improving the effectiveness  of surveillance of fishing activities;
Whereas it is therefore necessary, in order to ensure that Member States carry out these pilot projects, to lay down the detailed rules of application, in particular with regard to the number of vessels, per Member State, to be included in the pilot  projects, the procedure for the collection and computerized processing of data transmitted by or recovered from the vessels in question and the procedure for communicating such data among Member States;
Whereas, in order to ensure the monitoring of the pilot projects and cooperation among Member States, the Commission must be informed by the Member States as and when the pilot projects are to be carried out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,