Commission Regulation (EC) No 1922/1999 of 8 September 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards conditions under which vessels exceeding eight metres length overall shall be permitted to use beam trawls within certain waters of the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1922/1999
of 8 September 1999
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards conditions under which vessels exceeding eight metres length overall shall be permitted to use beam trawls within certain waters of the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1459/1999(2), and in particular Article 29(6) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 29(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 provides for the establishment of a category of beam trawlers exceeding eight metres length overall authorised to fish inside the zones mentioned in paragraph 1 of the said Article 29 using beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length does not exceed nine metres;
(2) Whereas this category of beam trawlers is to consist of those beam trawlers which, at the date from which the provisions of this Regulation apply, comply with the criteria set out in Article 29(2)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and with the technical requirements for access to the said zones as determined by the legislation of their flag Member State;
(3) Whereas Article 29(3) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 provides for the establishment of a category of beam trawlers exceeding eight metres length overall authorised to operate with a mesh size between 80 and 99 millimetres using beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length exceeds nine metres;
(4) Whereas this category of beam trawlers is to consist of those beam trawlers which belong to the category of beam trawlers provided for in Article 29(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and for which the primary activity is fishing for common shrimp;
(5) Whereas it is necessary to define the criteria for determining whether the primary activity of a beam trawler is fishing for common shrimp;
(6) Whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down detailed rules for the procedures governing the establishment and modification of lists of vessels belonging to the abovementioned categories;
(7) Whereas it is necessary that the effectiveness of the conditions defined in this Regulation be scientifically evaluated on a regular basis;
(8) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/202/EC(4), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93(6), should accordingly be repealed;
(9) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,