Article 1 
Within the conditions laid down in the Annex, the Commission shall bear the cost of: - meetings arranged by the European trade organisations which are aimed at preparing meetings of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, - explaining the objectives of, and measures relating to, the common fisheries policy, and in particular Commission proposals, and of disseminating relevant information in this field to the fishing industry and the groups concerned, maintaining regular contact with the organisations and groups concerned. Funding may be provided also for meetings of experts arranged by the Commission to support the activities referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph. Article 2 The Commission may carry out all the verifications it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions and performance of the tasks assigned by this Regulation to the European trade organisations, which shall assist the representatives appointed for this purpose by the Commission. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2000. For the Council The President F. Gomes (1) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 70.
Article 2 
The Commission may carry out all the verifications it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions and performance of the tasks assigned by this Regulation to the European trade organisations, which shall assist the representatives appointed for this purpose by the Commission. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2000. For the Council The President F. Gomes (1) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 70.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2000. For the Council The President F. Gomes (1) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 70.