Document ID: 31999R1447

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1447/1999
of 24 June 1999
establishing a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) according to Article 31(2a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3), the Council, acting on the basis of Article 37 of the Treaty, may draw up a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy;
(2) in order to improve transparency in the common fisheries policy, Member States should provide the Commission with information on instances of such behaviour and action taken by Member States;
(3) Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides for the protection of certain personal data in the framework of the control system applicable to the common fisheries policy;
(4) the abovementioned list is to be coherent with similar provisions adopted by international fisheries organisations;
(5) for certain measures laid down by this Regulation it is appropriate to provide for detailed rules of implementation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be those listed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission on a regular basis of the instances of behaviour referred to in Article 1 that have been discovered and shall provide it with all information regarding action taken by the administrative and/or judicial authorities.
2. The Commission shall make the information it receives pursuant to paragraph 1 available to the European Parliament, the Council and the Advisory Committee of Fisheries.
3. The information notified under paragraph 1 and made available under paragraph 2 shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
4. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article, shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
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 Luxembourg, 24 June 1999.

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