Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2007of 18 September 2007amending Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources, 307R1099, September 22, 2007
Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004of 22 March 2004laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999THE 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,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered on 16.12.2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Whereas:(1)The Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources, (Convention), was approved by the Community by Council Decision 81/691/EECOJ L 252, 5.9.1981, p. 26., and entered into force in the Community on 21 May 1982.(2)The Convention provides a framework for regional cooperation in the conservation and management of Antarctic marine living resources through the establishment of a Commission for the conservation and management of Antarctic marine living resources, hereinafter (CCAMLR), and the adoption by the CCAMLR of conservation measures which become binding on the Contracting Parties.(3)The Community, as a Contracting Party to the Convention, should ensure that the conservation measures adopted by the CCAMLR are applied to Community fishing vessels.(4)The measures concerned include numerous rules and provisions for the control of fishing activities in the Convention area which must be incorporated in Community law as special provisions within the meaning of Article 1(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policyOJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1)., and supplementing the provisions thereof.(5)Some of those special provisions have been transposed into Community law by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3943/90 of 19 December 1990 on the application of the system of observation and inspection established under Article XXIV of the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resourcesOJ L 379, 31.12.1990, p. 45., by Council Regulation (EC) No 66/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the AntarcticOJ L 6, 10.1.1998, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 (OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1)., and by Council Regulation (EC) No 1721/1999 of 29 July 1999 laying down certain control measures in respect of vessels flying the flag of non-Contracting Parties to the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resourcesOJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 14..(6)With a view to implementing the new conservation measures adopted by the CCAMLR, those Regulations should be repealed and replaced by a single Regulation bringing together the special provisions for the control of fishing activities arising from the Community's obligations as a Contracting Party to the Convention.(7)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the CommissionOJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: