10. 1. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 6/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 66/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (?), Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992, establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (%), the Council may determine certain conditions for access by Community fishing vessels to waters and resources; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993, establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (), applies to all fishing activities and to all associated activities carried out within the maritime waters subject to sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, and to all activities of Community fishing vessels which operate in the waters of non- member countries and on the high seas, without prejudice to the special provisions contained in fisheries agreements concluded between the Community and third countries, or in International Conventions to which the Community is a party; Whereas the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, hereinafter called ‘the Convention’, was approved by Decision 81/691/EEC (°) and entered into force for the Community on 21 May 1982; Considering the statement by the Chairman of the Con- ference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 1 () OJ C 189, 20. 6. 1997, p. 10. () OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. () OF L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (OJ L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1). () OJ L 252, 5. 9. 1981, p. 26. Resources of 19 May 1980 attached to the Final Act of that Conference, and in particular paragraph 5 thereof; Whereas the Commission of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, hereinafter referred to as the ‘CCAMLR’, established by the Convention, adopted on the recommendation of its Scientific Committee, certain conservation measures applicable, in particular, to fish stocks occurring in the waters off South Georgia; Whereas the Members of the CCAMLR stated that they intended to apply the latest conservation measures, adopted on 1 November 1996, on a provisional basis, without waiting for them to become binding, in view of the fact that some of the conservation measures relate to fishing seasons which would commence on or after 1 July 1997; Whereas the Community, as a Contracting party to the Convention, is bound to ensure that the measures adopted by the CCAMLR are applied to Community fishing vessels with effect from relevant dates; Whereas it is necessary to provide for a mechanism allowing the Council to implement further conservation measures adopted by the CCAMLR on a proposal from the Commission using a simplified procedure; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2113/96, of 25 October 1996 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic (°), laid down certain technical measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic in force at that time; whereas the changes to be made to that Regulation in order to implement the conservation measures adopted at the 1996 CCAMLR meeting are numerous; whereas for reasons of clarity of the text it is therefore appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 and replace it by a new Regulation, () OJ L 283, 5. 11. 1996, p. 1.