5.12.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 318/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (), Whereas: 1 4 ) e The Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (%) and entered into force on 1 January 1979. The NAFO Convention provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation on the rational conservation and management of fishery resources in the Area defined by the Convention. At its 25th Annual Meeting, held in Halifax on 15-19 September 2003, NAFO substantially revised the Conservation and Enforcement Measures applicable to fishing vessels operating in Areas beyond the limits of the national jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties in the Convention Area. These measures also incorporate provisions to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with the Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal). OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 65380 (O] L 74, 20.3.1980, p. 1). ) ) conservation and enforcement measures in order to ensure full respect for conservation and management measures adopted by NAFO. The measures provide for control measures applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Contracting Parties and operating in the NAFO Area, and arrangements for inspections at sea and in port, which include inspection and surveillance procedures and infringement procedures which must be implemented by the Contracting Parties. The measures also provide for the mandatory inspection of Non-Contracting Party vessels where they enter the ports of the Contracting Parties voluntarily and a prohibition on the landing and transhipment of catches if, during such inspection, it is established that they have been taken in breach of the conservation measures adopted by NAFO. Under Articles 11 and 12 of the NAFO Convention, these measures enter into force on 1 January 2004 and become binding on the Contracting Parties; the Community should apply these measures. Most of those provisions have been transposed into Community law by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1956/ 88 of 9 June 1988 adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (°), by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 286888 of 16 Septem- ber 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Scheme of Joint International Inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (*), by Council Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 of 27 January 1992 adopting OJ L 175, 6.7.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3067/95 (O] L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 1). O] L 257, 17.9.1988, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/97 (O] L 77, 19.3.1997, p. 5).