Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2006 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 2005 amending Decision 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes (2006/2/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (5)  The new financial perspective will cover the period 2007 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to 2013. In order to avoid an interruption of Community financial support, it is therefore necessary that the financial assistance available to Member States Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof, under Decision 2004/465/EC is continued during 2006. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (6) It is appropriate to include in Decision 2004/465/EC studies on fisheries control as well as arrangements Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1), designed to facilitate the implementation of new tech- nologies on control. Whereas: (7)  Decision 2004/465/EC should therefore be amended The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) sets out general rules accordingly, on the conservation, management and responsible exploitation, and processing and marketing of living aquatic resources. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of Article 1 fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (?) underlined the need to enhance cooperation and coordi- Decision 2004/465/EC is hereby amended as follows: nation among Member States and with the Commission in order to strengthen control and discourage behaviour contrary to CFP rules. 1. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following: The period covered by Decision 2004/465/EC (%) will expire on 31 December 2005. 2. All Member States shall submit their annual fisheries control programme by 1 June 2004 for 2004 and by 31 January for 2005 and by 31 January 2006 for 2006. Due to domestic budgetary and administrative difficulties, Member States which acceded to the Community on 1 May 2004 have obtained very limited Community financial assistance under the current financial scheme foreseen under Decision 2004/465/EC. 2. The following points shall be added to Article 4(1): ¢ yet published in the Official Journal. ‘(i) Administrative arrangements with the Joint Research L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Centre aimed at implementing new technologies on L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 114. control;