30. 12. 95 Ofticial Journal of the European Communities No L 329/11 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3070/95 of 21 December 1995 on the establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking in the NAFO Regulatory THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (), Whereas the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 () and entered into force on 1 January 1979; Whereas, with the objective of improving control and enforcement in the NAFO Regulatory Area, the Community has agreed, in the framework of NAFO and the Agreement on Fisheries with Canada, to install satellite-tracking devices on at least 35% of the Community fishing vessels while they are engaged in fishing activities in the said NAFO Regulatory Area; Whereas, on 15 September 1995, the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a proposal to introduce a system of satellite tracking as part of the NAFO pilot project; Whereas, pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the proposal will, in the absence of objections, become a measure binding upon the NAFO Contracting Parties as from 15 November 1995; Area Whereas the system of satellite tracking is acceptable to the Community; Whereas provision should be made for adopting detailed rules for the implementation of the system, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  Member States shall ensure that satellite-tracking devices be installed on at least 35 % of the vessels flying their flag which fish or plan to fish in the Regulatory Area from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1997 in accordance with the rules and procedures set out in the Annex. 2.  Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States with one or two vessels fishing or planning to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be permitted to cooperate in order to ensure that at least 35 % of the total of these Member States’ vessels is equipped with satellite-tracking devices. Member States shall inform the Commission of any such agreement reached. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1995. () Opinion delivered on 15 December 1995 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA