21. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 171/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1761/95 of 29 June 1995 amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 laying down for 1995 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-west Atlantic Fisheries THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture () and, in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 () lays down fishing quotas for Member States in the Regulatory Area for 1995; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 850/95 (°) establishes for 1995 an autonomous quota for Greenland halibut in NAFO areas 2 and 3 at 18 630 tonnes; Whereas following bilateral negotiations, the European Community and the Government of Canada signed an Agreed Minute on fisheries and agreed on its provisional application ; Whereas the Agreed Minute establishes that Community fleets will limit their catches of Greenland halibut in NAFO areas 3LMNO to 5 013 tonnes from 16 April 1995 onwards ; Whereas in order to ensure the conservation of the Greenland halibut stock, provisions should be made with () OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1994, p. 60, Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 850/95. (O] No L 86, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1). () OJ No L 86, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1. regard to the communication of effort plans for this fishery ; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 should therefore be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regula- tion. 2. The following Article shall be inserted : ‘Article 2a Member States shall inform the Commission, of the fishing plan for the Greenland halibut fishery in the Regulatory Area and shall, no later than 1 December 1995, report to the Commission on its implementa- tion’. Article 2 All catches by Member States of Greenland halibut in NAFO areas 2 + 3 prior to the adoption of this Regula- tion, and taken after 15 April 1995 shall be counted against the quota established in the Annex. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.