3.8.95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 184/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1909/95 of 24 July 1995 amending, for the 17th time, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources 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 Parli- ament (%), Whereas under Articles 2 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (%), the Council must adopt, in the light of available scientific opinion, the conservation measures needed to guarantee the rational and responsible exploitation of living marine aquatic resources on a sustainable basis ; whereas, to this end, the Council may establish technical measures regar- ding fishing gear and methods of using it; Whereas it is necessary to define principles and certain procedures for establishing these technical measures at Community level, so that each Member State can manage fishing activities in the maritime waters under its jurisdic- tion or sovereignty ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (*) lays down the general technical rules for catching and landing biological resources in the waters which it defines; Whereas, in the light of scientific opinion certain deroga- tions from technical measures established in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86, decided on an annual basis, may now be permanently incorporated into that Annex ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 should therefore be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regula- tion. : Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1995. () OJ No C 348, 9. 12. 1994, p. 7. () OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1995. % O] No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. ‘) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1796/};4 (OJ No L 187, of 22. 7. 1994, p- 1). For the Council The President P. SOLBES MIRA