19.11.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 309/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2479/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 66/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 (%), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’, was approved by Decision 81/691/EEC (3 and entered into force for the Community on 21 May 1982; Considering the statement by the chairman of the confer- ence on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources of 19 May 1980 attached to the Final Act of that conference, and in particular paragraph 5 thereof; Whereas, at its annual meeting on 7 November 1997, the Commission for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources, hereinafter referred to as the ‘CCAMLR’, established by the Convention, adopted on the recom- mendation of its Scientific Committee certain conserva- tion and management measures in the CCAMLR conven- tion area for the period from 7 November 1997 to 6 November 1998; Whereas these conservation measures became binding as from 10 May 1998; () OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1998, p. 1. () OJ L 252, 5. 9. 1981, p. 26. Whereas provision should be made whereby only those vessels holding a special fishing permit issued in accord- ance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 (®) are to be allowed to carry out fishing activities; Whereas the members of CCAMLR have agreed to apply the conservation measures adopted on 7 November 1997, on a provisional basis, without waiting for them to become binding, in view of the fact that some of the conservation measures relate to fishing seasons commencing on or after 7 November 1997; Whereas the Community, as a Contracting Party to the Convention, is bound to ensure that the measures adopted by the CCAMLR are applied to fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State with effect from the dates fixed; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 66/98 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 66/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Only those vessels named in the list mentioned in paragraph 2 and which have a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regula- tion (EC) No 1627/94 (") by the Member State whose flag they fly shall have the right to carry out fishing activities in the area defined in Article 1. () OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 7.; () OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 7.