22. 7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 187/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1796/94 of 18 July 1994 amending, for the fifteenth 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 Par- liament (3, Whereas, according to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (%), it falls to the Council to define, in the light of available scientific advice, the conservation measures required for the realization of the objectives indicated in Article 1 of the said Regulation ; Whereas it is therefore necessary to establish principles and certain procedures at Community level so that each Member State can assure the management of the fishing activities of vessels flying its flag; Whereas, according to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, the Council is to establish measures laying down the conditions of access to waters and resources and of the pursuit of exploitation activities and, in particular, lay down technical measures regarding fishing gear and its method of use; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (*) defines the general technical rules for the capture and landing of biological resources to be found in the waters which it delimits ; () OJ No C 346, 24. 12. 1993, p. 10. (» OJ No C 126, 9. 5. 1994. () OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3676/93 (O] No L 341, 31. 12. 1993, . 1) P Whereas taking acocunt of the latest scientific advice, it is necessary to establish seasonal limitations on fishing acti- vities in the Firth of Clyde and the Irish Sea in order to limit fishing for herring; Whereas, taking account of the scientific advice, it is necessary to establish seasonal limitations on certain fishing activities in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; Whereas the catching of certain species to be transformed into fish-meal or oil can be carried out with a derogatory mesh size provided that such catching operations do not have a negative influence on other demersal stocks, in particular cod and haddock ; Whereas these restrictions on fishing activities amount to technical measures and should therefore be incorporated into Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows : 1. In Article 7: (i) paragraph 2 shall be deleted and the existing para- graph 3 shall become paragraph 2; (ii) the following paragraphs shall be added : ‘3. Fishing for herring shall be prohibited from 1 July to 31 October within the area bounded by the following coordinates : — the west coast of Denmark at latitude 55° 30'N, — latitude 55° 30'N longitude 07° 00'E, — latitude 57° 00'N longitude 07° 00'E, — the west coast of Denmark at latitude 57° 00'N.