Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3070/95 on the establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking in the NAFO Regulatory Area
10. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 6/17 been forfeited or which are not statute barred shall have effect from the date of such request, except where more favourable provisions of the legislation of any Member State apply. ’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (*) Number of the Regulation resulting from this proposal. (**) Date of entry into force of the Regulation resulting from this proposal. This Regulation shall be binding directly applicable in all Member States. in its entirety and Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3070/95 of 21 December 1995 on the establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking in the NAFO Regulatory Area (98/C 6/07) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 671 final - 97/0346(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 8 December 1997) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 43 thereof, in particular Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3070/95 of 21 December 1995 on the establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking in the NAFO Regulatory AreaØ(˛), Member States are carrying out a pilot project on satellite tracking of vessels fishing in the Regulatory Area from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1997; Whereas on 19 September 1997 the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a proposal to prolong the pilot project on satellite tracking to 31 December 1998; Whereas, in accordance with Article XI of the NAFO Convention and in the absence of objections, the proposal will become a measure binding on the NAFO Contracting Parties as from 25 November 1997; Whereas steps should be taken to implement the proposal at Community level; Whereas as a matter of urgency and common concern this Regulation should apply from 1 January 1998, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Regulation (EC) No 3070/95 is hereby amended as follows: Article 1 In Article 1 (1) the date "31 December 1997’ is replaced by "31 December 1998’. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. (˛) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 11