Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound
C 4/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 1. 98 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (98/C 4/05) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 675 final - 97/0354(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 10 December 1997) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, Article 43 thereof, Fishery Commission’, set up by the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, hereinafter referred to as "the lays down the rules governing Gdansk Convention’, fishing operations in the Baltic Sea; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard Parliament, to the opinion from the European Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 4 of Council ReguÜ lation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 estabÜ lishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaÜ cultureØ(˛), the Council is responsible for adopting, in the light of the available scientific advice, the conservation measures necessary to ensure the rational and responsible exploitation of living marine resources on a sustainable basis; whereas, to that end, the Council may lay down technical measures concerning fishing gear and the ways in which it is used; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) 1866/86Ø(ˇ) lays down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound; Whereas Fishery Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "Baltic Sea International Baltic Sea the Whereas by letter of 17 September 1997 the Baltic Sea Fishery Commission notified the Contracting States of certain recommendations, adopted at the 23rd session of the Commission, to modify, among other things, some technical measures; Whereas the the Gdansk Convention provides Community must give effect to the said recommenÜ dations in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, subject to the objection procedure laid down in Article XI of the Convention; whereas there are no grounds for such objections; that Whereas, the Council may lay down technical measures concerning fishing gear and the ways in which it is used, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 2 (1) the provisions concerning flounder (Platichtys flesus) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) shall be replaced by the following: (˛) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1, Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (ˇ) OJ L 162, 18. 6. 1986, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1821/96 (OJ L 241, 21. 9. 1996, p. 8). 8. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 4/7 "Species Water Period of prohibition Flounder (Platichtys flesus) Subdivision 26, 28 and 29 south of latitude 59› 30ü N 15 February to 15 May Flounder Female flounder Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Female plaice Subdivision 32 Subdivision 22 geographical Annex II except for area described 1 February to 30 June 1 February to 30 April the in Subdivision 26, 27, 28 and 29 south of latitude 59› 30ü N 15 February to 15 May except for area described the Subdivision 22 geographical in Annex II and subdivisions 24 and 25 1 February to 30 April’ 2. Article 9 (1) shall be replaced by the following: "1. Ú It shall be prohibited, in fishing for salmon (Salmo salar) or sea trout (Salmo trutta): - to use drifting or anchored nets from 1 June to 15 September in waters of subdivision 22 to 31, - to use drifting or anchored nets from 15 June to 30 September in waters of subdivision 32, - to use drifting lines and anchored lines from 1 the waters of to 15 November in April subdivisions 22 to 31, The area of prohibition during the closed season is beyond the four nautical miles measured baselines, except subdivision 32 and the area east of longitude 22› 30ü E (Bengtsk…r lighthouse) inside the Finnish territorial waters and fishing zone where fishing with driftlines and anchored lines is prohibited from 1 July to 15 September. ’ from Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. - to use drifting lines and anchored lines from 1 July to 15 September in the waters of subdivision 32. This Regulation shall be binding directly applicable in all Member States. in its entirety and