Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms'
15. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 40/11 Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms’ (1999/C 40/05) On 9 November 1998 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal. The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 12 November 1998. The rapporteur was Mr Mun˜iz Guardado. At its 359th plenary session (meeting of 2 December 1998), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion with 102 votes in favour and two abstentions. The Committee approves the content of the Commission proposal, which seeks solely to correct the omissions, textual errors and editorial inadequacies found in Council Regulation No 850/98. Brussels, 2 December 1998. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Beatrice RANGONI MACHIAVELLI