Control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish: regional fisheries organisations' recommendations

PURPOSE : to incorporate the recommendations and the resolutions of ICCAT and ICOT respectively into Community law. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Regulation 869/2004/EC amending Regulation 1936/2001/EC laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish. CONTENT : the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) had adopted a number of recommendations and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) had adopted a number of resolutions creating control and surveillance obligations, which have been transposed in Regulation 1936/2001/EC. ICCAT and IOTC recently recommended new control measures for certain stocks of highly migratory species. These recommendations and resolutions are binding on the Community. This Regulation implements those recommendations and resolutions and amends Regulation 1936/2001/EC accordingly. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 07/05/04.�