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

The Commission presents an amended proposal as a result of changed circumstances. The ICCAT at its 17th meeting in 2001 and IOTC at its 6th regular meeting in 2001 recommended new control measures for certain stocks of highly migratory species. The Council has not yet adopted the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation 1936/2001/EC in order to transpose into Community law the technical measures adopted by ICCAT and IOTC at these meetings. ICCAT at its 13th special meeting (Bilbao, 28 October-4 November 2002) and IOTC at its 7th ordinary meeting (Victoria, Seychelles, 2-6 December 2002) adopted further control measures for certain highly migratory Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks. These should also be transposed into Community law. This amended proposal seeks to amend Regulation 1936/2001/EC in order to transpose both the 2001 and 2002 recommendations into Community law.�