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Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eelLegal instrument | Regulation |
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Number legal act | Regulation 2007/1100 |
Original proposal | COM(2005)472 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 32007R1100 |
Document | 18-09-2007 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 22-09-2007; OJ L 248, 22.9.2007,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 04 Volume 005 |
Effect | 25-09-2007; Entry into force Date pub. + 3 See Art 13 |
End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
22.9.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 248/17 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1100/2007
of 18 September 2007
establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
On 19 July 2004 the Council adopted conclusions concerning the Commission’s Communication to the Council and the European Parliament of 1 October 2003 on the development of a Community Action Plan for the Management of European Eel, which included a request to the Commission to come forward with proposals for long-term management of eels in Europe. |
(2) |
On 15 November 2005 the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to immediately submit a proposal for a regulation for the recovery of European eel stocks. |
(3) |
The latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) concerning European eel is that the stock is outside safe biological limits and that current fisheries are not sustainable. ICES recommends that a recovery plan be developed for the whole stock of European eel as a matter of urgency and that exploitation and other human activities affecting the fishery or the stock be reduced as much as possible. |
(4) |
There are diverse conditions and needs in the Community which require different specific solutions. That diversity should be taken into account in the planning and execution of measures to ensure protection and sustainable use of the population of European eel. Decisions should be taken as close as possible to the locations where eel are exploited. Priority should be given to action by Member States through the drawing up of Eel Management Plans adjusted to regional and local conditions. |
(5) |
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (2) and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (3) are intended, inter alia, to protect, conserve and enhance the aquatic environment where eels spend part of their life cycle and it is necessary to ensure that there is coordination and consistency between measures taken under this Regulation and those taken under the aforementioned Directives. In particular, Eel Management Plans should cover river basins defined in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC. |
(6) |
The success of measures for the recovery of the European eel stock depends on close cooperation and coherent action at Community, Member State and local and regional level as well as on information, consultation and involvement of the public sectors involved. To this end support from the European Fisheries Fund may contribute to the effective implementation of Eel Management Plans. |
(7) |
If river basins lying within the national territory of a Member State cannot be identified and defined as constituting natural habitats for the European eel, it should be possible for that Member State to be exempted from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan. |
(8) |
In order to ensure that eel recovery measures are effective and equitable, it is necessary that Member States identify the measures they intend to take and the areas to be covered, that this information be communicated widely, and that the effectiveness of the measures be evaluated. |
(9) |
Eel Management Plans should be approved by the Commission on the basis of a technical and scientific evaluation by the Scientific, Technical and... |
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