Council Regulation (EC) No 1368/2006 of 27 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp

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) Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 of 22 May 2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. (2) implements the catch documentation scheme adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (hereinafter referred to as ‘CCAMLR’) at its eighteenth Annual Meeting in November 1999.

(2) The CCAMLR adopted a number of amendments to the scheme and to a related resolution aiming at improving the control of landings, imports, exports, re-exports and transhipments of Dissostichus spp. and at harmonising the implementation thereof.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

‘Article 4

‘Article 22 By 15 March, 15 June, 15 September and 15 December of each year Member States shall communicate to the Commission a summary list of the catch documents issued in or received into their territory in respect of landings, imports, exports, re-exports and transhipments including the following data: Document Identification Numbers; date of landing, import, export, re-export or transhipment; weights landed, imported, exported, re exported or transhipped; origin and destination.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.

For the Council The President J. PRÖLL

(1) OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 669/2003 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 1).