Council Regulation (EC) No 492/2009 of 25 May 2009 repealing 14 obsolete Regulations in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy

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 Act of Accession of 1985 and in particular Articles 162, 163(3), 164(2), 165(8), 171, 349(5), 350, 351(5), 352(9) and 358 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2003 and in particular Article 24 and Annexes VI, VIII, IX and XII thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) Improving the transparency of Community law is an essential element of the better lawmaking strategy that Community institutions are implementing. In that context it is appropriate to remove from active legislation those acts which no longer have real effect.

(3) For reasons of legal security and clarity, those obsolete Regulations should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulations to be repealed

Regulations: (EEC) No 31/83, (EEC) No 3117/85, (EEC) No 3781/85, (EEC) No 3252/87, (EEC) No 3571/90, (EEC) No 3499/91, (EC) No 1275/94, (EC) No 1448/1999, (EC) No 300/2001, (EC) No 2561/2001, (EC) No 2341/2002, (EC) No 2372/2002, (EC) No 2287/2003 and (EC) No 52/2006 are hereby repealed.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of 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 Brussels, 25 May 2009.

For the Council The President J. ŠEBESTA

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2) OJ L 5, 7.1.1983, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 297, 9.11.1985, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 363, 31.12.1985, p. 26.

(5) OJ L 314, 4.11.1987, p. 17.

(6) OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.

(7) OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 10.

(8) OJ L 331, 3.12.1991, p. 1.

(9) OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11.

(10) OJ L 140, 3.6.1994, p. 1.

(11) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 7.

(12) OJ L 44, 15.2.2001, p. 12.

(13) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 17.

(14) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.

(15) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 81.

(16) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(17) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 184.