Council Regulation (EC) No. 1448/1999 introducing transitional measures for the management of certain Mediterranean fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1626/94.

Regulation (EC) No. 1626/94 is hereby amended. In article 3(1), the date of 31 December 1998 shall be replaced by 31 May 2000; in article 6(1), the date of 31 December 1998 shall be replaced by 31 May 2000. Member States shall produce and make available to the Commission, all possible scientific information on the impact on the resources subject to the fisheries carried out under the conditions set out in article 3(1) and article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1626/94. This information should include fleet characteristics, technical details of the gear used and population dynamics of the biota likely to be affected by the fisheries. On the basis of all relevant scientific information, the Commission shall present to the Council, a proposal establishing whether the fisheries may be continued and the technical conditions that should govern them.