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Conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
SUMMARY OF:
Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE CONVENTION AND THE DECISION?
KEY POINTS
To conserve marine life, the Convention requires that any fishing and associated activities must follow the following principles:
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and the Scientific Committee
DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE
The convention entered into force on 7 April 1982.
BACKGROUND
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KEY TERMS
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MAIN DOCUMENTS
Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (OJ L 252, 5.9.1981, pp. 27-35)
Council Decision 81/691/EEC of 4 September 1981 on the conclusion of the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (OJ L 252, 5.9.1981, p. 26)
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Council Decision (EU) 2019/867 of 14 May 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), and repealing the Decision of 24 June 2014 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, in the CCAMLR (OJ L 140, 28.5.2019, pp. 72-77)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final, 16.1.2018)
Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, pp. 81-104)
Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans (JOIN(2016) 49 final, 10.11.2016)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, pp. 1-50)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 have been incoporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, pp. 1-32)
See consolidated version.
Council Regulation (EC) No 600/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain technical measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, pp. 1-15)
Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, pp. 16-29)
See consolidated version.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 of 22 May 2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, pp. 1-9)
See consolidated version.
last update 10.03.2020