No L 211/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 22..7. 89 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2220/89 of 18 July 1989 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN -COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources ('), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof, ~ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the same Regulation must be- formulated in the light of the available scientific advice ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86(), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4193/88 (), lays down general rules-for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No-4193/88 laid down a new definition for the length of beams used by beam trawlers ; whereas this would have had the effect of reducing the effective length of beams which it is permitted to- use in the coastal zone ; whereas, in order to maintain the same effective length, it is necessary to increase the nominal permitted length,. : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 In Article 9 (3) (c) and .in" the third subparagraph of Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86, ‘eight’ is hereby replaced in each ‘cause by ‘nine’. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989. o L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.. o L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1. o L 369, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. For the Council The President E. CRESSON