28.2.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 54/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 436/92 of 10 February 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries : Organization 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 2 Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 (2) implements the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Fisheries Commission on 10 February 1988; Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted on 13 September 1991 a proposal for a modified scheme, henceforward to be entitled ‘scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance’; whereas pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the proposal will, in the absence of objections, become a measure binding upon Contracting Parties with effect from 6 January 1992; whereas the modified scheme is acceptable to the Community; Whereas provision.should be made for adopting detailed rules for implementing the modified scheme, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ‘ Article 1 Regﬁlation (EEC) No 1956/88 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 The scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance, adopted by ‘the NAFO Fisheries Commission on 13 September 1991, hereinafter referred to as “the scheme”, shall apply in the Community. The text of the scheme is attached to this Regulation.’; 2. Article 2.1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘The Commission of the European Communities shall assign Community inspectors to the scheme. The inspectors may be appointed by the Commission or by a Member State. A Community inspector may be placed on board any Member State vessel or aircraft engaged or about to be engaged in inspection or surveillance duties in the NAFO regulatory area.’ 3. The scheme shall be replaced by that contained in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. . Done at Brussels, 10 February 1992. (*) OJ No L 24,27. 1. 1983, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 175, 6. 7. 1988, p. 1. For the Council The President Jorge BRAGA DE MACEDO