Brussels, 04/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 2 April, the European Commission adopted a proposal aimed at amending Council Regulation 1098/2007 establishing a multi-annual plan (“the plan”) for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting these stocks. The changes proposed mainly allow the plan to work effectively within the new decision-making framework set in place by the Lisbon Treaty.
The core objective of the plan is to ensure that Baltic cod stocks can be exploited under...