Commission Regulation (EC) No 2185/97 of 3 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2185/97 of 3 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 (3) stops fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands;
Whereas on 17 October 1997 Spain transferred to France 4 000 tonnes of horse mackerel and on 21 October 1997 to Ireland 1 650 tonnes of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV; whereas fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France and Ireland or registered in France or Ireland must therefore the authorized;
Whereas the present state of uptake of the horse mackerel quota allocated to Spain in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV means that the quota transfers in question may be made;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 should therefore be amended,