Commission Regulation (EC) No 2425/97 of 4 December 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, France, Ireland and the Netherlands

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2425/97 of 4 December 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, France, Ireland 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 Regulation (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 2205/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2185/97 (4), stops fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands;
Whereas on 13 November 1997 Portugal transferred to Denmark 2 000 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 Denmark or registered in Denmark must therefore be authorized;
Whereas the present state of uptake of the horse mackerel quota allocated to Portugal 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 transfer in question may be made;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 should therefore be amended,