97/246/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1997 amending Decision 71/128/EEC on the Advisory Committee on Fisheries

COMMISSION DECISION of 4 April 1997 amending Decision 71/128/EEC on the Advisory Committee on Fisheries (97/246/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas an Advisory Committee on Fisheries was set up by Commission Decision 71/128/EEC (1) which text has last been replaced by Decision 89/4/EEC (2);
Whereas it is important for the Commission that the trade interests and the consumers be associated in the devising and management of the common fisheries policy;
Whereas experience gained in consulting the trade interests and the consumers has shown that the Committee's role and the way it functions should be adjusted to take account of changes which have occurred since it was set up, by improving the consultation process and the conditions under which the Committee operates;
Whereas the term of office of the members of the Committee expired on 9 November 1995 and new members should therefore be appointed;
Whereas the term of office of the Committee members should nevertheless be limited to 18 months and the Commission should draw up suitable provisions on the structure of the Committee and its working procedures during that time with a view to the adoption of a new decision;
Whereas, to that end, there should be no provision for the Committee members to remain in office after that 18-month term until their replacement or the renewal of their term of office;
Whereas certain minor points of the Decision should also be adapted,