COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2347/2002of 16 December 2002establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocksTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-nity, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries andaquaculture (3) requires the Council to adopt, in the lightof the available scientific advice and, in particular, of thereport prepared by the Scientific, Technical andEconomic Committee for Fisheries, the measures neces-sary to ensure the rational and responsible exploitationof resources on a sustainable basis, and the conditions ofaccess to resources.(2) Scientific advice concerning certain stocks of fish foundin the deep sea indicates that these stocks are vulne...