EN Official Journal of the European Communities15.7.2000 L 176/1I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1543/2000of 29 June 2000establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed toconduct the common fisheries policyTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity, 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) provides for regular assessments by theScientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fish-eries (hereinafter referred to as the STECF) of the situa-tion as regards fishery resources, and its economic impli-cations.(2) The United Nations Food and Agriculture OrganisationsCode of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and theAgreement relatin...