L 8/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.1.98 COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1997 amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984 (98/21/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (*), and in particular Article 8(4)(ii) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Decision 83/653/EEC (%) sets out the method for the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea with a reference to the share of the TAC (Total Allowable Catch) available to the Community as constituted before the accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland; Whereas the 1994 Act of Accession defines the share of North Sea herring allocated to Sweden as a percentage of the share of the TAC for this stock available to the enlarged Community; (") OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. () OJ L 371, 31. 12. 1983, p. 39. Whereas it is appropriate to amend Decision 83/ 653/EEC in order to refer specifically to the enlarged Community and to include Sweden in the allocation, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision No 83/653/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997. For the Council The President F. BODEN