L 337/56 Official Journal of the European Union 21.12.2007 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1542/2007 of 20 December 2007 on landing and weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi- tation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 23(5) of Regulation (EC) No 23712002 provides that detailed rules may be adopted concerning the setting up of administrative and technical structures necessary for ensuring effective control, inspection and en- forcement as laid down in Article 23(3) thereof. (2) It is appropriate, in order to ensure fair competition, to introduce harmonised procedures for landing and weighing of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel. (3)  Procedures for landing and weighing have been developed during 2002 to 2005 in close cooperation between the Community, Norway and the Faeroe Islands and have been made part of Community legis- lation during the development phase as transitional technical and control measures in Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in community waters, and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (?). (4 To allow an adequate control and inspection of landings of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel by Community vessels landings should only be allowed in designated ports in the Community or in third countries that () OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (O] L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1). (®» O) L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (O] L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 22). apply a system similar to the Community system for landing and weighing of those species. (5) In order to improve the accuracy of the information submitted in the logbook, it is necessary to provide for certain exceptions to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish (3). For reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to specify that certain requirements of this Regulation apply in addition to those set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (4. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Scope This Regulation shall apply to landings in the Community by Community and third country fishing vessels, or by Community fishing vessels in third countries, of quantities per landing exceeding 10 tonnes of herring (Clupea harengus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) or a combination thereof, taken in () for herring in ICES (°) zones I, II, Illa, IV, Vb, VI, and VI[; (b) for mackerel and horse mackerel in ICES zones Ila, Illa, IV, VI, and VIL (®) OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1804/2005 (O] L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 10). ( OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1967/2006 (O] L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11). (°) International Council for the exploration of the Sea as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States in the north-east Atlantic (O] L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (O] L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).