29It is also settled case-law that when, pursuant to Article 8(4) of Regulation No 3760/92, the Council fixes TACs and distributes fishing opportunities among Member States, it has to evaluate a complex economic situation. In such circumstances, its discretion is not limited solely to the nature and scope of the measures to be taken but also, to some extent, to the finding of basic facts. In reviewing the exercise of such a power, the Court must confine itself to examining whether there has been a manifest error or misuse of power or whether the authority in question has clearly exceeded the bounds of its discretion (Case C-4/96NIFPO and Northern Ireland Fishermen's Federation [1998] ECR I-681, paragraphs 41 and 42).