<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to the statements which the British Prime Minister and his Minister for Agriculture made to the British Parliament and the press on 18 June 1997, following the recent Amsterdam summit, the British Government has received written support (in the form of a letter) from the President of the Commission for its fisheries policy as regards the introduction of new conditions governing the operation of joint Spanish-British fisheries undertakings fishing in Community waters off the United Kingdom.  1.  Did the Commission give a written undertaking to support measures put forward unilaterally by the British Government?  2.  What legal and political significance does the Commission place on the above letter?  3.  What exactly did the letter say?  4.  Did the Commission take the Spanish Government's opinion into account before forwarding the letter?  5.  Did it consult the undertakings concerned before taking such a step?  6.  Does it feel that it has fulfilled its duty faithfully to uphold the treaties and the fundamental principles and freedoms deriving therefrom by intervening in support of a national government proposal concerning a matter on which the Court of Justice has already handed down several rulings regarding the legality of the activities of such undertakings (many of which are still waiting for the British authorities to pay them compensation in compliance with those rulings), which are operating in compliance with the fundamental principles and freedoms of the single market enshrined in the Treaty?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>
According to the statements which the British Prime Minister and his Minister for Agriculture made to the British Parliament and the press on 18 June 1997, following the recent Amsterdam summit, the British Government has received written support (in the form of a letter) from the President of the Commission for its fisheries policy as regards the introduction of new conditions governing the operation of joint Spanish-British fisheries undertakings fishing in Community waters off the United Kingdom.  1.  Did the Commission give a written undertaking to support measures put forward unilaterally by the British Government?  2.  What legal and political significance does the Commission place on the above letter?  3.  What exactly did the letter say?  4.  Did the Commission take the Spanish Government's opinion into account before forwarding the letter?  5.  Did it consult the undertakings concerned before taking such a step?  6.  Does it feel that it has fulfilled its duty faithfully to uphold the treaties and the fundamental principles and freedoms deriving therefrom by intervening in support of a national government proposal concerning a matter on which the Court of Justice has already handed down several rulings regarding the legality of the activities of such undertakings (many of which are still waiting for the British authorities to pay them compensation in compliance with those rulings), which are operating in compliance with the fundamental principles and freedoms of the single market enshrined in the Treaty?