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28 . 9 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 247/ 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2114/ 77 of 26 September 1977 laying down the interim measures for the conservation and management of North Sea herring

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN extended until "31 October 1977 pending an overall COMMUNITIES, examination of fisheries problems, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 350/77 of 18 February 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and manage­ The catch quotas authorized for direct fishing of ment of fishery resources ('), as last amended by Regu­ North Sea herring in sub-zone IV and division VII (d) lation (EEC) No 1 673/77 (2), and in particular Article defined by the International Council for the Explora­ 1 (2) thereof, tion of the Sea (ICES) are fixed at zero up to 31 October 1977 for all Member States . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , Whereas scientific estimates indicate that the Article 2 extremely precarious situation of the North Sea herring stock persists ; whereas, consequently, the ban This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October on herring fishing in the North Sea should be 1977 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 26 September 1977.

For the Council The President

A. HUMBLET

(•) OJ No L 48 , 19 . 2. 1977, p. 28 . (-') OJ No L 186, 26 . 7 . 1977, p. 30 .