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13 . 10 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 260/ 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2243/77 of 11 October 1977 prohibiting fishing for Norway pout

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN situation on the basis of the scientific information COMMUNITIES, available, this prohibition should be extended for the main part of the zone referred to above until 31 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European October 1977, Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 350/77 of 18 February 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and manage­ Article 1 ment of fishery resources (*), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1 673/77 (2), and in particular Article Fishing for Norway pout shall be prohibited from 16 5 (2) thereof, to 31 October 1977 in that part of the North Sea bounded by a line joining the following points : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, — east coast of the United Kingdom at 56° 00' lati­ Whereas during fishing for Norway pout for industrial tude North, purposes a high proportion of immature fish of — 56° 00 latitude North — 00° 00 longitude, demersal species are caught as by-catches ; — 60° 00' latitude North — 00° 00' longitude, — 60° 00 latitude North — 03° 00 longitude West, Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 350/77 — 58° 30' latitude North — 03° 00' longitude West, provides for the adoption of measures on fishing for — east coast of the United Kingdom at 58° 30' lati­ Norway pout ; whereas, in implementation of that tude North . Regulation, fishing for Norway pout was prohibited by Regulation (EEC) No 1673/77 until 15 October 1977 Article 2 in part of the North Sea situated to the north-east of the coast of the United Kingdom ; whereas for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October immediate future, pending a re-examination of the 1977 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 1977. For the Council The President

A. HUMBLET

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