31977R2366

No L 277 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 10 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2366/77 of 25 October 1977 laying down the interim measures for the conservation and management of North Sea herring

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN extended until 31 December 1977 pending a review COMMUNITIES, of the situation , 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 December 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 November 1977 . on herring fishing in the North Sea should be

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1977.

For the Council

The President A. HUMBLET

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