31985R3109

No L 296/32 8 . 11 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3109/85 of 7 November 1985 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or COMMUNITIES, registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1985, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States ('), as Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 /85 of 19 are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to December 1984 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups Belgium for 1985. i of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1985 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES division VII a by as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2756/85 (4), vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium provides for plaice quotas for 1985 ; is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the tran­ shipment and the landing of such stock captured by the Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of of this Regulation. stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Comfnis­ sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels Article 2 flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Whereas, according to the information communicated to publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 220, 29 . 7. 1982, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1983, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 1 , 1 . 1 . 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 259, 1 . 10 . 1985, p. 68 .