Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/87 of 21 August 1987 concerning the stopping of fishing for Norway pout by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/87 of 21 August 1987 concerning the stopping of fishing for Norway pout by vessels flying the flag of a Member State Official Journal L 241 , 25/08/1987 P. 0005 - 0005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2538/87

of 21 August 1987

concerning the stopping of fishing for Norway pout by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4035/86 of 22 December 1986 allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian economic zone and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (2) provides for Norway pout quotas for 1987;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Norway pout in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1987,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article1¶

Catches of Norway pout in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1987.

Fishing for Norway pout in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article2¶

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 1987.

For the Commission

Willy DE CLERCQ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 80.