31990R3246

No L 311 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 11 . 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3246/90 of 8 November 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying die flag of the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, fishing for this stock as from 18 October 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241 /87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 3483/88 and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Ila Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 (EC zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the Quota certain conditions under which they may be fished (}\ as allocated to the Netherlands for 1990 . last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 (4), Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Ila provides for mackerel quotas for 1990 ; (EC zone), III a, IHb, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ board, the transhipment and the landing of suchstock sion, to fix the date by which catches made by vessels captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have application of this Regulation. exhausted the quota allocated ; Article 2 Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ ICES divisions Ila (EC zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or pean Communities. registered in the Netherlands have reached the quota allo­ cated for 1990 ; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited It shall apply with effect from 18 October 1990.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 1990.

For the Commission Manuel MARlN Vice-President

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