31990R3593

14. 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 350/ 35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3593/90 of 12 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of France

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

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 1990 .

For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 207, 29 . 7. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988, p. 2. (») OJ No L 389, 30 . 12. 1989, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1 .