31990R3682

20 . 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 357/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3682/90 of 18 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a ; III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European France have reached the quota allocated for 1990, Economic Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241 /87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for Article 1 fishing activities ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof, Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), Ilia ; III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 flying the flag of France or registered in France are December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and for 1990 . certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 (4), (EC zone), III a ; III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels provides for mackerel quotas for 1990 ; flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohi­ bited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen­ sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of tioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ 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 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas, ^ccording to the information communicated to following its publication in the Official Journal of the the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1990.

For the Commission Manuel MARfN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988 , p. 2. I3) OJ No L 389, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1 .