31990R3753

22. 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 360/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3753/90 of 20 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for megrim by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1990 , 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (3) thereof, Catches of megrim in the waters of ICES divisions VIII a, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 b, d and e by vessels flying the flag of France or registered December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allo­ of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and cated 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 megrim in the waters of ICES divisions VIII a, provides for megrim quotas for 1990 ; b, d and e by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ 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 megrim in the waters of ICES wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the divisions VIII a, b, d and e by vessels flying the flag of European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1990 .

For the Commission Manuel MARlN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1 . (A OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 389, 30 . 12. 1989, p. 1 . M OJ No L 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1 .