31990R3754

No L 360/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 12. 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3754/90 of 20 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole 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,

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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 VIII a and b by vessels flying the flag of France or regis­ December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups tered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and 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 common sole in the waters of ICES division provides for common sole quotas for 1990 ; VIII a and b by vessels flying the flag of France or regis­ tered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ 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 in to 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 exhausted the quota allocated ; Article 2

Whereas, according to the information communicated to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the ICES division VIII a, and b 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 MARfN Vice-President

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