31990R3755

22. 12 . 90 No L 360/45 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3755/90 of 20 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, stock as from 10 December 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, 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 1 1 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4055/89 of 19 Catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 2J + 3KL December 1989 fixing catch possibilities for 1990 for by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regu­ Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allo­ latory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention (3), cated to Portugal for 1990 . provides for cod quotas for 1990 ; Fishing for cod in the waters of NAFO zone 2J + 3KL Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels by the abovementioned vessels after the date of applica­ flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have tion of this Regulation. exhausted the quota allocated ; Whereas, according to the information communicated to Article 2 the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 2J + 3KL by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 1990 ; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this 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 . (2) OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 389, 30 . 12. 1989, p. 67.