31990R3756

No L 360/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3756/90 of 20' December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, from 8 December 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 Article 1 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (3) thereof, Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 II and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as United Kingdom for 1990. last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 (4), Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions provides for common sole quotas for 1990 ; II and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohi­ sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of bited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen­ sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels tioned vessels after the date of application of this Regula­ flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have tion . exhausted the quota allocated ; Article 2 Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of the wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom European Communities. have reached the quota allocated for 1990 ; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as It shall apply with effect from 8 December 1990.

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 MARÍN Vice-President

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