31990R3760

No L 360/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 12. 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3760/90 of 21 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 17 December 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European date ; 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (3) thereof, Article 1

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 Catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups Zone) and IV (EC Zone) by vessels flying the flag of of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 1990. last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 (4), Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC provides for hake quotas for 1990 ; Zone) and IV (EC Zone) by vessels flying the flag of Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ Germany or registered in Germany is prohibited, as well sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of as the retention on board, the transhipment and the stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. 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 hake in the waters of ICES wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the divisions II a (EC Zone) and IV (EC Zone) by vessels European Communities. flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated for 1990 ; whereas Germany It shall apply with effect from 17 December 1990.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990.

For the Commission Manuel MARfN Vice-President

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