31990R3875

29 . 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 367/ 111

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3875/90 of 21 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, United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 15 December 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to abide by that date, Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241 /87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 common sole in the waters of ICES division December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and VII e by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 887/90 (4), exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1990 . provides for common sole quotas for 1990 ; Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of VII e by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or stocks subject to quotas, for the Commission to fix the registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels allocated ; after the date of application of this Regulation.

Whereas, according to the information communicated to Article 2 the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the have reached the quota allocated for 1990 ; whereas the European Communities.

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 MARÍN Vice-President

1) 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. 1 . O OJ No L 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1 .