31990R3876

No L 367/ 112 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12. 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3876/90 of 21 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1990 ; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 15 December 1990 ; whereas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European it is therefore necessary 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 December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups Catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES division of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and II a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of a certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 (4), to have exhausted the total allowable catches for 1990. provides for horse mackerel total allowable catches for 1990 ; Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES division II a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of a Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ Member State or registered in a Member State is prohi­ sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of bited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment stocks subject to total allowable catches, it is necessary for and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen­ the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by tioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to Regulation. have exhausted the total allowable catches ;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to Article 2 the Commission, catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES division II a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the Member State have reached the total allowable catches for 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

(>) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 389, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1 . (<) OJ No L 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1 .