Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1439/92 of 2 June 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1439/92 of 2 June 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of a Member State Official Journal L 151 , 03/06/1992 P. 0019 - 0019

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1439/92 of 2 June 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3890/91 of 18 December 1991 fixing catch possibilities for 1992 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention (3), provides for cod quotas for 1992;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are considered to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, on the basis of the information available, the date by which catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zones 2J3KL by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are considered to have exhausted that part of the total allowable catch available to the Community in 1992 shall be fixed as of 3 June 1992,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article1¶

Catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zones 2J3KL by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are considered to have exhausted that part of the total allowable catch available to the Community for 1992 as of 3 June 1992.

From that date, fishing for cod in the waters of NAFO zones 2J3KL by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after this date.

Article2¶

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1992. For the Commission

Jean DONDELINGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1991, p. 69.