31990R1218

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1218/90

of 8 May 1990

concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain

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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 738/90 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1990;

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 deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1990; whereas Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 April 1990; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1990.

Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 27 April 1990.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 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.

(4) OJ No L 82, 29. 3. 1990, p. 7.