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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1938/90

of 5 July 1990

concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

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 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 1887/90 (4), provides for herring 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, the quota of herring in the waters of ICES divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock), VII d allocated to Denmark for 1990 is exhausted owing to a transfer of this quota,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quota of herring in the waters of ICES divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock), VII d allocated to Denmark for 1990 is deemed to be exhausted.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock), VII d by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 entry into force 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 July 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 172, 5. 7. 1990, p. 1.