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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/1999 of 15 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/1999 of 15 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/1999 of 15 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
OL L 245, 1999 9 17, p. 4–4
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/1999 of 15 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
Official Journal L 245 , 17/09/1999 P. 0004 - 0004
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1978/1999 of 15 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, (1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for plaice for 1999; (2) Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated; (3) Whereas, according to the information received by the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions VII f and VII g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; whereas Ireland has prohibited fishing for this stock from 1 September 1999; whereas this date should be adopted in this Regulation also, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions VII f and VII g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Ireland for 1999. Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES divisions VII f and VII g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above 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 from 1 September 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1999. For the Commission Padraig FLYNN Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5. (3) OJ L 13, 18.1.1999, p. 1. (4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 14.