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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3675/84

of 21 December 1984

concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulaton (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 320/84 of 31 January 1984 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community's fishing zone, provisional total allowable catches for 1984, the provisional share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/84 (4), provides for herring quotas for 1984;

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 herring in the waters of ICES division VII a (Manx stock), by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom, have reached the quota allocated for 1984; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 23 December 1984; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES division VII a (Manx stock), by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1984.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division VII a (Manx stock), by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such fish by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 23 December 1984.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1984.

For the Commission

Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1983, p. 14.

(3) OJ No L 37, 8. 2. 1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 318, 7. 12. 1984, p. 6.

Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1984	See Art. 1
December 28, 1984	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 2
December 23, 1984	Application - See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3675/84 of 21 December 1984 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom