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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 990/86

of 4 April 1986

concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (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 3723/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 of 20 December 1985, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 114/86 (4), provides for saithe quotas for 1986;

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 saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated for 1986; whereas Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 6 March 1986; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 1986.

Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany 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 of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 6 March 1986.

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

Donne at Brussel, 4 April 1986.

For the Commission

António CARDOSO E CUNHA

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 42.

(3) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 5.

(4) OJ No L 17, 23. 1. 1986, p. 4.