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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1791/87

of 26 June 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1677/87 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4027/86 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/87 (3), stopped fishing for cod in ICES divisions VII (excluding VII a, VIII, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium as from 7 June 1987;

Whereas a Member State has corrected the catch figures which it provided to the Commission and the corrected figures show that the quota has not in fact been exhausted; whereas fishing for cod in ICES divisions VII (excluding VII a, VIII, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium should therefore be permitted; whereas, consequently, it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/87,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1677/87 is hereby replaced by the following:

'Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 1987.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 26 June 1987.

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 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 157, 17. 6. 1987, p. 7.