ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
30.10.97 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L29625
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2131/97
of29October1997
fixingthemaximumexportrefundsforoliveoilforthe22ndpartialinvitationto
tenderunderthestandinginvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation (EC)No
2081/96
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1581/96(2),andin
particularArticle3thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2081/96(3)
issuedastandinginvitationtotenderwithaviewto
determiningtheexportrefundsonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle6ofRegulation (EC)No2081/96
providesthatmaximumamountsaretobefixedforthe
exportrefundsinthelightinparticularofthecurrent
situationandforeseeabledevelopments onthe
Communityandworldolive-oilmarketsandonthebasis
ofthetendersreceived;whereascontractsareawardedto
anytendererwhosubmitsatenderatthelevelofthe
maximumrefundoratalowerlevel;Whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingtheabovemen­
tionedprovisions,themaximumexportrefundsshould
besetatthelevelsspecifiedintheAnnex;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Themaximumexportrefundsforoliveoilforthe22nd
partialinvitationtotenderunderthestandinginvitation
totenderissuedbyRegulation (EC)No2081/96are
herebyfixedintheAnnex,onthebasisofthetenders
submittedby23October1997.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJ172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
P)OJL206,16.8.1996,p.11.
3OJL279,31.10.1996,p.17.

L296/26 IEN|OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.10.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29October1997fixingthemaximumexportrefundsfor
oliveoilforthe22ndpartialinvitationtotenderunderthestandinginvitationtotender
issuedbyRegulation (EC)No2081/96
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund
150910909100 20,50
150910909900—
150990009100 19,49
150990009900—
151000909100—
151000909900—
NB:Theproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamended
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3846/87.
30.10.97lEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L296/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2133/97
of29October1997
amendingRegulation (EC)No1773/97onaspecialinterventionmeasurefor
cerealsinFinlandandSweden
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1773/97ishereby
amendedasfollows:
'1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeimplemented inrespectof
400000tonnesofoatsproducedinFinlandand
SwedenandintendedforexportfromFinlandand
Swedentoallthirdcountries .
Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andthe
provisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticle
shallapply,mutatismutandis,tothesaidrefund.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995,layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92onthe
grantingofexportrefundsoncerealsandthemeasuresto
betakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthemarketfor
cereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2052/97(4),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1773/97Q,
opensaninvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexport
ofoatsproducedinFinlandandSwedentoallthirdcoun­
tries;whereas,inthepresentsituation,itisappropriateto
increasethequantityputupfortender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
2OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.$OJL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
b)OJL287,21.10.1997,p.14.
(s)OJL250,13.9.1997,p.1.
1.11.97EN1OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L298/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2170/97
of31October1997
fixingproductionrefundsoncerealsandrice
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1722/93toestablish
theexactamountpayable;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992,onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle7
(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle7(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1722/93of30June1993layingdowndetailedrulesfor
thearrangementsconcerningproductionrefundsinthe
cerealsandricesectors(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1516/95(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1722/93establishesthe
conditionsforgrantingtheproductionrefund;whereas
thebasisforthecalculation isestablishedinArticle3of
thesaidRegulation;whereastherefundthuscalculated
mustbefixedonceamonthandmaybealteredifthe
priceofmaizeand/orwheatand/orbarleychangessigni­
ficantly;
WhereastheproductionrefundstobefixedinthisRegu­
lationshouldbeadjustedbythecoefficientslistedintheArticle1
1.TherefundreferredtoinArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1722/93,expressedpertonneofstarch
extractedfrommaize,wheat,potatoes,riceorbrokenrice,
shallbeECU2,62pertonne.
2.TherefundreferredtoinArticle3(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1722/93,expressedpertonneofstarch
extractedfrombarleyandoats,shallbeECU1,84per
tonne.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
0OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(4)OJL159,1.7.1993,p.112.
(5OJL147,30.6.1995,p.49.
1.11.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L298/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2166/97
of31October1997
fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicabletotherefundonmalt
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(6),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(8);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheprovisionssetout
abovethatthecorrectiveamountmustbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(8)thereof,
WhereasArticle13(8)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
providesthattheexportrefundapplicabletocerealson
thedayonwhichapplicationforanexportlicenceis
made,adjustedforthethresholdpriceinforceduringthe
monthofexportation,mustbeappliedonrequestto
exportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
exportlicence;whereas,inthiscase,acorrectiveamount
maybeappliedtotherefund;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1501/95of29
June1995layingdowncertaindetailedrulesunder
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92onthegrantingof
exportrefundsoncerealsandthemeasurestobetakenin
theeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcerealsf),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No2052/97(4),allows
forthefixingofacorrectiveamountforthemaltreferred
toinArticle1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92;
whereasthatcorrectiveamountmustbecalculatedtaking
accountofthefactorsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/920,aslastHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThecorrectiveamountreferredtoinArticle13(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92whichisapplicableto
exportrefundsfixedinadvanceinrespectofmaltshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(•')OJL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
(4)OJL287,21.10.1997,p.14.
0OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.(6)OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
OOJL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

L298/42 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1997fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicable
totherefundonmalt
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeCurrent
111stperiod
122ndperiod
13rdperiod
24thperiod
35thperiod
4
110710119000 0 0 0 00 0
110710199000 000000
110710919000 0000 0 0
110710999000 00000 0
110720009000 0 00000
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode6thperiod
57thperiod
68thperiod
79thperiod
810thperiod
911thperiod
10
110710119000 0 0000 0
110710199000 0 00000
110710919000 00000 0
110710999000 0000 00
110720009000 0 0 00 00
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2139/97 of 30 October 1997 fixing the olive yields and oil yields for the 1996/97 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 636/95 (4), and in particular Articles 18 and 19 thereof,

Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that the olive yields and oil yields referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC are to be fixed by homogeneous production zone on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States; whereas the production zones were delimited by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 (5); whereas, in the light of the figures received, the yields should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;

Whereas, however, subsequent verification may reveal the need for these yields, which are used to calculate the average yields referred to in Article 17a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84, to be corrected;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 marketing year the olive yields and oil yields shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 30 October 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 67, 25. 3. 1995, p. 1.

(5) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

ANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA

A. ITALIA - ITALIEN - ITALIEN - ÉÔÁËÉÁ - ITALY - ITALIE - ITALIA - ITALIË - ITÁLIA - ITALIA - ITALIEN

>TABLE>

B. FRANCIA - FRANKRIG - FRANKREICH - ÃÁËËÉÁ - FRANCE - FRANCE - FRANCIA - FRANKRIJK - FRANÇA - RANSKA - FRANKRIKE

>TABLE>

C. GRECIA - GRÆKENLAND - GRIECHENLAND - ÅËËÁÄÁ - GREECE - GRÈCE - GRECIA - GRIEKENLAND - GRÉCIA - KREIKKA - GREKLAND

>TABLE>

D. ESPAÑA - SPANIEN - SPANIEN - ÉÓÐÁÍÉÁ - SPAIN - ESPAGNE - SPAGNA - SPANJE - ESPANHA - ESPANJA - SPANIEN

>TABLE>

E. PORTUGAL - PORTUGAL - PORTUGAL - ÐÏÑÔÏÃÁËÉÁ - PORTUGAL - PORTUGAL - PORTOGALLO - PORTUGAL - PORTUGAL - PORTUGALI - PORTUGAL

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2113/97 of 28 October 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 414/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany animal health measures were adopted by the German authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/97 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1500/97 (6);

Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal health side, the exceptional market support measures can now be closed down; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 414/97 needs to be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 414/97 is hereby repealed.

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, 28 October 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.

(5) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 29.

(6) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 44.
7.11.97 |ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L304/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2215/97
of6November 1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(%areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(8);
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasinfollowsfromapplyingtheserulestothe
presentsituationonmarketsincereals,andinparticular
toquotationsorpricesfortheseproductswithinthe
Communityandontheworldmarket,thattherefunds
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularthethird
subparagraph ofArticle13(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereastherefundsmustbefixedtakingintoaccount
thefactorsreferredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95of29June1995layingdown
certaindetailedrulesunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbance on
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2052/97(4);
Whereastherefundapplicableinthecaseofmaltsmust
becalculatedwithamounttakenofthequantityofcereals
requiredtomanufacturetheproductsinquestion;whereas
thesaidquantitiesarelaiddowninRegulation(EC)No
1501/95;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsonmaltlistedinArticle1(c)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1766/92shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21. (5)OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37. (<)OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
HOJL147,30.6.1995,p.7. OOJL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(4)OJL287,21.10.1997,p.14. (8)OJL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

L304/16 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.11.97
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof6November1997fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
110710199000 13,00
110710999000 15,00
110720009000 17,00
L303/10 1EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.11.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2204/97
of5November 1997
establishingthestandardimportvaluesfordeterminingtheentrypriceof
certainfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
3223/94of21December1994ondetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheimportarrangements forfruitand
vegetables('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2375/96(2),andinparticularArticle4(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95(4),andinparticularArticle3(3)
thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EC)No3223/94laysdown,
pursuanttotheoutcomeoftheUruguayRoundmultilat­
eraltradenegotiations ,thecriteriawherebytheCommis­
sionfixesthestandardvaluesforimportsfromthirdcountries,inrespectoftheproductsandperiodsstipu­
latedintheAnnexthereto;
Whereas,incompliancewiththeabovecriteria,the
standardimportvaluesmustbefixedatthelevelssetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThestandardimportvaluesreferredtoinArticle4of
Regulation(EC)No3223/94shallbefixedasindicated
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL337,24.12.1994,p.66.
(2)OJL325,14.12.1996,p.5.
(')OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
4OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.

6.11.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L303/11
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5November1997establishingthestandardimportvalues
fordeterminingtheentrypriceofcertainfruitandvegetables
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeThirdcountry Standardimport
code(') value
07020045 064 57,0
204 50,6
999 53,8
07099079 052 69,2
999 69,2
08052031 204 75,6
999 75,6
08052033,08052035,08052037,
08052039 052 64,6
999 64,6
08053040 052 86,5
388 53,7
524 67,8
528 49,4
999 64,4
08061050 052 102,4
064 62,8
400 226,7
999 130,6
08081092,08081094,08081098 060 44,7
064 44,6
400 88,1
404 86,7
528 52,4
999 63,3
08082067 052 101,1
064 77,7
400 98,0
999 92,3
(')CountrynomenclatureasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No68/96(OJL14,19.1.1996,p.6).Code'999
standsfor'ofotherorigin'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2231/97 of 7 November 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Finland

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 Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 390/97 of 20 December 1996 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1974/97 (4), provides for salmon quotas for 1997;

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 States are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1997; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 22 October 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Finland for 1997.

Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland 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 following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 22 October 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1997.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 102, 19. 4. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 66, 6. 3. 1997, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 278, 11. 10. 1997, p. 1.