Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 20/92 of 7 January 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
Date: 1992-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, sea fish, sea fishing













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Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 20/92 of 7 January 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom  


Official Journal L 003 , 08/01/1992 P. 0008 - 0008 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 20/92  of 7 January 1992  concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United KingdomTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 3602/91 (4), provides for herring quotas for 1991;  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 e and f by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for  1991; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 5 December 1991; 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 e and f 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 1991.  Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division VII e and f 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 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 5 December 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  Done at Brussels, 7 January 1992. For the Commission  Manuel MARÍN  Vice-President   (1) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 343, 13. 12. 1991, p. 4.