Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/96 of 18 December 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 1996-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag













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31996R2424

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/96 of 18 December 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark  


Official Journal L 331 , 20/12/1996 P. 0001 - 0001 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2424/96 of 18 December 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of DenmarkTHE 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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2366/96 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1996;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 mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c, d (EC zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 December 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c, d (EC zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1996.Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c, d (EC zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 7 December 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 1.