Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 of 12 June 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Spain, authorised catch, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

16. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 170/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1234/98

of 12 June 1998

concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State except Spain and Portugal

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 applic-
able to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular
Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19
December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and
certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (4), provides
for blue whiting quotas for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi-
sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of
stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis-
sion 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 blue whiting in the waters of
ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, VII by vessels flying the
flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal or
registered in a Member State except Spain and Portugal
have reached the quota allocated to the Member States for
1998;

Whereas catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES
divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, VII, by vessels flying the flag
of Spain or Portugal or registered in Spain or Portugal
have not reached the flat-rate quantity allocated to Spain
or the quantity allocated to Portugal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions
Vb (EC zone), VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State except Spain and Portugal or registered in a
Member State except Spain and Portugal are deemed to
have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community
except Spain and Portugal for 1998.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions
Vb (EC zone), VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State except Spain and Portugal or registered in a
Member State except Spain and Portugal 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 entry into force 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 113, 15. 4. 1998, p. 8.