Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/94 of 5 September 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for American plaice by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2177/94 of 5 September 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for American plaice by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 of 20 December 1993 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West  Atlantic Fisheries (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/94 (3), provides for American plaice quotas for 1994;
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 American plaice in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1994,