Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/2001 of 30 March 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/2001
of 30 March 2001
prohibiting fishing for herring 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for herring for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2001,