Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/89 of 6 December 1989 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3665/89
of 6 December 1989
concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 4194/88 of 21 December 1988 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1989 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended b Regulation (EEC) No 2278/89 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1989;
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) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have reached the quota allocated for 1989; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock as from 23 November 1989; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,