Commission Regulation (EC) No 2340/1999 of 3 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for cod and haddock by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2340/1999
of 3 November 1999
prohibiting fishing for cod and haddock 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 53/1999 of 18 December 1998 allocating, for 1999, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faeroese waters(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for cod and haddock for 1999;
(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;
(3) according to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod and haddock in Faeroese waters by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota for 1999,