Commission Regulation (EC) No 1834/1999 of 24 August 1999 prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1834/1999
of 24 August 1999
prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
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 applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for whiting for 1999;
(2) Whereas, 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) Whereas, according to the information received by the Commission, catches of whiting in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; whereas Sweden prohibited fishing for this stock from 26 July 1999; whereas this date should be adopted in this Regulation also,