Commission Regulation (EC) No 2341/1999 of 3 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2341/1999
of 3 November 1999
prohibiting fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
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,
Whereas:
(1) 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 sprat 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 sprat in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota for 1999; Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 20 September 1999; this date should be adopted in this Regulation also,