Commission Regulation (EC) No 2532/2001 of 21 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2532/2001
of 21 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2425/2001(4), 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.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC waters), VI a north and VI b by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 2 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,