Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3406/86 of 6 November 1986 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by Community vessels

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3406/86
of 6 November 1986
concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by Community vessels
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3723/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 of 20 December 1985, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3221/86 (4), fixes the Community share of the total allowable catch for plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak for 1986 in conformity with the conclusions of the trilateral consultations with Norway and Sweden;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas and with the conclusions of the abovementioned consultations, 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 to the Community;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State, have reached the quota allocated for 1986;