\ No L 122/62 Official - Journal of the Buropean Communities 12. 5. 88 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1307/88 of 11 May 1988 concerning the stopping of fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Belgium THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities ('), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No -3977/87 of 21 December 1987, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches for 1988 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), provides for haddock quotas for 1988 ; Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, 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 ; Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions VII, VIII, IX, X ; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1988 ; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from S May 1988 ; whereas it is therefore necessary td abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions VII, VIII, IX, X ; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1988. Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES divisions VII, VIII, IX, X ; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall entelr into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official ]oumal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 5§ May 1988. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly appllcable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1988. No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. No L 375, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. For the Commission Anténio CARDOSO E CUNHA Member of the Commission