6. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 93/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 874/89 of 5 April 1989 concerning the stopping of fishing for whiting 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 (!), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (3, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4194/88 of 21 December 1988 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1989 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 295/89 (¥, provides for whiting quotas for 1989 ; 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 ctches made by vessels flying the flag of a-Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated ; Whereas, according to the information comunicated to the Commission, catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIb,c,d,e,f, g, h,j, k by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in- Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1989 ; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 30 March 1989 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division ViIb,c,d, e, f;g,h,j,k by vessels flying the flag of . Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have - exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1989. Fishing for whiting in -the waters of ICES. division - VIIb,c,d,e,f, g h,j,k 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 enter into force on “the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of - the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 30 March 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 April 1989. () OJ No L 207, 29.-7. 1987, p. 1. () OF No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p: 2. () OJ No L 369, 31. 12. 1988, p. 3. () OJ No L 33, 4. 2. 1989, p. 38. For the Commission Manuel ‘MARIN Vice-President