24. 6. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 152/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1578/93 of 22 June 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of a Member 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 (¥, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3921/92 of 20 December 1992 allocating, for 1993, certain catch State quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (%), provides for cod quotas for 1993 ; Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi- sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis- sion 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 cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, IT a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62°N) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1993, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, I1a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62°N) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1993. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, Il a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62°N) by vessels flying the . flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the tranship- ment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo- wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. ‘ Done at Brussels, 22 June 1993. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () O] No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 397, 31. 12. 1992, p. 44. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Member of the Commission