20. 8. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 231/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2491/91 of 16 August 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands ' 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (3, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2381/91 (%), provides for hake quotas for 1991 ; 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 hake in the waters of ICES divisions 1l a (EC zone), IV (EC Zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Nether- lands have reached the quota allocated for 1991 ; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock as from 10 August 1991 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions Il a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 1991. Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions I a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohi- bited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen- tioned vessels after the date of application of this Regula- tion. 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 10 August 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 August 1991. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. () O No L 219, 7. 8. 1991, p. 2. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission