24. 12. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 356/61 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3783/91 of 19 December 1991 . concerning the stopping of fishing for northern deepwater prawns by vessels flying the flag of Denmark 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 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2381/91 (%), provides for northern deepwater prawn 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 northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division IIla Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1991 ; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 4 December 1991 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1991. Fishing for northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 4 December 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 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 Manuel MARIN Vice-President