No L 358/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.12. 89 . COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No -3663/89 of 6 December 1989 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of France 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 4196/88 ‘of 21 December 1988 allocating, for 1989, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels flying in Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (®), as last- amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3278/89 (%), provides for cod 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 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 and II (Norwegian- waters North of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1989, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (Norwegian waters- North™ of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for .1989. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and ‘II (Norwegian waters. North of 62 °N) by vessels flying the- flag of France or registered in France 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 entry into force 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6- December 1989. () O] No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () O] No-L 306, 11: 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 369, 31. 12. 1988, p. 45. () OJ No L 317, 31. 10. 1989, p. 44. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President