9. 11. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 308/31 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3267/91 of 7. November 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark THF; 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 activites ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3933/90 of 20 December 1990 allocating, for 1991, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters (%) provides for mackerel 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 mackerel in Faroese waters 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 24 October 1991 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, - HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of mackerel in Faroese waters 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 mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying - the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 shail enter into force on the day follo- wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. It shall apply with effect from 24 October 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 November 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. 67. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President