2.2.90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 31/17 COMMISSION REGULATION: (EEC) No 289/90 of 1 February 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing fbr cod, haddock, whiting, plaice, common sole, hake, anglerfish and sprat 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (3, and in. particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3, provides for cod, haddock, whiting, plaice, common sole, hake, anglerfish and sprat quotas-for 1990 ; 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 the quotas of cod in the waters and of ICES divi- sions IIl a Skagerrak and VIl a, and VIIb,c,d, e, f, g, h,j and k, VIII, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone), of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions IIl a, III b, ¢ and - d (EC zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES divisions I a and VIl a and VII b, ¢, d, e, 1, g, h, j and k, of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak and VIl .a, and VII h,j, k, of sole in the waters -of ICES divisions IlI a, IIIb,c and -d (EC zone) and VIla, and VIl h,j, k and VIII a, b, of hake in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, VII, XII and XIV, of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV and VII and of sprat in the waters of ICES division VI d and e-allocated to the Netherlands for 1990 have been exhausted by exchanges of quotas; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 1 January () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 389, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1. 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The quotas of cod in -the waters of ICES divisions IIl a. Skagerrak and VII a, and VII b, ¢, d, ¢, f, g, h,j and k, VIII, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone), of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, ¢ and d (EC zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Illa and VIIa and VII b, ¢, d, e, f, g, h,j and k, of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak and VII a, and VII h, j, k, of sole in the waters of ICES divisions III s, IIIb,c and d (EC zone) and VIl a, and VII h,j, k and VIII a, b, of hake in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, XII and XIV, of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV and VII and of sprat in the waters of ICES division VII d and e allocated to the Netherlands for 1990 are deemed to be exhausted. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions Illa Skagerrak and VIl a, and VII b,c,d, ¢, f, g, h,j and k, VII], IX and X ; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone), of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions Il a, III b, ¢ and d (EC zone), for whiting in the -waters of ICES divisions IIIa and VIIa and VII b, c,d, e f, g h,j and k, for plaice in the waters of- ICES divisions III a Skagerrak and VII a, and VII h, j, and- k, of sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, IIl b, ¢ and d (EC zone) and VIIa, and VII h,j, and k and VIII a, and b, for hake in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, VII, XII and XIV, for anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV and VII and for sprat in the waters of ICES division VIId and e by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation: Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol- lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communsities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1990.