No L 222/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 8. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2435/91 of 8 August 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom 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 (%), and. in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3928/90 of 20 December 1990 allocating, for 1991, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwe- gian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (%), provides for cod 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 cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or regis- tered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1991; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 31 July 1991 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of Ices divisions I, II (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allo- cated to the United Kingdom for 1991. Fishing for cod in the waters of Ices divisions I, II (Norwegian waters north of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 applica- tion of this Regulation. 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 31 July 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 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. 46. For the Commission Jean DONDELINGER Member of the Commission