No L 227/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 8. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2338/92 of 31 July 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Germany 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 (), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3882/91 of 18 December 1991 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1992 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2121/92 (%), provides for cod quotas for 1992; 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 division IIb by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated tor 1992 ; whereas Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 11 July 1992 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIb by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allo- cated to Germany for 1992. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIb by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 11 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1992. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () O] No L 367, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 213, 29. 7. 1992, p. . For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President