8.7.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 188/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1850/92 of 6 July 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain 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 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 (?), provides for mackerel 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 flyingte 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 the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), Vb (excluding EC zone), VI, VII, VIl a, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1992, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), Vb (excluding EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1992. Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), Vb (excluding EC zone), VI, VII, VIl a, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the reten- tion 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 follo- wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1992. © () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President