L 309/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.12.2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2688/2000 of 8 December 2000 prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  According to the information received by the Commis- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 284793 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98 (3), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and asso- ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2579/2000 (%), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2000. (20 In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated. sion, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division [la (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. Denmark prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 November 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division Ila (Norwe- gian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2000. Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES division Ila (Norwe- gian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application 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 from 24 November 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 December 2000. () O] L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1 () O] L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5 () O] L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1. () O] L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 3 For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission