13. 11. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 280/13 COMMISSION REGUILATION (EC) No 3132/93 of 10 November 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Denmark THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 3923/92 of 20 December 1992 allocating, for 1993, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters (}), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 661/93 (%), provides for cod quotas for 1993 ; 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 hake in the waters of ICES division III d (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark of registered in the Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1993 ; whereas Denmark has prohi- bited fishing for this stock as from 18 October 1993, 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 IIId (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1993. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIId (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark 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 application of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 18 October 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1993. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. % OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () O] No L 397, 31. 12. 1992, p. 53. () O No L 71, 24. 3. 1993, p. 2. For the Commission Yannis PALEOKRASSAS Member of the Commission