11. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 306/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3390/93 of 9 December 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom 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 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3177/93 (*), provides for herring 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 herring in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 November 1993 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions Il a (EC zone), IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1993. Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions Il a (EC zone), IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohi- bited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen- tioned vessels after the date of application of this Regula- tion. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol- lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 27 Novembe_rv1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1993. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 397, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 285, 20. 11. 1993, p. 1. For the Commission Yannis PALEOKRASSAS Member of the Commission