24.12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 324/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3557/93 of 22 December 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Ireland 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 last 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 Vb (EC zone), VI a north, VI b by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland have reached the quota allocated for 1993 ; whereas Ireland has prohi- bited fishing for this stock as from 19 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 Vb (EC zone), VI a north, VIb by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Ireland for 1993. Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VIa north, VIb by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland 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 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 with effect from 19 November 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993, () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OF 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