Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2004.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transshipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.