
Article 1 
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES zone Skagerrak and Kattegat, III b, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2004.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES zone Skagerrak and Kattegat, III b, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 9 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 August 2004.
For the Commission
Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries