
Article 1 
Catches of ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2004.
Fishing for ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 12 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 October 2004.
For the Commission
Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries