
Article 1 
Catches of great silver smelt in the waters of ICES zone III, IV (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Ireland for 2004.
Fishing for great silver smelt in the waters of ICES zone III, IV, (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland 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 with effect from 1 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 November 2004.
For the Commission
Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries