
Article 1 
Catches of black scabbardfish in the waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII and XII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2004.
Fishing for black scabbardfish in the waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII and XII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain 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 3 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 November 2004.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission