Entry into force

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 10 December 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affaires

( 1 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p 59 .

( 2 ) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 ( OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) OJ L 12, 14.1.2005, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/2005 ( OJ L 207, 10.8.2005, p.1 ).

( 4 ) OJ L 238, 14.9.2005 p. 5 .

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2164/2005 of 23 December 2005 reopening the fishery for Greenland halibut in NAFO zone 3LMNO by vessels flying the flag of Spain