{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-777/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/777",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 5 November 2014 concerning the transfer of fishing opportunities from Category 8 to Category 7 and their reallocation to Member States in the Mauritanian EEZ (2014/777/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-777",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision\nof 5 November 2014\nconcerning the transfer of fishing opportunities from Category 8 to Category 7 and their reallocation to Member States in the Mauritanian EEZ\n(2014/777/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008, concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1259/2012 fixes the allocation among Member States of the fishing opportunities obtained under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.\n(2)\nArticle 1(1)(h) stipulates that the fishing opportunities in Category 8 ‘Non-freezer pelagic vessels’ may in case of non-utilisation be transferred to Category 7 ‘Pelagic freezer trawler’ according to the method of allocation of that category.\n(3)\nOn 28 August 2014, Ireland confirmed to the Commission that it will not make full use of the fishing opportunities allocated to it in Category 8.\n(4)\nAll the conditions for reallocation of non-utilised fishing opportunities laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 in combination with the provisions of Article 1(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2012 are fulfilled,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2012 of 3 December 2012 on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (OJ L 361, 31.12.2012, p. 87)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}