{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1494/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1494/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1494",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2004 of 23 August 2004 prohibiting fishing for greater silver smelt by vessels flying the flag of Germany",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1494",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2004\nof 23 August 2004\nprohibiting fishing for greater silver smelt by vessels flying the flag of Germany\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy, and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required lays down quotas for greater silver smelt for 2004.\n(2)\nIn order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.\n(3)\nAccording to the information received by the Commission, catches of greater silver smelt in the waters of ICES subareas V, VI and VII (Community waters and waters not coming under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 June 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1494/introduction",
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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."
}