{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1495/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1495/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1495",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2004 of 23 August 2004 prohibiting fishing for sandeel by vessels flying the flag of Sweden",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1495",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2004\nof 23 August 2004\nprohibiting fishing for sandeel by vessels flying the flag of Sweden\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 limitations in catch are required lays down quotas for sandeel 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 to the Community.\n(3)\nAccording to the information received by the Commission, Sweden stopped fishing for sandeel in the waters of ICES division IIa, Skagerrak and Kattegat and the North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden from 12 July 2004,\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": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1495/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:19.816032+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}