# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2004 of 6 September 2004 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France, Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES sub-area II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES sub-area II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1573/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1573/article-1
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