{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1573/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1573/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1573",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2004 of 6 September 2004 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1573",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2004\nof 6 September 2004\nprohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France\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 fishing 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 common sole 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 common sole in the waters of ICES sub-area II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 July 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. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 867/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 144)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1573/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."
}