{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1778/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1778/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1778",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1778/2004 of 13 October 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1778",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1778/2004\nof 13 October 2004\nprohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom\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 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks lays down quotas for blue ling 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 blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. The United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock from 12 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 356, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/2004 (OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 8)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1778/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:13.542622+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."
}