{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1209/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1209/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/1209",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2006 of 9 August 2006 prohibiting fishing for blue ling in ICES zones VI and VII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1209",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2006\nof 9 August 2006\nprohibiting fishing for blue ling in ICES zones VI and VII (Community waters and international waters) 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 (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy, and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy, and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deepsea fish stocks fixes the quotas for 2005 and 2006.\n(2)\nAccording to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted their quota for 2006.\n(3)\nIt is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 742/2006 (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 7)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1209/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:33.521891+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."
}