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Commission Regulation (EC) No 648/2007 of 11 June 2007 prohibiting fishing for roundnose grenadier in ICES areas Vb, VI, VII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the Spanish flag

EU Regulation No 648/2007 · Adopted 11 June 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 648/2007

of 11 June 2007

prohibiting fishing for roundnose grenadier in ICES areas Vb, VI, VII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the Spanish flag

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having 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 policyf1, and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policyf2, and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocksf3 lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.

(2)

According 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 the quota allocated for 2007.

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

f2

OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 9; corrigendum: OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6).

f3

OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 609/2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 33).

Contents

  1. 1Quota exhaustion
  2. 2Prohibitions
  3. 3Entry into force
  4. Signature
  5. Annex Annex

1Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2007 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated in that Annex.

2Prohibitions

Fishing for 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 shall be prohibited from the date stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.

3Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 June 2007.

For the Commission

Fokion Fotiadis

Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

No11
Member StateSPAIN
StockRNG/5B67-
SpeciesRoundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries in areas Vb, VI, VII
Date13.4.2007