# Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2009 of 3 September 2009 prohibiting fishing for northern prawn in NAFO area, Division 3L, by vessels flying the flag of all Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland EU Regulation No 809/2009 ยท adopted 3 September 2009 Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2009 of 3 September 2009 prohibiting fishing for northern prawn in NAFO area, Division 3L, by vessels flying the flag of all Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2009 of 3 September 2009 prohibiting fishing for northern prawn in NAFO area, Division 3L, by vessels flying the flag of all Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland 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 policy, 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 policy, and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required, lays down quotas for 2009. (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, Member States referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009. (3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## 1 Quota exhaustion The fishing quota allocated for 2009 to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted. ## 2 Prohibitions Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member States referred to therein shall be prohibited. It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels. ## 3 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 3 September 2009. For the Commission Fokion Fotiadis Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ## No 01/09/NA Member State All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland Stock PRA/N3L. Species Northern Prawn (Pandalus borealis) Area NAFO Regulatory Area, Division 3L Date 19 August 2009 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/809 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-809 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.