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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-551/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/551",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 551/2013 of 11 June 2013 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-551",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 551/2013\nof 11 June 2013\nestablishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of the European Union\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements, lays down quotas for 2013.\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 European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2013.\n(3)\nIt is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2013,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 54."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
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