# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/124 of 22 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Germany

EU Regulation 2015/124 · adopted 22 January 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/124 of 22 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Germany

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/124
of 22 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having 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,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 lays down quotas for 2014.
(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 2014.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

## 2 Prohibitions

Fishing activities 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 set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

## 3 Entry 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, 22 January 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Lowri Evans
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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No
85/TQ43
Member State
Germany
Stock
SPR/2AC4-C
Species
Sprat and associated by-catches (Sprattus sprattus)
Zone
Union waters of IIa and IV
Closing date
20.12.2014

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-124
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