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Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1526 of 11 September 2015 establishing a prohibition of directed fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union

EU Regulation 2015/1526 · Adopted 11 September 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1526

of 11 September 2015

establishing a prohibition of directed fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union

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 policyf1, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104f2, lays down quotas for 2015.

(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 European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for 2015.

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

f2

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1).

Contents

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

1Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2015 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

2Prohibitions

Directed fishing activities 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 from the date set out in that Annex.

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 September 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

João Aguiar Machado

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

No19/TQ104
Member StateEuropean Union (All Member States)
StockRED/N3M — Directed fishery
SpeciesRedfish (Sebastes spp)
ZoneNAFO 3M
Closing date10.7.2015 at 13:00 UTC