Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1882 of 15 October 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in areas VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
EU Regulation 2015/1882 · Adopted 15 October 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1882
of 15 October 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in areas VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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 Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2015.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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Footnotes
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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
1Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State 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
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.
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, 15 October 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João Aguiar Machado
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
| No | 46/TQ104 |
|---|---|
| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | PLE/8/3411 |
| Species | Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
| Zone | VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 |
| Closing date | 19.9.2015 |