# Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2361 of 15 December 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greater forkbeard in Union and international waters of VIII and IX and Union and international waters of V, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

EU Regulation 2016/2361 · adopted 15 December 2016

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2361 of 15 December 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greater forkbeard in Union and international waters of VIII and IX and Union and international waters of V, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2361
of 15 December 2016
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greater forkbeard in Union and international waters of VIII and IX and Union and international waters of V, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
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 1367/2014 lays down quotas for 2016.
(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 2016.
(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 2016 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, 15 December 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João Aguiar Machado
Director-General
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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No
40/TQ1367
Member State
Portugal
Stock
GFB/89- and special condition GFB/*567-
Species
Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)
Zone
Union and international waters of VIII and IX and Union and international waters of V, VI, VII
Closing date
30.11.2016

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2361 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2361
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