{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2361/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2361/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/2361",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2361",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2361\nof 15 December 2016\nestablishing 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\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 1367/2014 lays down quotas for 2016.\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 Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2016.\n(3)\nIt is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,\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": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2361/introduction",
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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."
}