# Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/23 of 21 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas VIaS, VIIb and VIIc by vessels flying the flag of Ireland

EU Regulation 2018/23 · adopted 21 December 2017

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/23 of 21 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas VIaS, VIIb and VIIc by vessels flying the flag of Ireland

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/23
of 21 December 2017
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas VIaS, VIIb and VIIc by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
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 Union 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) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.
(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 2017.
(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 2017 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, 21 December 2017.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João Aguiar Machado
Director-General
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

## 

No
52/TQ127
Member State
Ireland
Stock
HER/6AS7BC
Species
Herring (Clupea harengus)
Zone
VIaS, VIIb, VIIc
Closing date
12.12.2017

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-23
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