# Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1189 of 6 August 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union EU Regulation 2020/1189 · adopted 6 August 2020 Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1189 of 6 August 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1189/pdf/eur_20201189_adopted_en.pdf ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1189 of 6 August 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M for 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 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) 2020/123 lays down quotas for 2020. (2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of redfish in NAFO 3M by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020. (3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## 1 Quota exhaustion The fishing quota allocated to Member States of the European Union for the stock of redfish in NAFO 3M area for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ## 2 Prohibitions Directed fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. ## 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, 6 August 2020. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission ## No 09/TQ123 Member State European Union (All Member States) Stock RED/N3M. Species Redfish (Sebastes spp.) Zone NAFO 3M Closing period 19 July 2020 at 24.00 UTC --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1189 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1189 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.