# Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1404 of 30 September 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for mackerel in areas 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 for vessels flying the flag of Poland, Introduction: Introductory text

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1404
of 30 September 2020
establishing a fisheries closure for mackerel in areas 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 for vessels flying the flag of Poland
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 mackerel in areas 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Poland have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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