# Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/475 of 27 March 2020 establishing a temporary fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M area for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union, Introduction: Introductory text

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/475
of 27 March 2020
establishing a temporary fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M area 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 area by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2020.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2020,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/475/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-475/introduction
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