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| 27.4.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 143/4 |
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27.4.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 143/4

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/684

of 20 April 2021

establishing a fisheries closure for Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos for artisanal vessels flying the flag of Portugal

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 (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 (2) lays down quotas for 2021. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 (2) lays down quotas for 2021.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2021. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2021.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2021 to Portugal for the stock of Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal shall be prohibited from the date set out in the 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.

Article 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.

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 April 2021.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 of 28 January 2021 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021, p. 31).

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ANNEX

| No | 06/TQ92 |
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| Member State | Portugal (artisanal vessels) |
| Stock | BFT/AVARCH |
| Species | Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) |
| Zone | Specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira) |
| Closing date | 5.4.2021 |

No

06/TQ92

Member State

Portugal (artisanal vessels)

Stock

BFT/AVARCH

Species

Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Zone

Specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira)

Closing date

5.4.2021

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