# L_2022284EN.01004901.xml

| 4.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 284/49 |
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4.11.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 284/49

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/2106

of 31 October 2022

establishing a fisheries closure for giant red shrimp in GFCM geographical subareas 8, 9, 10 and 11 for vessels flying the flag of Italy

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) 2022/110 (2) lays down quotas for 2022. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/110 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of giant red shrimp in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) geographical subareas 8, 9, 10 and 11 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Italy have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of giant red shrimp in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) geographical subareas 8, 9, 10 and 11 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Italy have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.

| (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 2022 to Italy for the stock of giant red shrimp in the GFCM geographical subareas 8, 9, 10 and 11 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 vessels flying the flag of or registered in Italy 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, 31 October 2022.

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) 2022/110 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 165).

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ANNEX

| No | 09/TQ110 |
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| Member State | Italy |
| Stock | ARS/GF8-11 |
| Species | Giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) |
| Zone | GSA 8-9-10-11 |
| Closing date | 28.9.2022 |

No

09/TQ110

Member State

Italy

Stock

ARS/GF8-11

Species

Giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea)

Zone

GSA 8-9-10-11

Closing date

28.9.2022

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