# Official Journal L 295/2020

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 639 September 2020 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 295

English edition

Legislation

Volume 639 September 2020

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1258 of 3 September 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for undulate ray in Union waters of 9 for vessels flying the flag of Portugal | 1 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1259 of 8 September 2020 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 9 September 2020 | 4 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1258 of 3 September 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for undulate ray in Union waters of 9 for vessels flying the flag of Portugal

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1259 of 8 September 2020 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 9 September 2020

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/1258

of 3 September 2020

establishing a fisheries closure for undulate ray in Union waters of 9 for 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) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of undulate ray in Union waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020. |
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According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of undulate ray in Union waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.

| (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 to Portugal for the stock of undulate ray in Union waters of 9 for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

1.   Fishing for the stock referred to in Article 1 by 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 search for fish, shoot, set or haul a fishing gear for the purpose of fishing that stock.

2.   Transshipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fishery products from that stock caught by those vessels shall remain authorised for catches taken prior to that date.

3.   Unintended catches of species from that stock by those vessels shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels, recorded, landed and counted against quotas in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 September 2020.

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) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1).

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(3)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

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ANNEX

| No | 12/TQ123 |
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| Member State | Portugal |
| Stock | RJU/9-C. |
| Species | Undulate ray (Raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of 9 |
| Closing date | 20.8.2020 |

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12/TQ123

Member State

Portugal

Stock

RJU/9-C.

Species

Undulate ray (Raja undulata)

Zone

Union waters of 9

Closing date

20.8.2020

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1259

of 8 September 2020

fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 9 September 2020

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 183 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice, approved by Council Decision 2005/476/EC (2), establishes a method for calculating duties applied to imports of husked rice. |
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(1)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice, approved by Council Decision 2005/476/EC (2), establishes a method for calculating duties applied to imports of husked rice.

| (2) | On the basis of the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling under CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 650 037 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020. The import duty for husked rice falling under CN code 1006 20, other than basmati rice, fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 (3), therefore needs to be adjusted. |
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On the basis of the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling under CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 650 037 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020. The import duty for husked rice falling under CN code 1006 20, other than basmati rice, fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 (3), therefore needs to be adjusted.

| (3) | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 should therefore be repealed. |
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 should therefore be repealed.

| (4) | The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period referred to above. This Regulation should therefore enter into force immediately, |
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(4)

The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period referred to above. This Regulation should therefore enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duty for husked rice falling under CN code 1006 20, other than basmati rice, shall be EUR 65 per tonne.

Article 2

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 September 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Wolfgang BURTSCHER

Director-General

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

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(2)  Council Decision 2005/476/EC of 21 June 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 67).

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(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/383 of 6 March 2020 fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 9 March 2020 (OJ L 72, 9.3.2020, p. 3).

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