# L_2009233EN.01002501.xml

| 4.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 233/25 |
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4.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/25

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 809/2009

of 3 September 2009

prohibiting fishing for northern prawn in NAFO area, Division 3L, by vessels flying the flag of all Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, Member States referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, Member States referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2009 to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member States referred to therein shall be prohibited. It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 3 September 2009.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.

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ANNEX

| No | 01/09/NA |
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| Member State | All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland |
| Stock | PRA/N3L. |
| Species | Northern Prawn (Pandalus borealis) |
| Area | NAFO Regulatory Area, Division 3L |
| Date | 19 August 2009 |

No

01/09/NA

Member State

All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

Stock

PRA/N3L.

Species

Northern Prawn (Pandalus borealis)

Area

NAFO Regulatory Area, Division 3L

Date

19 August 2009

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