# L_2016127EN.01000401.xml

| 18.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 127/4 |
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18.5.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 127/4

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/766

of 13 May 2016

establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by 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 Community 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) 2016/72 (2) lays down quotas for 2016. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2) lays down quotas for 2016.

| (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 the European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2016. |
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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 the European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2016.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2016, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2016,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for the period from 1 January 2016 until 30 June 2016 included shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Directed fishing activities 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 from the date set out in that Annex until 30 June 2016 included.

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, 13 May 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1).

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ANNEX

| No | 01/TQ72 |
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| Member state | European Union (All Member States) |
| Stock | RED/N3M |
| Species | Redfish (Sebastes spp.) |
| Zone | NAFO 3M |
| Closing date | 23.2.2016 till 30.6.2016 |

No

01/TQ72

Member state

European Union (All Member States)

Stock

RED/N3M

Species

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Zone

NAFO 3M

Closing date

23.2.2016 till 30.6.2016

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