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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1758/2002 of 2 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2002-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, sea fish, ship's flag

3.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 265/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1758/2002

of 2 October 2002

prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December
2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.

to ensure compliance with the provisions
In order
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of cod in the waters of ICES sub-areas I and
IIb (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or

registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated
for 2002. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock
from 10 September 2002. This date should be adopted
in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES sub-areas I and IIb (EC
waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in
Portugal are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allo-
cated to Portugal for 2002.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES sub-areas I and IIb (EC
waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in
Portugal is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board,
transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above
vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 10 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.