Commission Regulation (EC) No 1449/2005 of 5 September 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in ICES zone III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2005-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights

7.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 230/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1449/2005

of 5 September 2005

establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in ICES zone III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII
(Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20
December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi-
tation of
the Common Fisheries
Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

resources under

fisheries

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

Whereas:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein
for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out
in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December
2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities
for Community fishing vessels for certain deep sea stocks
in waters where catch limitation are required (3),
lays
down quotas for 2005 and 2006.

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation
by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State
referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in
that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship
or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

to

the

information

According
the
received
the stock referred to in the
Commission, catches of
Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of
or registered in the Member State referred to therein
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.

by

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 September 2005.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.05.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 12, 14.1.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1300/2005 (OJ L 207, 10.8.2005, p. 1).

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Member State

Stock

Species

Zone

Date

ANNEX

France

ALF/3X12-

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)

III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII (Community waters and
international waters)

8 August 2005