Commission Regulation (EC) No 1903/2005 of 21 November 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in ICES zone IIa (non-EC waters), Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2005-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

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22.11.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1903/2005

of 21 November 2005

establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in ICES zone IIa (non-EC waters), Vb (EC waters),
VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20
December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi-
the common fisheries
tation of
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 the
common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December
2004 fixing for 2005 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 catch limitations
are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.

to

the

information

the
received
According
Commission, catches of
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
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.

by

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

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.

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 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, 21.5.2005, 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

MAC/2CX14-

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

IIa (non-EC waters), Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e,
XII, XIV

8 November 2005