Commission Regulation (EC) No 1379/2006 of 18 September 2006 prohibiting fishing for greater forkbeard in ICES zones VIII and IX (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2006-09-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

20.9.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1379/2006

of 18 September 2006

prohibiting fishing for greater forkbeard in ICES zones VIII and IX (Community waters and
international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

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 Council 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 the
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
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 fish
stocks (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 2006.

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, 18 September 2006.

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 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 742/2006 (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006,
p. 7).

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Member State

Stock

Species

Zones

Date

ANNEX

25

PORTUGAL

GFB/89-

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

VIII and IX (Community waters and international waters)

8 August 2006