Commission Regulation (EC) No 1514/2006 of 11 October 2006 prohibiting fishing for greater forkbeard in ICES zones V, VI and VII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2006-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Spain, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag

12.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 280/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1514/2006

of 11 October 2006

prohibiting fishing for greater forkbeard in ICES zones V, VI and VII (Community waters and
international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain

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-
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 2270/2004 of 22 December
2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities
for Community fishing vessels for certain deepsea fish
stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2005 and 2006.

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 2006.

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
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, 11 October 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 742/2005 (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006,
p. 7).

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Official Journal of the European Union

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No

Member State

Stock

Species

Zones

Date

ANNEX

36

Spain

GFB/567-

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

V, VI and VII (Community waters and international waters)

15 September 2006