Commission Regulation (EC) No 804/2007 of 9 July 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC Waters) by vessels flying the flag of Poland
Date: 2007-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Poland, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

10.7.2007

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 804/2007

of 9 July 2007

establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC Waters) by
vessels flying the flag of Poland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

According to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93 Poland has
the obligation to provisionally
prohibit, as from the date on which its catch quota in
question is deemed to be exhausted, the fishing for that
stock, the retention on board, the transhipment and the
landing of fish taken after that date.

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
common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

(5)

the Commission fixes, at

In the absence of appropriate action taken by Poland, it
its own
is necessary that
initiative, the moment on which the catches by vessels
flying the flag of Poland of cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdi-
visions 25-32, EC-waters) are deemed to have exhausted
the quota for Poland, and to immediately prohibit fishing
for that stock as from that date. It is also necessary to
prohibit retention on board, transhipment and landing of
that stock caught by vessels flying the flag of Poland after
that date,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 of 11 December
2006 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated
fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2007 (3), fixes
an amount of 10 794 tonnes of cod which may be fished
in 2007 in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC-waters)
by vessels flying the flag of Poland.

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

Catches of cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC-waters)
by vessels flying the flag of Poland are deemed to have
exhausted the part of the quota allocated to Poland for 2007
as from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

The information obtained by the Commission through
inspections carried out by its inspectors and related to
the catches of that stock is not consistent with that sent
to the Commission by Poland.

Article 2

Prohibitions

The information in its possession shows that catches of
that stock by Polish vessels in 2007 are three times the
amounts declared by Poland. Therefore,
the fishing
opportunities for the said stock allocated to Poland for
2007 are deemed to be exhausted.

Fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC-waters)
by vessels flying the flag of Poland shall be prohibited as from
the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 31 December
2007. It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or
land such stock caught by those vessels during that period.

(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 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11; as
corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6).

(3) OJ L 367, 22.12.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 609/2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 33).

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission