Commission Regulation (EC) No 999/2007 of 28 August 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of Italy
Date: 2007-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

30.8.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 999/2007

of 28 August 2007

establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W,
and the Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of Italy

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
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 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out
in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December
2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and as-
sociated 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 2007.

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

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 2007.

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, 28 August 2007.

For the Commission

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

(3) OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007,
p. 22).

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Member State

Stock

Species

Zone

Date

ANNEX

22

Italy

BFT/AE045W

Bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus)

Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the
Mediterranean

24 July 2007