Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/2007 of 19 September 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of all Member States except Spain
Date: 2007-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.9.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1084/2007

of 19 September 2007

establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of all
Member States except Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock
and its retention on board, transhipment and landing by
vessels fishing the flag of all Member States,

Having regard to 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

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,

The fishing quotas allocated to the Member States 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.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December
2006 fixing for 2007 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 2007.

Fishing for
prohibited for vessels flying the flag of Spain;

redfish in NAFO zone 3M is already

to

the

information

the
According
received
Commission from the NAFO Secretariat,
total
allowable catch for 2007 of the stock referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation, has been exhausted.

by
the

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 States
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 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, 19 September 2007.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS
Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).

(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 last
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

36

All Member States except Spain

RED/N3M.

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

NAFO 3M

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