Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2007 of 19 September 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna by Community vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea
Date: 2007-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Community fisheries, Mediterranean Sea, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1073/2007

of 19 September 2007

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean
Sea allocated to the Community for 2007 are deemed to
be exhausted.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20
December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi-
common fisheries
fishery resources under
tation of
policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

the

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)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December
2006, fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters
and,
in waters where catch
limitations are required (3) fixes the amount of bluefin
tuna which may be fished in 2007 in the Atlantic
Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean
Sea by Community fishing vessels.

for Community vessels,

The common fisheries policy is designed to ensure the
long-term viability of
through
the
sustainable
resources
exploitation of
based on the precautionary approach.

fisheries
living aquatic

sector

The data in its possession, as well as the information
obtained
their
missions in the Member States concerned, show that
fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic

by Commission

inspectors

during

(4)

(5)

(6)

It is therefore necessary that the Commission fixes, at its
own initiative, the date on which the Community quota
is deemed to be exhausted and to prohibit as from that
date the fishing for that bluefin tuna stock. It is also
necessary to prohibit retention on board, transhipment
and landing of that stock caught by Community vessels
from that date.

Fishing for bluefin tuna as well as its retention on board,
transhipment and landing by vessels flying the flag of or
registered in Italy and France has already been prohibited
by 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
and Commission Regulation (EC) No
of
1048/2007 of 11 September 2007 establishing a prohi-
bition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean,
east of
longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean by
vessels flying the flag of France (5).

Italy (4)

Considering the data obtained by the Commission on the
exhaustion of fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in
the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the
this Regulation should enter into
Mediterranean Sea,
its publication in the Official
force on the day of
Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

(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; amended
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).

Catches of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude
45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by vessels flying the flag of
the Member States are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated to the Community as from the date of entry into
force of this Regulation.

(4) OJ L 226, 30.8.2007, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 240, 13.9.2007, p. 3.

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Article 2

Prohibitions

It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land
such stock caught by those vessels during that period.

Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude
45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by vessels flying the flag of
or registered in Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Malta or Portugal shall be
prohibited as from the date of entry into force of this Regu-
lation until 31 December 2007.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission