Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2007 of 2 October 2007 prohibiting fishing for alfonsinos in ICES areas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the Spanish flag
Date: 2007-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

3.10.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2007

of 2 October 2007

prohibiting fishing for alfonsinos in ICES areas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
(Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by
vessels flying the Spanish flag

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

Whereas:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2007 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 stated in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December
2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities
for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish
stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.

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 stated in
that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain
on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.

to

the

information

the
received
According
the stock referred to in the
Commission, catches of
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, 2 October 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
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

Area

Date

ANNEX

38

Spain

ALF/1X14-

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty
or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III, IV,V, VI, VII,
VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

10.8.2007