Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2007 of 31 October 2007 reopening the fishery for cod in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2007-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1290/2007

of 31 October 2007

reopening the fishery for cod in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(EC) No 713/2007 prohibiting fishing for cod in
Skagerrak by vessels
flying the flag of Sweden or
registered in Sweden, with effect from the same 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,

Whereas:

(4)

(5)

(6)

to

the

received

According
the
information
Commission from the Swedish authorities, a quantity
still available in the Swedish quota in
of cod is
Skagerrak. Consequently,
fishing for cod in this zone
by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden should be authorised.

by

This authorisation should take effect on 1 October 2007,
in order to allow the quantity of cod in question to be
fished before the end of the current year.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2007 should be
repealed with effect from 1 October 2007,

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.

On 4 June 2007 Sweden notified the Commission,
to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
pursuant
2847/93,
it would close the fishery for cod in
that
Skagerrak for its vessels from 1 June 2007.

(1)

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 713/2007 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

Entry into force

On 21 June 2007 the Commission, pursuant to Article
21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 26(4)
of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, adopted Regulation

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It
shall apply from 1 October 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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

Zone

Date

ANNEX

58 — Reopening

Sweden

COD/03AN.

Cod (Gadus morhua)

Skagerrak

1.10.2007