Commission Regulation (EC) No 1435/2007 of 5 December 2007 reopening the fishery for herring in Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2007-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Germany, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

6.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 320/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1435/2007

of 5 December 2007

reopening the fishery for herring in Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 by vessels flying
the flag of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(EC) No 546/2007 (4) prohibiting fishing for herring in
the waters of ICES zone IIId in Baltic Sea subdivisions
25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 by vessels flying the flag of
Germany or registered in Germany, 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-
the Common Fisheries
tation of
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:

fishing

Council Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 of 11 December
associated
2006 fixing
fish
conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2007 (3),
lays
down quotas for 2007.

opportunities

and

On 19 April 2007 Germany notified the Commission,
pursuant
to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93, that it would close the fishery for herring in
the waters of ICES zone IIId in Baltic Sea subdivisions
25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 as from 20 April 2007.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

to

by

the

received

According
the
information
Commission from the German authorities, a quantity of
herring is still available in the German quota in Baltic Sea
subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32. Consequently,
fishing for herring in these waters by vessels flying the
flag of Germany or registered in Germany should be
authorised.

This authorisation should take effect on 19 November
2007,
in order to allow the quantity of herring in
question to be fished before the end of the current year.

Commission Regulation No 546/2007 should be
repealed with effect from 19 November 2007,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 546/2007 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

Entry into force

On 16 May 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 19 November 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 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).

(4) OJ L 129, 17.5.2007, p. 23.

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2007

No

Member State

Stock

Species

Zone

Date

ANNEX

83 - Reopening

Germany

HER/3D-R31

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32

19.11.2007