Commission Regulation (EC) No 701/2008 of 23 July 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Poland
Date: 2008-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Poland, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

24.7.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 701/2008

of 23 July 2008

establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the
flag of Poland

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

Whereas:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein
for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out
in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008
fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated
fish
conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
for
in Community waters
and
stocks
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.

applicable

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 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.

to

the

information

the
received
According
Commission, catches of
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
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.

by

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 23 July 2008.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS
Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

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

lation (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, corrected
by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6).

(3) OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 641/2008 (OJ L 178, 5.7.2008, p. 17).

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No

Member State

Stock

Species

Area

Date

ANNEX

21/T&Q

POL

COD/1N2AB.

Cod (Gadus morhua)

Norwegian waters of I and II

12.6.2008