Commission Regulation (EC) No 739/2008 of 28 July 2008 prohibiting fishing for red seabream in ICES zones VI, VII and VIII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom
Date: 2008-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 739/2008

of 28 July 2008

prohibiting fishing for red seabream in ICES zones VI, VII and VIII (Community waters and waters
not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of a Member
State except Spain, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom

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 2008 to the Member States
referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock
referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted.

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

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, Member States 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, 28 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 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2008 (OJ L 157, 17.6.2008,
p. 23).

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Member State

Stock

Species

Area

ANNEX

03/DSS

ALL MEMBER STATES EXCEPT Spain, France, Ireland and
the United Kingdom

SBR/678-

Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty
or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones VI, VII and
VIII