Commission Regulation (EU) No 1275/2009 of 21 December 2009 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45o W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2009-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, France, Mediterranean Sea, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








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23.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 344/8








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1275/2009
of 21 December 2009
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45o W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of France


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,


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:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated 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 2009.












(2)


According to the information received by the 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 2009.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



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 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

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.


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, 21 December 2009.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Fokion FOTIADIS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2)  
            OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


31/T&Q




Member State


France




Stock


BFT/AE045W




Species


Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and Mediterranean




Date


11 November 2009