Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1215 of 7 July 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
Date: 2022-07-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Norway, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag, territorial waters








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15.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 188/46








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1215
of 7 July 2022
         
establishing a fisheries closure for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2022 to Member States of the European Union for the stock of Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that 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, 7 July 2022.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


03/TQ109




Member State


European Union (All Member States)




Stock


GHL/1N2AB.




Species


Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)




Zone


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2




Closing date


20 June 2022