Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3248 of 20 December 2024 reopening the fishery for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal, by repealing Regulation (EU) 2024/1949
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Portugal, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








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2024/3248


31.12.2024







            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/3248
of 20 December 2024
         
reopening the fishery for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal, by repealing Regulation (EU) 2024/1949


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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (2) lays down quotas for 2024.












(2)


On 14 June 2024, Portugal notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 35(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, of its decision to prohibit fishing for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 as from 19 June 2024.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1949 (3) prohibited fishing for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 for vessels flying the flag of Portugal.












(4)


According to the information received by the Commission on 4 November 2024 from the Portuguese authorities, a quantity is again available to Portugal for the quota for that stock following exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded under Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). Consequently, the fishery for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal should be reopened until further notice.












(5)


That reopening of fishery should take effect on 6 November 2024, in order to allow the quantity of red seabream in question to be fished before the end of the current year.












(6)


Regulation (EU) 2024/1949 should therefore be repealed with effect from 6 November 2024.












(7)


Such retroactive application does not affect the principle of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as a quota is again available for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The fishery for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 for the 2024 fishing season by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal referred to in the Annex is reopened.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1949 is repealed.


Article 2
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 6 November 2024.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2024.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Costas KADIS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/194/oj).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1949 of 8 July 2024 establishing a fisheries closure for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 for vessels flying the flag of Portugal (OJ L, 2024/1949, 12.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1949/oj).

(4)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj).




ANNEX






No


06/TQ194 – Reopening




Member State


Portugal




Stock


SBR/09-




Species


Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)




Zone


Union and international waters of 9




Closing date


19 June 2024




Reopening date


6 November 2024







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3248/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)