Commission Regulation (EU) No 44/2013 of 17 January 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Sprat and associated catches in EU waters of subdivisions 22-32 by vessels flying the flag of Germany

22.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 18/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 44/2013
of 17 January 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Sprat and associated catches in EU waters of subdivisions 22-32 by vessels flying the flag of Germany
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 Community 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) No 1256/2011 of 30 November 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010 (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,