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Document 32009R0932

Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2009 of 5 October 2009 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain

OJ L 263, 7.10.2009, p. 7–8 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2009

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/932/oj

7.10.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 263/7


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 932/2009

of 5 October 2009

establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 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, 5 October 2009.

For the Commission

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

22/T&Q

Member State

Spain

Stock

POK/561214

Species

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Zone

VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV

Date

1.9.2009


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