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Document 32022R1424
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1424 of 18 August 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1424 of 18 August 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1424 of 18 August 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
C/2022/6044
OJ L 219, 24.8.2022, pp. 1–3
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2022
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24.8.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 219/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1424
of 18 August 2022
establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
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:
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(1) |
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022. |
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(2) |
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. |
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(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 Portugal for the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean 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 Portugal 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, 18 August 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
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No |
04/TQ109 |
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Member State |
Portugal |
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Stock |
BET/ATLANT (including BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS) |
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Species |
Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) |
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Zone |
Atlantic Ocean |
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Closing date |
25.7.2022 |