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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2003 of 20 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2003 of 20 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2003 of 20 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Úř. věst. L 269, 21.10.2003, p. 6–6
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2003 of 20 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Official Journal L 269 , 21/10/2003 P. 0006 - 0006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2003 of 20 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2003(4), lays down quotas for cod for 2003. (2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated. (3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II (Norwegian waters), by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 25 September 2003. This date should consequently be adopted in this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 2003. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II (Norwegian waters), by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 25 September 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2003. For the Commission Jörgen Holmquist Director-General for Fisheries (1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. (3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12. (4) OJ L 201, 8.8.2003, p. 3.