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Document 32013R0761
Commission Regulation (EU) No 761/2013 of 6 August 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) No 761/2013 of 6 August 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) No 761/2013 of 6 August 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 12–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2013
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8.8.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 213/12 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 761/2013
of 6 August 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
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:
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Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013. |
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(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 2013. |
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It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock, |
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 2013 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 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. 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, 6 August 2013.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
ANNEX
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No |
17/TQ40 |
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Member State |
United Kingdom |
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Stock |
SAN/2A3A4. and management areas SAN/123_1, _2, _3, _4, _6 |
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Species |
Sandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.) |
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Zone |
EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 (Excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula) |
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Date |
4.7.2013 |