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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/2004 of 15 October 2004 prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/2004 of 15 October 2004 prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/2004 of 15 October 2004 prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
OJ L 318, 19.10.2004, p. 3–3
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2004
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19.10.2004 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 318/3 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1802/2004
of 15 October 2004
prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for ling for 2004. |
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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. |
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According to the information received by the Commission, catches of ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota for 2004. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 12 July 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2004.
Fishing for ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 12 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2004.
For the Commission
Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries
(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).