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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1659/2001 of 16 August 2001 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1659/2001 of 16 August 2001 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1659/2001 of 16 August 2001 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
ĠU L 221, 17.8.2001, p. 7–7
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1659/2001 of 16 August 2001 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Official Journal L 221 , 17/08/2001 P. 0007 - 0007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1659/2001 of 16 August 2001 prohibiting fishing for cod 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 (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 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 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 limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for cod for 2001. (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 subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 10 July 2001. This date should therefore be adopted in this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Catches of cod in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2001. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain 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 Communities. It shall apply from 10 July 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2001. For the Commission Pascal Lamy Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5. (3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.