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Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/20 of 21 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Germany

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/20

of 21 December 2017

establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Germany

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:

(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127(2) lays down quotas for 2017.

(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 2017.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2Prohibitions

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 3Entry 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, 21 December 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

João Aguiar Machado

Director-General

Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

ANNEX

No49/TQ127
Member StateGermany
StockSAN/2A3A4. and related special conditions OT1/*2A3A4, SAN/234_1R, SAN/234_2R, SAN/234_4, SAN/234_5R, SAN/234_6, SAN/234_7R, SAN/234_3R
SpeciesSandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.)
ZoneUnion waters of IIa, IIIa and IV
Closing date9.12.2017
(2)

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 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 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).

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