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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2139 of 2 December 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays including Cuckoo ray, thornback ray, blonde ray, spotted ray, small-eyed ray and undulate ray in Union waters of VIId and relevant special conditions in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2139
of 2 December 2016
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays including Cuckoo ray, thornback ray, blonde ray, spotted ray, small-eyed ray and undulate ray in Union waters of VIId and relevant special conditions in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72(2), lays down quotas for 2016.
(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 2016.
(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 2016 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, 2 December 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João Aguiar Machado
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
ANNEX
| No | 35/TQ72 |
|---|---|
| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | SRX/07D. and relevant special conditions RJN/07D., RJC/07D., RJH/07D., RJM/07D., RJE/07D., RJU/07D., SRX/*67AKD, RJN/*67AKD, RJC/*67AKD, RJH/*67AKD, RJM/*67AKD, RJE/*67AKD |
| Species | Skates and rays (Rajiformes) including Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus), thornback ray (Raja clavata), blonde ray (Raja brachyura), spotted ray (Raja montagui), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of VIId and relevant special conditions in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k |
| Closing date | 26.10.2016 |
(2)
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1).
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