Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1949 of 8 July 2024 establishing a fisheries clos... (32024R1949)
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2024/1949
12.7.2024

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/1949

of 8 July 2024

establishing a fisheries closure for red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 for vessels flying the flag of Portugal

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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (2) lays down quotas for 2024.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2024.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Portugal for the stock of red seabream in Union and international waters of 9 for 2024 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

1.   Fishing for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to search for fish, shoot, set or haul a fishing gear for the purpose of fishing that stock.
2.   Transshipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fishery products from that stock caught by those vessels shall remain authorised for catches taken prior to that date.
3.   Unintended catches of species from that stock by those vessels shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels, recorded, landed and counted against quotas in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

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, 8 July 2024.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission
(1)  
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1
, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj
.
(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (
OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1
, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/194/oj
).
(3)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (
OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22
, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj
).

ANNEX

No

06/TQ194

Member State

Portugal

Stock

SBR/09-

Species

Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Zone

Union and international waters of 9

Closing date

19 June 2024

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1949/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
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