Commission Regulation (EC) No 373/2008 of 24 April 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zones IV; EC waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

of 24 April 2008

establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zones IV; EC waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ¹ , and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy ² , and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 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 catch limitations are required ³ , lays down quotas for 2008.

(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 2008.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

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 .

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 April 2008. For the Commission Fokion FOTIADIS Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

¹ OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 ( OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1 ).

² OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 ( OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11 ), as last corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6 .

³ OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1 .

No	02/T&Q
Member State	SWEDEN
Stock	COD/2A3AX4
Species	Cod (Gadus morhua)
Zone	IV; EC waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
Date	31.3.2008

. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (). ↩ ↩²
. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (), as last corrected by . ↩ ↩²
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