Date: 2016-09-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1651 of 9 September 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France
**Policy Summary: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1651**
This regulation, issued by the European Commission on September 9, 2016, establishes a prohibition on fishing for undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France. The regulation, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L 247/7) on September 15, 2016, is based on Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, which establishes a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72, which lays down quotas for 2016.
The Commission determined that the allocated quota for undulate ray (RJU/67AKXD) for France had been exhausted. Consequently, Article 1 of the regulation stipulates that the fishing quota allocated to France for this stock in 2016 is deemed exhausted as of July 11, 2016. Article 2 prohibits fishing activities for undulate ray in the specified zone by French-flagged vessels from that date forward, including retaining on board, relocating, transhipping, or landing any undulate ray caught after July 11, 2016. The regulation entered into force on September 16, 2016, the day following its publication.
The Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, João Aguiar Machado, signed the regulation on behalf of the Commission President.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
France: Member State of the European Union, whose vessels are prohibited from fishing for undulate ray in specified waters.
Undulate ray: The fish species (Raja undulata) subject to the fishing prohibition.
Union waters of VIIe: The specific geographical area where fishing for undulate ray is prohibited, according to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) statistical division.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: A European Union regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72: A European Union regulation laying down quotas for 2016.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for enforcing regulations.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of the European Union, where EU legislation is published.
15.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1651
of 9 September 2016
establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIIe by vessels flying the
flag of France
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 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 2016 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
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 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.
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
(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).L 247/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.9.2016
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João AGUIAR MACHADO
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
ANNEX
No 19/TQ72
Member State France
Stock RJU/67AKXD
Species Undulate ray (Raja undulata)
Zone Union waters of VIIe
Closing date 11.7.2016