Date: 2022-07-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1215 of 7 July 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
**Summary:**
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1215, dated 7 July 2022, establishes a fisheries closure for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in Norwegian waters of zones 1 and 2 (GHL/1N2AB) for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union. This regulation is enacted due to the exhaustion of the allocated quota for 2022, as per Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 which fixed the fishing opportunities for 2022. Effective 20 June 2022, fishing activities targeting Greenland halibut in the specified area by EU-flagged vessels are prohibited. This includes retaining on board, relocating, transhipping, or landing any Greenland halibut caught after this date. The regulation, based on Article 36(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The responsible Commissioner is Virginijus Sinkevičius.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Greenland halibut: A species of flatfish, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, which is the subject of the fisheries closure.
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2: A specific geographical area in the waters surrounding Norway where the fishing closure applies.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: A European Union regulation establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109: A European Union regulation laying down quotas for 2022.
Virginijus Sinkevičius: Member of the European Commission.
Brussels: The location where the Commission Regulation was adopted.
L 188/46 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.7.2022
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1215
of 7 July 2022
establishing a fisheries closure for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels
flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
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 2009establishing 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) 2022/109(2)lays down quotas for 2022.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Greenland halibut in Norwegian
waters of 1 and 2 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have
exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.
(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 for 2022 to Member States of the European Union for the stock of Greenland halibut in
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 referred to in the Annex 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 Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the
European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the 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) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 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 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).15.7.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/47
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2022.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the CommissionL 188/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.7.2022
ANNEX
No 03/TQ109
Member State European Union (All Member States)
Stock GHL/1N2AB.
Species Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
Zone Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Closing date 20 June 2022