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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/225 10.1.2024
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/225
of 4 January 2024
establishing a fisheries closure for Norway lobster in functional unit 30 of division 9a for vessels
flying the flag of Spain
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) 2023/194(2)lays down quotas for 2023.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Norway lobster in functional unit
30 of division 9a by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2023.
(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 Spain for the stock of Norway lobster in functional unit 30 of division 9a for 2023 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 Spain 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).
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
(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).
(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).
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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, 4 January 2024.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
No 21/TQ194
Member State Spain
Stock NEP/*9U30
Species Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
Zone Functional unit 30 of division 9a
Closing date 13 December 2023
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