Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/575of 7 February 2024establishing a fisheries closure for cod in NAFO area 3M for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union

Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/575 of 7 February 2024 establishing a fisheries closure for cod in NAFO area 3M 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 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. , and in particular Article 36(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 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). lays down quotas for 2023. (2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of cod in NAFO area 3M by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union 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 for 2023 to Member States of the European Union for the stock of cod in NAFO area 3M 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 February 2024. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX No23/TQ194Member StateEuropean Union (All Member States)StockCOD/N3M.SpeciesAtlantic cod (Gadus morhua)ZoneNAFO area 3MClosing date22 December 2023