Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1105of 10 April 2024establishing a fisheries closure for yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union fishing under the quota allocated to others

Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1105 of 10 April 2024 establishing a fisheries closure for yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union fishing under the quota allocated to others 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) 2024/257 Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (OJ L, 2024/257, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/257/oj). lays down quotas for 2024. (2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Contracting Party to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) fishing under the quota allocated to others have exhausted that quota for 2024. (3) Considering that vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union are fishing for that stock, it is necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion The fishing quota allocated to others for 2024 to Contracting Parties to the NAFO, which includes the European Union, for the stock of yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO 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 fishing under the quota allocated to others 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, 10 April 2024. For the Commission On behalf of the President Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX No1/TQ257Member StateAll Member States of the European Union fishing under the quota allocated to OthersStockYEL/N3LNO.SpeciesYellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)ZoneNAFO Divisions 3LNOClosing date26 February 2024