Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/2003 of 15 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for megrim by vessels flying the flag of BelgiumOfficial Journal L 231 , 17/09/2003 P. 0004 - 0004
AI-assisted research summary: Belgian-flagged or Belgium-registered vessels are prohibited from fishing for megrim in ICES zones VIIIa, b, d and e, and may not retain, tranship, or land that catch after the Regulation starts applying.
**Avis juridique important** _|_ # 32003R1618 **Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/2003 of 15 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for megrim by vessels flying the flag of Belgium** _ Official Journal L 231 , 17/09/2003 P. 0004 - 0004 _ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/2003 of 15 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for megrim by vessels flying the flag of Belgium THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2003(4), lays down quotas for megrim for 2003. (2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated. (3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of megrim in the waters of ICES zones VIIIa, b, d, e, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 1 September 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Catches of megrim in the waters of ICES zones VIIIa, b, d, e, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003. Fishing for megrim in the waters of ICES zones VIIIa, b, d, e, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 September 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 September 2003. For the Commission Jörgen Holmquist Director-General for Fisheries (1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. (3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12. (4) OJ L 201, 8.8.2003, p. 3.