
Article 1 
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in France shall be prohibited as from 17 June 2013 at 17:22 at the latest.
Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.
Article 2 
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece shall be prohibited as from 3 June 2013 at 08:00.
Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.
Article 3 
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Italy shall be prohibited as from 13 June 2013 at 15:27 at the latest.
Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.
Article 4 
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Malta shall be prohibited as from 8 June 2013 at 21:56.
Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.
Article 5 
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain shall be prohibited as from 17 June 2013 at 00:00 at the latest.
Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 26 June 2013.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission