
Article 1 
The fishing quota allocated to Member States of the European Union for the stock of witch flounder in NAFO 3NO area for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2 
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 
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, 2 October 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

No 16/TQ123
Member State European Union (All Member States)
Stock WIT/N3NO.
Species Witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)
Zone NAFO 3NO
Closing date 10.9.2020