
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/1045 of 13 July 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean for vessels flying the flag of Greece 

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, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 lays down quotas for 2020.

(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Greece have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Quota exhaustion
Article 1 
The fishing quota allocated to Greece for the stock of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Article 2 
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Greece 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.
Entry into force
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, 13 July 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

No 08/TQ/123
Member State Greece
Stock BFT/AE45WM
Species Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
Zone Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean
Closing date 22.6.2020 at 24.00