Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound - (codified version)
Date: 1997-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, conservation of fish stocks, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, technical standard

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  08.04.1997 
COM(97)  139 final 

97/  0013 (CNS) 

Proposal  for a 

ÇQUNCH, REGULATION (JSC) 

laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the 
waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound 

(codified version) 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPIANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

In  the  context  of  a  people's  Europe,  the  Commission  attaches  great  importance  to 
simplifying  and  clarifying  Community  law so as to  make  it clearer  and  more  accessible 
to  the  ordinary  citizen,  thus  giving him  new opportunities  and the  chance  to  make  use 
of  the  specific  rights  it  gives  him. 

This  aim cannot  be  achieved  so  long  as numerous  provisions  that  have been  amended 
several  times, often  quite  substantially,  remain  scattered,  so  that  they  must  be  sought 
partly  in  the  original  instrument  and  partly  in  later  amending  ones.  Considerable  re 
search  work,  comparing  many  different  instruments,  is  thus  needed  to  identify  the 
current  rules. 

For  this  reason  a  consolidation  of  rules  that  have  frequendy  been  amended  is  also 
essential  if  Community  law  is  to  be  clear  and  transparent 

2.  On  1 April  1987 the  Commission  therefore  decided  to  instruct  its  staff  that  all  legis 
lative  measures  should  be consolidated  after  no  more  than  ten  amendments,  stressing 
that  this was a  minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to  con 
solidate  at  even  shorter  intervals  the  texts  for  which  they were  responsible,  to  ensure 
that  the  Community  rules were  clear  and  readily  understandable. 

3.  The  Conclusions  of  the  Presidency  of  the  Edinburgh  European  Council  (December 
1992)  confirmed  this, stressing  the  importance  of  legislative  consolidation  as  it  offers 
certainty  as  to  the  law  applicable  to  a  given  matter  at  a  given  time. 

It  must  be  undertaken  in full  compliance  with  the  normal  Community  legislative  pro 
cedure. 

Given  that  no changes of substance  may be  made  to  the  instruments  affected  by legis 
lative  consolidation.  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  have  agreed,  by  an 
interinstitutional  agreement  dated  20 December  1994, that  an  accelerated  procedure 
may  be  used  for  the  fast-track  adoption  of  codification  instruments. 

4.  The  purpose  of  this  proposal  (l)  for  legislative  consolidation  of  Council  Regula 
tion (EEC)  No  1866/86  of  12 June  1986  laying  down  certain  technical  measures  for 
the  conservation  of  fishery  resources  in the waters  of  the  Baltic Sea, the  Belts  and  the 
Sound  is to  undertake  official  codification  of this type. The new regulation will  super 
sede the various regulations  incorporated  in it (2); their content  is fully  preserved,  and 
they  are  brought  together  with  only  such  formal  amendments  as  are  required  by  the 
codification  exercise  itself. 

5.  This  legislative  consolidation  proposal  was  drawn  up  on  the  basis  of  a  preliminary 
consolidation,  in  ail  the  official  languages, of  Regulations (EEC)  No  1866/86  and  the 
instruments  amending  it,  carried  out  by  the  Office  for  Official  Publications  of  the 
European  Communities,  by  means  of  the  data-processing  system  referred  to  in  the 
conclusions  of  the  European  Council  meeting  at  Edinburgh.  Although  the  articles 
have been  given  new numbers, the  old  numbering  has been  retained  in  the  margin  for 
ease  of  reference;  the  correlation  between  the  old  and  new  numbers  is  shown  in  a 
table  set  out  in  Annex VI,  Part  A  to  the  consolidated  Regulation. 

(*) Entered in the legislative programme for 1996. 
(2) See Part B of Annex VI. 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No 

of... 

laying  down  certain  technical  measures  for  the  conservation  of  fishery  resources  in  the  waters 
of  the  Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts  and  the  Sound 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  43  thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parlia 
ment  (*), 

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and  So 
cial  Committee (2), 

1)  Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1866/86  of  12 
June  1986  laying  down  certain  technical  measures  for 
the  conservation  of  fishery  resources  in  the waters of  the 
Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts  and  the  Sound  (3)  has  been  fre 
quently  and  substantially  amended;  whereas  for  reasons 
of  clarity  and  rationality  the  said  Regulation  should  be 
consolidated; 

2)  Whereas,  under  Articles  2  and  4  of  Council  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  3760/92  of  20  December  1992 establishing  a 
Community  system  for  fisheries  and  aquaculture (4),  the 
Council  is  responsible  for  adopting,  in  the  light  of  the 
available  scientific  advice,  the  conservation  measures 
necessary  to ensure  the rational  and  responsible  exploita 
tion  of  living  marine  aquatic  resources  on  a  sustainable 
basis;  whereas,  to  that  end,  the  Council  may  lay  down 
technical  measures  concerning  fishing  gear  and  the  ways 
in  which  it  is  used; 

3)  Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  establish  the  principles  and 
certain  procedures  for  laying  down  the  said  technical 
measures  at  Community  level  so  that  each  Member 
State  can  manage  the  fishing  activities  carried  on  in  the 
maritime  waters within  its jurisdiction  or  under  its sover 
eignty; 

4)  Whereas the  accession  of  the  Community to  the  Conven 
tion  on  Fishing  and  Conservation  of  the  Living  Re 
sources  in  the  Baltic  Sea  and  the  Belts,  as  amended  by 
the  Protocol  to the  Conference  of the  Representatives  of 
the  States  Parties  to  the  Convention  and  hereinafter  re 
ferred  to  as  'the  Gdansk  Convention',  was  approved  by 
Council  Decision  83/414/EEC (5); 

() 
(2) 
(3) 

(4) 
(5) 

OJ No C.... 
OJ No C.... 
OJ No L162,18.6.1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by 
Regulation  (EC) No 1821/96 (OJ No L 241,21.9.19%, p. 8). 
OJNoL389,31.12.1992, p. 1. 
OJ No L 237, 26. 8.1983, p. 4. 

2250/95 

1866/86 
(adapted) 

5)  Whereas the Gdansk Convention  entered into force with 
respect  to  the  Community  on  18  March  1984  and  the 
Community  accepted  all  the  rights  and  obligations  of 
Denmark  and  the  Federal  Republic  of  Germany  as  laid 
down by the  Gdansk  Convention; 

6)  Whereas  the  International  Baltic  Sea  Fishery  Commis 
sion,  set  up  by  the  Gdansk  Convention,  has  adopted, 
since  it was established, a body of  measures for  the con 
servation  and  management  of  fishery  resources  in  the 
Baltic  Sea  and has,  by its  letters of  20 September  1985, 
8  December  1986, 21  December  1987, 29  October  1988, 
20  September  1993,  20  September  1994  and  11  Sep 
tember  1995,  notified  the  contracting  parties  of  certain 
recommendations  to  modify  those  technical  measures; 

7)  Whereas the Gdansk Convention provides that the Com 
munity must give  effect  to  the  said  recommendations  in 
the  waters  of  the  Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts  and  the  Sound, 
subject  to  the  objection  procedure  laid  down  in  Article 
XI  of  the  Convention; 

8)  Whereas the most effective  means of  minimizing catches 
of  small  fish  is  to  prohibit  fishing  in  those  areas where 
they  are  heavily  concentrated, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

4. 
+ 
4. 
+ 
3. 
+ 
3. 
+ 
3. 
+ 
5. 
+ 
4. 

1866/86 
(adapted) 

2250/95 
(adapted) 
1866/86 

2244/87 

2178/88 

887/89 

2250/95 

1821/96 

2250/95 
(adapted) 

2156/91 

Article  1 

1866/86 

Definition  of  the geographical  area 

1.  This  Regulation  concerns  the  taking  and  landing  of 
fishery  resources  occurring  in  the  waters of  the  Baltic  Sea, 
the  Belts  and  the  Sound  bounded  to  the  west  by  a  line 
drawn  from  Hasenore  Head  to  Gniben  Point,  from  Kor-
shage  to  Spodsbjerg  and  from  Gilbjerg  Head  to 
the 
Kullen.  It  does  not  apply  to  waters within  the  baselines. 

2. 

It  applies  to: 

(adapted) 

—  Community  fishermen  in  the  geographical  area  de 

scribed  in  paragraph  1; 

—  all  fishermen  in  the  waters  of  this  area  which  lie 
under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  the  Member 
States. 

3.  The  geographical  area  is  divided  into  11  subdivisions 
numbered  22  to  32 which  are  described  in  Annex  I. 

Article  2 

Ban on fishing for certain  species  in certain  geographical 
areas  during  certain  periods 

It shall  be prohibited  to  retain  on  board  the  following 
1. 
species  of  fish  which  have  been  taken  in  the  waters  and 
during  the  periods  listed  below: 

887/89 -  Art  1 (1) 

Species 

Waters 

Period of prohibition 

Flounder 
flesus) 

Flounder 

(Platichihys  subdivision  26 

1 February  to  30  April 

subdivision  28  and  29  1 February  to  30  April 
south 
5 9 * 3 CN 

latitude 

of 

Flounder 

subdivision  32 

1 February  to  30  June 

Female  Flounder 

subdivision  22  except  1 February  to  30  April 
for 
area 
Annex  II 

the  geographical 
in 

described 

(Pleuronectes  subdivision  26 

1 February  to  30  April 

Plaice 
platessa) 

Plaice 

Female  Plaice 

subdivisions  27, 28 and  1 February  to  30  April 
29  south  of 
5 9 * 3 0^ 

latitude 

subdivision  22  except  1 February  to  30  April 
the  geographical 
for 
in 
area 
Annex  II  and  subdivi 
sions  24  and  25 

described 

Species 

Waters 

Period of prohibition 

887/89  -  Art.  1 (1) 

Turbot  (Psetta  maxima) 

subdivisions  22,  24,  25 
and  26 

1 June  to  31  July 

Brill 
rhombus) 

(Scophthalmus  subdivisions  22,  24,  25 
and  26 

1 June  to  31 July 

2.  By  way  of  derogation  from  the  provisions  of  para 
graph  1,  by-catches  of  flounder  and  plaice  in  fishing  for 
cod,  taken  during  the  periods  of  prohibition  referred  to  in 
that  paragraph,  may  be  retained  on  board  within  a  limit  of 
10 %  by  weight  of  the  total  catch  of  cod  on  board  the 
vessel. 

1866/86 

Article  3 

Minimum  fish  sizes 

1.  A  fish  shall  be  regarded  as  undersized  if  it  is  smaller 
than  the  minimum  size  specified  in  Annex  III  for  the 
species  and  waters  in  question. 

2.  The  size  of  a  fish  shall  be  measured  from  the  tip  of 
the  snout,  with  mouth  closed,  to  the  extreme  end  of  the 
tail  fin. 

3. 
Fish  smaller  than  the  minimum  size, even  where  such 
fish  are  part  of  a  by-catch,  shall  not  be  retained  on  board 
or  be  transhipped,  landed,  transported,  processed,  pre 
served,  sold  or  stored,  displayed  or  offered  for  sale.  They 
must  be  returned  to  the  sea,  if  at  all  possible  while  still 
alive,  immediately  after  being  taken. 

4.  By  way  of  derogation  from  paragraph  3,  undersized 
cod  may  be  kept  on  board  within  a  limit  of  5 %  by weight 
of  the  cod  catch  on  board. 

2250/95  -  Art.  1 (2) 

5.  The  by-catch  of  cod  taken  when  fishing  for  herring 
and  sprat  shall  not  exceed  10 %  of  the  total  weight  of  the 
catch.  Of  this by-catch  of  cod,  no  more  than  5 %  of  under 
sized  cod  shall  be  kept  on  board. 

2250/95  -  Art.  1 (3) 

Article  4 

1866/86 

Determination  of  by-catch  percentage 

1.  The  percentage  of  the  by-catches  referred  to  in  Ar 
ticle  2  (2)  shall  be  measured  as  a  proportion  by weight  of 
the  total  quantity  of  cod  on  board  after  sorting  or  of  all 
cod  in  the  hold  or  on  landing. 

2.  The  percentage  of  the  by-catches  referred  to  in  Ar 
ticle  3  (4)  shall  be  measured  as  a  proportion  by weight  of 
the  total  quantity  of  fish  on  board  after  sorting  or  of  all 
fish  in  the  hold  or  on  landing. 

1866/86 

3.  Detailed  rules  for  the  determination  of  percentage  by-
catches  may  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
referred  to  in  Article  13. 

Article  5 

Minimum  mesh  size 

1. 
It  shall  be  prohibited  to  use  or  to  tow  any  trawl,  Dan 
ish  seine  or  similar  net  having  meshes  of  a  smaller  size 
than  those  laid  down  in  Annex  IV  for  the  waters,  species 
or  group  of  species  of  fish  concerned. 

2. 
It  shall  be  prohibited  to  use  anchored  floating  nets  or 
drift  nets  having  meshes  of  a  smaller  size  than  those  laid 
down  in  Annex  IV  for  salmon  fishery. 

3. 
It  shall  be  prohibited  to  use  gill  nets  having  meshes 
of  a  smaller  size  than  those  laid  down  in Annex  IV  for  the 
waters,  species  or  groups  of  species  of  fish  concerned. 

887/89  -  Art.  1 (2) 

Article  6 

1866/86 

Measurement  of  mesh  size 

the 

1.  During 
inspection  of  nets,  meshes  shall  be 
measured  using  a  flat  gauge  which  is 2 mm  thick  and  made 
of  durable  material  that  will  retain  its  shape.  It  shall  have 
several  parallel-edge  sides  connected  by 
intermediate 
tapering  sides  each  with  a  taper  of  1 cm  in  8  cm  or  shall 
have  tapering  sides  only,  with  the  same  taper  as  indicated 
above.  The  gauge  shall  be  inscribed  on  its  surface  with  the 
width  in  millimetres  both  on  the  parallel-sided  section, 
where  one  exists,  and  on  the  tapering  section.  In  the  case 
of  the  latter,  the  width  shall  be  inscribed  every  1  mm  in 
terval,  and  the  indication  of  the  width  shall  appear  at  reg 
ular  intervals. 

2.  To  measure  the  size  of  a  mesh,  the  gauge  shall  be 
inserted  by  its  narrowest  extremity  into  the  mesh  opening 
in  a  direction  perpendicular  to  the  plane  of  the  net  so  as 
to  measure  the  long  axis of  the  mesh  when  stretched  diag 
onally  lengthwise.  The  gauge  shall  be  inserted  into  the 
mesh  opening  with  manual  force  until  it  is  stopped  at  the 
tapering  edges  by  the  resistance  of  the  mesh.  The  size  of 
an  individual  mesh  shall  be  the  width  of  the  gauge  at  the 
point  where  the  gauge  is  stopped. 

2250/95 -  Art.  1 (4) 

1866/86 

1866/86 

2178/88 -  Art  1 (2) 

3.  The  mesh  size  of  a net  shall  be  the  average  size  of at 
least  one  series  of  20  consecutive  meshes  in  the  direction 
of  the  long  axis of  the  net, chosen  at  random.  Meshes  less 
than  10  meshes  and  within  50  cm  from  lacings,  ropes  or 
codline  shall  not  be  measured.  This  distance  shall  be 
measured  perpendicular  to  the  lacings,  ropes  or  codline 
with  the  net  stretched  in  the  direction  of  that  measure 
ment 

4.  The  meshes  of  a net shall  be  measured only when the 
net  is  wet 

5.  An  individual  mesh  shall  not  be  considered  under 
sized if the section of  the gauge corresponding  to the mini 
mum  size  listed  in  Annex  IV  for  the  species,  waters  and 
type  of  net  concerned, passes  easily  through  it. 

Article  7 

Attachments  to  nets 

1.  By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  5  (1)  it  shall  be 
permitted  to attach  to  the  outside  of  the  lower half  of  the 
codend  of  any  trawl,  Danish  seine  or  similar net,  any can 
vas,  netting  or  other  material  which  has  the  purpose  of 
preventing  or  reducing  wear.  Such  material  shall  be  at 
tached  along  the  forward  and  lateral  edges  of  the  codend 
only. 

2.  By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  5  (1),  it  shall  be 
permitted  to  attach  to  the  outside  of  the  codend  and  the 
lengthening piece a strengthening bag. A strengthening bag 
is a cylindrical piece  of  netting completely surrounding the 
codend  and  the  lengthening  piece.  It  may  be  made  of 
either  the  same  or  heavier  material  as  the  codend  or 
lengthening  piece.  The  mesh size  of  the  strengthening bag 
shall  be at least  twice  as large as that of  the codend except 
that  its  minimum  mesh  size  shall  not  be  less  than  80 mm. 

A  strengthening  bag  may  be  attached  at  the  following 
points: 

(a)  at  its forward  edge;  and 

(b)  at  its rear  edge;  and, either 

(c) 

laced  circumferentially 
lengthening  piece  around  one  row of  meshes; or 

the  codend  and  the 

to 

(d) 

laced  longitudinally  along  a single  row of  meshes. 

3.  By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  5  (1),  it  shall  be 
permitted  to use in trawls, Danish seines and similar nets a 
non-return  net  or  flapper  which  has  a  mesh  size  smaller 
than  that  of  the  codend. 

1866/86 

The flapper may be attached either inside the codend or in 
front  of  the  codend. 

The  distance  from  the  point  of  forward  attachment  of  the 
flapper  to  the  rear  end  of  the  codend  shall  be  at  least 
three  times  the  length  of  the  flapper. 

1866/86 

Article 8 

Use  of  gear 

1.  Gear  that  may  not  be  used  within  a  certain  geo 
graphical  area  or  during  a  certain  period  shall  be  stowed 
away  on  board  in  such  a  manner  that  it  is  not  ready  for 
use in the prohibited  area or during the prohibited period. 
Reserve  gear  shall  be  stowed  away separately  and  in such 
a  manner  that  it  is  not  ready  for  use. 

2.  Fishing  gear  shall  be  considered  not  ready  for  use  if: 

— 

in  the  case  of  trawls,  Danish  seines  and  similar  nets, 

(a)  the  trawl  boards  are  made  fast  to  the  inner  or 
outer  side  of  the  bulwark  or  the  gallows; and 

(b)  sweep  lines  or  warps  are  unshackled  from  the 

trawl  boards  or weights; 

— 

in  the  case  of  salmon-fishing  gear, 

(a)  the  nets  are  stowed  under  a  lashed  cover; 

(b)  the  lines  and  hooks  are  kept  in  closed  boxes; 

— 

in  the  case  of  purse  seines,  the  main  or  bottom  wire 
is  unshackled  from  the  seine. 

3. 
It  shall  be  prohibited,  throughout  the  year,  to  fish 
with  any  trawl,  Danish  seine  and  similar  net  in  the  geo 
graphical  area  bounded  by  a  line  joining  the  following 
coordinates: 

2156/91  -  Art 1 

54*23'N 

54* 14' N 

54* 17' N 

54* 24' N 

54* 27' N 

54* 23' N 

14' 35' E 

14* 25' E 

14* 17' E 

14* 11' E 

14' 25' E 

14* 35' E. 

4.  By way  of  derogation  from  paragraph  1,  during  fish 
ing  for  cod,  only  gear  authorized  for  fishing  for  cod  or 
gear  with  a  larger  mesh  size  than  the  sizes  laid  down  in 
Annex IV may be  allowed to be  kept  on  board. If there  is 
gear  on  board  that  is  not  authorized  for  fishing  for  cod, 
the  landing of  cod  shall  be prohibited. 

2250/95 -  Art  1 (5) 
(adapted) 

Article 9 

2178/88  -  Art  1 (3) 

Restrictions  on  fishing  for  salmon  and  sea  trout 

It  shall  be  prohibited,  in  fishing  for  salmon  (Salmo 

1. 
salar) or sea  trout  (Salmo trutta): 

1821/96 -  Art  1 (1) 

— 

— 

— 

to  use  drifting  or  anchored  nets  from  15  June  to  30 
September  in  the  waters  of  subdivisions  22  to  28,  29 
south  of  59*  30" N  and 32, 

to  use  drifting  or  anchored  nets  from  1 June  to  15 
September  in the waters of  subdivisions  29, 30 and 31 
north  of  59*  3C N, 

to  use  drifting  lines  and  anchored  lines  from  1 April 
to  15  November  in  the  waters  of  subdivisions  22  to 
31, 

— 

to use  drifting  lines and anchored  lines from  1 July to 
15 September  in  the  waters  of  subdivision 32. 

The  area of prohibition during the closed season is beyond 
four  nautical  miles  measured  from  the baselines, except  in 
subdivision  32  and  the  area  east  of  longitude  22* 3C E 
(Bengtskâr  lighthouse)  inside  the  Finnish  fishery  zone 
where  fishing  with  drift!ines  and  anchored  lines  is prohib 
ited  from  1 July to  15  September. 

It  shall  be  prohibited,  in  fishing  for  salmon  (Salmo 

2. 
salar) or sea  trout  (Salmo trutta): 

2178/88 -  Art  1 (3) 

—  where  fishing  is  conducted  using  anchored  floating 
nets  and  drift  nets,  to  use  more  than  600  nets  at 
once  per vessel,  the  length  of  each  net  not  exceeding 
35  metres  measured  in  the  gear's  headrope.  In  addi 
tion  to  the  number  of  nets  permitted  for fishing, not 
more  than  100 reserve  nets  may be  kept  on  board, 

—  where fishing is conducted  by means  of  drifting  lines 
or  anchored  lines,  to  use  more  than  2 000  hooks  at 
once  per vessel. 

Hooks  on  drifting  lines  and  anchored  lines  shall  have  a 
minimum  distance  between  the  point  and  the  shaft  of  at 
least  19 mm. 

In addition  to  the number of  hooks permitted in fishing,  a 
maximum  of  200  reserve  hooks  may be  kept  on  board. 

General  Provisions 

1866/86 

Article 10 

It shall be prohibited  to  fish  directly for  cod and flat 

1. 
fish (Pleuronectidae) with the  intention of  landing them for 
purposes  other  than human  consumption. 

10 

2.  Explosives,  poisonous  or  stupefying  substances  may 
not  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  catching fish. 

1866/86 

(adapted) 

(adapted) 

It shall  be prohibited  to  use anchored or drifting  gear 
identification 

3. 
without  marking  it  with  buoys  or  other 
marks. 

4. 
It shall  be prohibited to  release  exotic species into the 
Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts  and  the  Sound  or  to  fish  for  exotic 
species  and  sturgeon,  unless  authorized  by  the  rules 
adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article  13  and  with  the  obligations  arising  from  the 
Gdansk  Convention.  Exotic  species  are  defined  as  those 
which  do  not  occur  naturally  in  the  Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts 
and  the  Sound. 

Article 11 

This  Regulation  shall  not  apply  to  fishing  operations  con 
ducted  solely  for  the  purpose  of  scientific  investigations 
which  are  carried  out  with  the  permission  and  under  the 
authority  of  the  Member  State  or  Member  States  con 
cerned  and  of  which  the  Commission  and  the  Member 
State  or  Member  States  in  whose  waters  the  research  is 
carried  out  have  been  informed  in  advance. 

Fish,  crustaceans  and  molluscs  caught  for  the  purposes 
specified  in  the  first  paragraph  may  be  sold,  stored,  dis 
played  or  offered  for  sale provided  that: 

— 

they  meet  the  standards  laid  down in Annexes  II and 
HI  and  the  marketing  standards  adopted  pursuant  to 
Article  2  of  Council  Regulation 
(EEC)  No 
3759/92 (!),  or 

— 

they  are  sold  directly  for  purposes  other  than  human 
consumption. 

A  vessel  conducting  any  of  the  operations  referred  to  in 
the  first  paragraph  must  carry on  board  an  authorization 
issued  by the  Member State whose  flag  the vessel  is  flying. 

Article 12 

This  Regulation  shall  not  apply  to fishing operations  car 
ried out  during  the  course  of  artificial  restocking  or trans 
plantation  of  fish,  crustaceans  or molluscs. 

Fish, crustaceans  and molluscs caught  for  the purposes set 
out in the  first  paragraph may not be sold  for human con 
sumption  in  contravention  of  the  other  provisions  of  this 
Regulation. 

2178/88 -  Art  1 (4) 

Article 13 

1.  Member  States  may  take  measures  for  the  conserva 
tion and  management  of  stocks where  such  measures con 
cern: 

1866/86 

(adapted) 

(!)  OJ No L 388,31.12.1992, p. 1. 

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(a)  strictly  local  stocks  of  value  only  to  the  fishermen  of 

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the  relevant  Member  State; or 

(adapted) 

(adapted) 

(b)  conditions  or  procedures  designed  to  limit  catches by 

technical  measures: 

(i) 

supplementing  those  defined  in  Community fish 
eries  regulations;  or 

(ii)  going  beyond  minimum  requirements  set  out  in 

such  regulations, 

provided  that  such  measures  are  applicable  solely  to  the 
fishermen  of  the  Member State concerned,  are compatible 
with Community law and consistent with the common fish 
eries policy or with obligations  under the  Gdansk Conven 
tion. 

2.  The  Commission  shall  be  informed  of  any  draft  for 
the  introduction  or  amendment  of  national  technical 
measures  early  enough  to  make  its  comments. 

If within one month after such notification  the  Commission 
so requests, the Member State concerned shall  suspend the 
entry into  force  of  the planned  measures  for three  months 
from  the  date  of  notification  to  enable  the  Commission  to 
rule  within  this  time  limit  on  the  compatibility  of  the 
measures with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1. 

Where  the  Commission  finds,  in  a  decision  of  which  it 
must  inform  the  other  Member  States,  that  a  planned 
measure  does not comply with the provisions  of paragraph 
1,  the  Member  State  concerned  may  not  implement  the 
measure  without  making  the  necessary  changes. 

The  Member  State  concerned  shall  communicate  without 
delay to the other Member States and the  Commission the 
measures  adopted,  where  appropriate  after  making  the 
necessary  changes. 

3.  The  Member  States  shall  supply  to  the  Commission, 
on  its  request,  all  information  needed  for  the  assessment 
of  whether  the  national  technical  measures  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  paragraph  1. 

4.  At  the  initiative  of  the  Commission  or  on  a  request 
from  any Member State, the question of whether  a nation 
al  technical  measure  implemented  by  a  Member  State 
complies  with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1  may  be  re 
ferred  to  the  Management  Committee  for  examination  in 
accordance  with  Article  17  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
3760/92,  and  a  decision  may  be  taken  in  accordance  with 
the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18  of  that  Regulation. 
Where  such  a  decision  is  taken,  the  third  and  fourth sub 
paragraphs  of  paragraph  2 shall  apply mutatis  mutandis. 

5.  Where  the  Commission  finds  that  a measure  notified 
does  not  comply  with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1,  it 
shall  adopt a decision, within not more  than one year from 
the  date  of  notification  of  the  measure,  to  the  effect  that 
the  Member  State  must  terminate  or  amend  the  measure 
within  a  time  limit  which  the  Commission  shall  indicate. 
The  provisions  of  the  fourth  subparagraph  of  paragraph  2 
shall  apply mutatis  mutandis. 

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6.  Measures concerning aquaculture and fishing from the 
shore  shall  be  notified  by  the  Member  State  to  the  Com 
mission  for  information  purposes  only. 

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Aquaculture'  shall  be  taken  to  mean  the  farming  of fish, 
crustaceans  or  molluscs  in  salt  or brackish water. 

Article  14 

Detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  this  Regulation  shall 
be  adopted  in accordance  with the procedure  laid  down in 
Article  18 of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92. 

(adapted) 

Article 15 

Regulation  (EEC)  No  1866/86  is hereby  repealed 

References  to  the  said  Regulation  shall  be  construed  as 
references  to  this  Regulation  and  should  be  read  in  ac 
cordance  with  the  correlation  table  set  out  in  Part  A  of 
Annex  VI. 

Article 16 

This  Regulation  enters  into  force  on  the  twentieth  day 
following  that  of  its  publication  in  the  Official Journal  of 
the European  Communities. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable  in all  Member States. 

Done  at Brussels, 

For the  Council 

The  President 

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y47V7V£AT/ 

SUBDIVISIONS  OF THE  GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 
REFERRED  TO  IN  ARTICLE 1 

1866/86 

(adapted) 

Subdivision  22 

2250/95  -  Art  1  (6) 
(adapted) 

2250/95 -  Art  1 (6) 
(adapted) 

The waters bounded by a line  drawn from  Hasenpre  Head 
(56* 09' N,  10" 44' E)  on  the  east  coast  of Jutland  to  Gni-
ben Point  (56* 01' N,  11°  18' E)  on  the west  coast  of  Zea 
land; then along the west coast  and south coast of  Zealand 
to  a point  situated  at  longitude  12* 00' E; from  there,  due 
south  to the  island of  Falster; then  along  the  east  coast  of 
the 
(54* 34'  N, 
11* 58' E);  then  due  east  to  longitude  12* 00' E;  then  due 
south  to  the  coast  of  Germanv:  then  in  a  south-westerlv 
direction  along  the  coast  of  Germanv  and  the  east  coast  of 
Jutland as  far as  the point of departure. 

to  Gedser  Odde 

island  of  Falster 

Subdivision  23 

The  waters  bounded  by a  line  drawn  from  Gilbjerg  Head 
(56*08'N,  12* 18'E)  on  the  north  coast  of  Zealand  to 
Kullen (56*  18' N,  12* 28' E) on  the coast of  Sweden; then 
in  a southerly  direction  along  the  coast  of  Sweden  to  the 
Falsterbo  lighthouse  (55* 23'  N,  12* 50* E);  then  through 
the  southern  entrance  to  the  Sound  to  the  Stevns  light 
house  (55*  19' N,  12° 28' E) on  the coast of  Zealand;  then 
in a northerly  direction  along the  east coast of  Zealand  as 
far as  the  point  of  departure. 

Subdivision  24 

The waters bounded by a line drawn from  the  Stevns light 
house  (55* 1 9 ^,  12* 28'E)  on  the  east  coast  of  Zealand 
through the southern entrance  to the Sound to the Falster 
bo  lighthouse  (55* 23' N,  12* 507 E)  on  the  coast  of  Swe 
den;  then  along  the  south  coast  of  Sweden  to  the  Sand-
hammaren  lighthouse  (55* 24' N,  14* 12' E); from  there  to 
the  Hammerodde  lighthouse  (55*  18' N,  14* 47' E)  on  the 
north  coast  of  Bornholm;  then  along  the  west  and  south 
coasts  of  Bornholm  to  a  point  situated  at  longitude 
15* 00' E;  from  there  due  south  to  the  coast  of  Poland; 
then in a westerly direction  along  the coasts of  Poland and 
Germany  to  a  point  situated  at  longitude  12* 007 E;  then 
due north to a point situated  at latitude  54* 34' N  and lon 
gitude  12* OO7 E; 
then  due  west 
(54*34'N,  11*58'E);  from  there,  along  the  east  and 
north  coast  of  the  island  of  Falster  to  a point  situated  at 
longitude  12* 00' E;  from  there,  due  north  to  the  south 
coast  of  Zealand;  then  in  a westerly  and  northerly  direc 
tion along the west  coast of  Zealand  as far as  the  point  of 
departure. 

to  Gedser  Odde 

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Subdivision  25 

1866/86 

The  waters  bounded  by  a  line  drawn  from  a  point  on  the 
east  coast  of  Sweden  at  latitude  56* 3ff  N  and  proceeding 
due  east  to  the  west  coast  of  the  island  of  Ôland;  then, 
after  passing  south  of  the  island  of  Ôland  to  a  point  on 
the  east  coast  situated  at  latitude  56* 30v N,  due  east  to 
longitude  18* Off E; then due south  to the coast of  Poland; 
then  in a westerly  direction  along the  coast  of  Poland  to a 
point situated at longitude  15* Off E; then due  north to the 
island  of  Bornholm;  then  along  the  south  and  west  coasts 
of  Bornholm  to  the  Hammerodde  lighthouse  (55* 18' N, 
14* 47' E); 
lighthouse 
(55* 24' N,  14* 12' E)  on  the  south  coast  of  Sweden;  then 
in  a northerly  direction  along  the  east  coast  of  Sweden  as 
far  as  the  point  of  departure. 

the  Sandhammaren 

then 

to 

(adapted) 

Subdivision  26 

The waters bounded  by a line drawn from a point  situated 
at latitude  56* 3ff  N  and  longitude  18* Off E  and proceed 
ing due east to the west coast of the former  USSR; then in 
a  southerly direction  along the coasts of  the  former  USSR 
and Poland to a point on the Polish coast situated at longi 
tude  18* Off E;  then  due  north  as  far  as  the  point  of  de 
parture. 

Subdivision  27 

The  waters  bounded  by  a  line  drawn  from  a  point  on  the 
east  mainland  coast  of  Sweden  situated  at 
latitude 
59* 41' N  and  longitude  19* Off E  and  proceeding  due 
south  to  the  north  coast  of  the  island  of  Gotland;  then  in 
a  southerly direction  along  the west  coast  of  Gotland  to a 
point  situated  at  latitude  57* Off N  ; then  due  west  to lon 
gitude  18* Off E;  then  due  south  to  latitude  56"3ffN; 
then  due  west  to  the  east  coast  of  the  island  of  Ôland; 
then, after passing south of  the island of  Ôland, to  a point 
on  its  west  coast  situated  at  latitude  56* 3ff  N;  then  due 
west  to  the  coast  of  Sweden; then  in  a  northerly  direction 
along  the  east  coast  of  Sweden  as  far  as  the  point  of  de 
parture. 

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(adapted) 

(adapted) 

Subdivision  28 

The  waters  bounded  by a  line drawn  from  a point  situated 
at  latitude  58* 3ff  N  and  longitude  19" Off E  and  proceed 
ing  due  east  to  the  west  coast  of  the  island  of  Saaremaa; 
then,  after  passing  north  of  the  island  of  Saaremaa,  to  a 
point  on  its  east  coast  situated  at  latitude  58* 3ff  N;  then 
due  east  to  the coast  of  the former  USSR;  then  in a  south 
erly  direction  along  the  west  coast  of  the  former  USSR  to 
a  point  situated  at  latitude  56* 3ff  N;  then  due  west  to 
longitude  18* Off E;  then  due  north  to  latitude  57* Off N; 
then  due  east  to  the  west  coast  of  the  island  of  Gotland; 
then  in  a  northerly  direction  to  a point  on  the  north  coast 
of  Gotland  situated  at  longitude  19* Off  E;  then  due  north 
as  far  as  the  point  of  departure. 

Subdivision  29 

The  waters  bounded  by  a  line  drawn  from  a  point  on  the 
latitude 
east  mainland  coast  of  Sweden  situated  at 
60° 30' N  and  proceeding  due  east  to  the  mainland  coast 
of  Finland;  then  in  a  southerly  direction  along  the  west 
and  south  coasts  of  Finland  to  a  point  on  the  south  main 
land  coast  situated  at  longitude  23* Off E;  then  due  south 
to  latitude  59* Off N;  then  due  east  to  the  mainland  coast 
of  the  former  USSR;  then  in  a  southerly  direction  along 
the  west  coast  of  the  former  USSR  to  a  point  situated  at 
latitude  58* 3ff  N;  then  due  west  to  the  east  coast  of  the 
island  of  Saaremaa;  then,  after  passing  north  of  the  island 
of  Saaremaa,  to  a  point  on  its  west  coast  situated  at  lati 
tude  58'  3ff  N; then  due west  to  longitude  19* Off E;  then 
due  north  to  a point  on  the east  mainland  coast  of  Sweden 
situated  at  latitude  59* 41' N; then  in  a northerly  direction 
along  the  east  coast  of  Sweden  as  far  as  the  point  of  de 
parture. 

Subdivision  30 

The  waters  bounded  by  a  line  drawn  from  a  point  on  the 
east  coast  of  Sweden  situated  at  latitude  63*3ffN  and 
proceeding  due  east to the mainland coast of  Finland;  then 
in  a  southerly  direction  along  the  coast  of  Finland  to  a 
point  situated  at  latitude  60* 3ff  N;  then  due  west  to  the 
mainland  coast  of  Sweden;  then  in  a  northerly  direction 
along  the  east  coast  of  Sweden  as  far  as  the  point  of  de 
parture. 

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Subdivision  31 

1866/86 

The waters  bounded  by  a  line  drawn from a point  on  the 
east  coast  of  Sweden  situated  at  latitude  63* 3ffN  and 
proceeding,  after  passing  north  of  the  Gulf of  Bothnia,  to 
a  point  on  the  west  mainland  coast  of  Finland  situated  at 
latitude  63* 3ff  N  ;  then  due  west  as  far  as  the  point  of 
departure. 

Subdivision  32 

The  waters  bounded  by a  line  drawn  from  a point  on  the 
south coast of  Finland  situated  at longitude  23* Off E  and 
proceeding,  after  passing  east of  the  Gulf  of  Finland,  to a 
point  on  the  west  coast  of  the  former  USSR  situated  at 
latitude  59* Off  N;  then  due  west  to  longitude  23* Off E; 
then due  north  as far  as  the  point  of  departure. 

(adapted) 

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ANNEX  II 

1866/86 

BOUNDARIES  OF  CERTAIN  GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS 
REFERRED  TO IN  ARTICLE 2 

Boundaries  of  the  geographical  areas,  in  the  Sound,  the 
Great  Belt  and  the  Little  Belt,  as  regards  fishing  for  fe 
male  flounder  and  female  plaice: 

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—  Falsterbo  lighthouse  —  Stevns  lighthouse 

—  Jungshoved  —  B0genaessand 

—  Hestehoved  lighthouse  —  Maddes  Klint 

—  Skelby church  —  Flinthorne  Odde 

—  Kappel  church —  Gulstav 

—  Ristingehale  —  /43r0hale 

—  Skjoldnaes —  P0ls  Huk 

—  Christian  X  bridge,  S0nderborg 

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ANNEX  III 

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MINIMUM  SIZES  REFERRED  TO  IN  ARTICLE  3  (1) 

(adapted) 

. 

c 
Speaes 
*^ 

. . .. 
Waters 

Minimum 
sac 

Cod  (Gadus  morhua) 

all  subdivisions  south  of  lati- 

35  cm 

tude  59*30^ 

Flounder  (Platichthys flesus) 

subdivisions  22  to  25 

subdivisions  26  to  28 
subdivisions  29  and  32  south 
of  latitude  59* 3ff  N 

25  cm 

21  cm 
18 cm 

Plaice  (Pleuronectes platessa)  subdivisions  22  to  25 

25  cm 

subdivisions  26  to  28 

subdivisions  29  and  32  south 
of  latitude  59* 3ff  N 

Turbot  (Psetta maxima) 

subdivisions  22 to  32 

Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)  subdivisions  22  to  32 

Eel  (Anguilla anguilla) 

subdivisions  22  to  32 

Salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

subdivisions  22  to  32 

21  cm 

18  cm 

30  cm 

30  cm 

35  cm 

60  cm 

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ANNEX  IV 

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MINIMUM  MESH SIZE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 

(adapted) 

Species 

iype of net 

Cod 
morhua) 

(Gadus 

subdivisions  22 
to  32 

gillnets 

subdivisions  22 
to  32 

subdivisions  22 
to  32 

Flatfish  (Pleuro 
nectidae) 

subdivisions  22 
to  27 

subdivision  28 

subdivisions  29 
and  32  south  of 
latitude  59*3ffN 

subdivisions  22 
to  32 

Herring  (Clupea 
harengus) 

subdivisions  22 
to 27 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar  nets (*) 

trawls,  Danish 
seines,  and simi 
lar nets 

trawls,  Danish 
seines, 
similar 
nets  and gillnets 

trawls,  Danish 
seines, 
similar 
nets  and gillnets 

gillnets 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar  nets 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar nets (1) 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar nets 

subdivisions  28 
and  29  south  of 
latitude  59*3ffN 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar  nets 

subdivisions  30 
to  32  and subdi 
vision  29  north 
of 
latitude 
59*3ffN 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar nets 

Minimum mesh 
size. Length of 
long diagonal 

105  mm 

105  mm 

120  mm (2) 

120 mm  (2) (3) 

110 mm 

100 mm 

110 mm 

105  mm (4) 

32  mm 

28  mm 

16  mm 

Sprat 
sprattus) 

(Sprattus 

subdivisions  22 
to  32 

trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  simi 
lar  nets 

16 mm 

20 

Species 

Waters 

Type of  net 

Salmon 
salar) 

(Salmo 

subdivisions 
to  32 

22 

anchored 
ing 
nets 
driftnets 

float 
and 

Minimum  mesh 
size.  Length  of 
long  diagonal 

157  mm 

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(*)  Nets  fitted  with  devices  such  as  exit  windows  or  structures  that  comply with 
the  provisions  of  Annex  V,  capable  of  guaranteeing  a SO % retention  length 
of  not  less  than 38 cm. 

(2)  Mesh size  applicable  to all  meshes  in  the  final  8  m of  the  codend,  measured 
from  the  codline,  the  meshes  being  stretched  according  to  the  longitudinal 
centreline  of  the  net 

(3)  With  the  exception  of  subdivisions  22  and  23  where  sole  fishing  is  author 

ized with  a mesh size  not smaller  than 90 mm. 

(4)  With  the  exception  of  subdivisions  22  -  24 where  normal  trawls and  Danish 

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seines with a mesh opening of  90 mm are allowed. 

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ANNEX  V 

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SPECIAL  SELECTIVITY  DEVICES 

In  order  to  guarantee  the  selectivity  of  trawls,  Danish 
seines  and  similar  nets  with  special  mesh  openings  as  re 
ferred  to  in  Annex  IV,  the  two  models  of  exit  windows 
below  are  authorized: 

Exit  window  (model  1) 

Two  exit  windows  with  plastic  coated,  fully  opened  dia 
mond  meshes  shall  be  attached  to  the  codend  of  trawls 
and  Danish  seines  in  the  cod  fishery.  The  mesh  opening 
shall  be  no  less  than  105  mm.  The  exit  windows  shall  be 
attached  with  a  separate  piece  of  netting  (between  the  or 
dinary  diamond  meshes  and  the  meshes  of  the  exit  win 
dow). The  mesh  size  of  the  separate  netting  shall  be  iden 
tical to  the  bar  length  of  the  exit  window  times  the  square 
root  of  two. 

the  distance  between 

The  exit  windows  shall  be  attached  on  both  sides  of  the 
codend,  and 
the  rear  end  of 
the codend  and  the  window  shall  be  40  to  50  cm.  The 
length  of  the  window  shall  be  80  %  of  the  total  length  of 
the  codend  and  the  height  of  the  window  shall  be  50  cm. 
The window shall  be  mounted  in a way that  gives an  open 
ing  between  the  upper  and  lower  seams  of  the  window  of 
15 to  20 cm. 

Exit  window  (model  2) 

Identification 

The windows shall  be  rectangular  sections of  netting in  the 
codend.  There  shall  be  two windows  in  the  codend. 

Size 

Each  window  shall  have  a  minimum  width  of  45  cm  along 
its  entire  length.  Each  window  shall  have  a  minimum 
length  of  3,5  m  measured  along  its sides  (Figure  1 of  Dia 
gram  2). 

Netting 

The  meshes  in  the  windows  shall  have  a  minimum  size  of 
105 mm. They  shall  be  square  meshes, i.e.  all  four  sides of 
the  window  netting  will  be  cut  by  all  bars  (Figure  2  of 
Diagram  2).  The  netting  shall  be  mounted  such  that  the 
bars  run  parallel  and  perpendicular  to  the  length  of  the 
codend  (Figure  2). The  window  width  shall  be  eight  open 
square  meshes.  The  length  shall  be  between  57  and  62 
square  meshes  (Figure  2 of  Diagram  2). 

Location 

The  codend  shall  be  divided  into  upper  and  lower  panels 
by  selvedges  running  down  the  port  and  starboard  sides 
(Figure  1  of  Diagram  2).  The  two  windows  shall  be  lo 
cated  in  the  lower  panel,  immediately  adjacent  to  and  be 
low  the  selvedges  (Figure  1 of  Diagram  2).  The  windows 
shall  terminate  a  minimum  of  2  m  and  a  maximum  of 
2,5 m  from  the  codline. 

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2250/95 -  Art. 1  (9) 

The  forward  end  of  the  window  shall  be  joined  to  eight 
meshes' width  of  the  normal  codend  netting  (Figure  3  of 
Diagram  2).  One  side  shall  join  to  the  selvedge  or  be 
joined  immediately  adjacent  to  the  selvedge  and the  other 
side  shall be joined  to the  normal codend  lower panel  net 
ting  following  a straight  all  knots  cut 

Mesh size in  the whole codend 

All parts of  the  codend  shall  conform  to a minimum  mesh 
size  of  105 mm. 

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Diagram 1 

2250/95  -  Art. 1 (9) 

(Exit Window-Model  1) 

40-50 cm 

15-20 cm 

50 cm 

Diagram 2 

2250/95  -  Art. 1 (9) 

(Exit Window-Model 2) 

Figure 1 :  Position of the square mesh windows in the codend 

A suggested  specification 

lifting strop 

*=C 

0,3 m 

Windows 3,54 m 

1,8 m 

0,3 m 

Square mesh windows are 0,48 m high 

Codend  cross  section 

4 meshes in selvedge 

4 meshes in selvedge 

8 meshes for window 
of square meshes 

Figure 2 :  Netting in the square mesh windows 

2250/95  -  Art. 1 (9) 
(adapted) 

A suggested  specification 

Square mesh window 
8  x  59 square meshes 

60 mm half mesh 
0  4mm double polyetheicne 
107 mm inside mesh size 

All four sides reinforced with 
8 nun polypropylene rope 

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Figure 3  :  Inserting  the window  in the  codend 

2250/95  -  Art.  1  (9) 
(adapted) 

A  suggested  specification 

Selvedge 

Forward end  of  codend 

! 

EEEEEEÏE) 
11111111) 

) 

Square 

mesh window 

;  Codend 

j  100 meshes  in  60  mm  half  mesh 
I  49 Vi  meshes  long  (6 m) 
j  0  4mm double polyethelene 
107  mm  inside  mesh  sire 
! 

ill  knots 

354  cm 
stretched 
length 

all knots 

) 

) 

) 

1 

! —i  r~i r~! 

H n  .  , n  n 

Rings for the lifting  becket 

Lower  panel 

J 
4 

, 27, mesh 
-.so cm 

29% mesh 
- 3 54  cm 

2% mesh 
" - 30 cm 

15 mesh 
- 1 80  cm 

Opening for square mesh  windows 

8  meshes wide  x  29% meshes  long 

Codline 

Centre line of lower panel 

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ANNEX  VI 

Part  A 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Regulation  (EEC)  No  1866/86 

This  Regulation 

Article  1 
Article  2  (1) 
Article  2  (la) 
Article  2  (2) 
Article  3 
Article  4 
Article  5 
Article  6 
Article  7 
Article  8 
Article  9 
Article  10 
Article  11 
Article  12 
Article  13 
Article  14 

Annex  I 
Annex  II 
Annex  III 
Annex  IV  (a) 
Annex  IV  (b) 
Annex  V 

Article  1 
Article  2  (1) 

Article  2  (2) 
Article  3 
Article  4 
Article  5 
Article  6 
Article  7 
Article  8 
Article  9 
Article  10 
Article  11 
Article  12 
Article  13 
Article  14 
Article  15 
Article  16 
Annex  I 
Annex  II 
Annex  III 

Annex  IV 
Annex V 
Annex VI 

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Part  B 

Regulations  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1866/86 

CouncU  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2244/87  of  23 July  1987 

CouncU  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2178/88  of  18 Jury  1988 

CouncU  Regulation  (EEC)  No  887/89  of  5 April  1989 

CouncU  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2156/91  of  15 Jury 1991 

CouncU  Regulation  (EC)  No  2250/95  of  18 September  1995 

CouncU  Regulation  (EC)  No  1821/96  of  16 September  1996 

Official  Journal 

No 

page 

date 

L207 

L191 

L94 

L201 

L230 

L241 

15 

29. 7.1987 

7 

4 

1 

1 

8 

22. 7.1988 

7.4.1989 

24. 7.1991 

27. 9.1995 

21. 9. 1996 

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