Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1048/86 of 10 April 1986 defining the coastal areas of the United Kingdom to which a minimum marketing size for crab shall apply

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1048/86
of 10 April 1986
defining the coastal areas of the United Kingdom to which a minimum marketing size for crab shall apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps (crangon crangon), edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) and Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3118/85 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas the coastal areas of the United Kingdom in which the minimum marketing size for edible crabs is to be reduced to 11,5 centimetres must be defined;
Whereas the structure of production in the coastal areas of Northern Ireland and all around the northern coasts of Great Britain from Cemaes Head in Wales at latitude 52°07' N to the eastern border of East Sussex and along the coast of Somerset, Avon and Gloucester is such that these areas must be included in the definition to ensure local or regional supplies of edible crabs;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,