Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2122/89 of 14 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets

• Published date: 15 July 1989
• Subject Matter: Fisheries policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 203, 15 July 1989

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2122/89 of 14 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets

Official Journal L 203 , 15/07/1989 P. 0021 - 0022
Finnish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 3 P. 0130
Swedish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 3 P. 0130

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2122/89

of 14 July 1989

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986, laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4193/88 (3), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas consultations with Norway and Sweden concerning fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat took place in Brussels in May 1982 and in Stockholm in November 1988; whereas, in view of the results of these consultations it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 955/87 (5);

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following paragraphs are added to Article 5:

'6. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat it is prohibited to use a type A top-side chafer;

7. In the Skagerrak and the Kattegat it is prohibited to attach a top-side chafer to trawls having a mesh size larger than 70 millimetres.'

2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:

'Article 6

Strengthening bag

1. A strengthening bag is a cylindrical piece of netting completely surrounding the codend of a trawl and which may be attached to the codend at intervals. It shall have at least the same dimensions (length and width) as that part of the codend to which it is attached.

2. The provisions of paragraph 3 and 4 shall not apply in the Skagerrak and...