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Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1. Scope

    2. Article 2. Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II PROTECTED SPECIES AND HABITATS

    1. Article 3. Protected species

    2. Article 4. Protected habitats

  4. CHAPTER III FISHING PROTECTED AREAS

    1. Article 5. Information procedure establishing fishing protected areas

    2. Article 6. Union fishing protected areas

    3. Article 7. National fishing protected areas

  5. CHAPTER IV RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING FISHING GEARS

    1. Article 8. Prohibited fishing gears and practices

    2. Article 9. Minimum mesh sizes

    3. Article 10. Minimum hook size

    4. Article 11. Attachments to and rigging of trawl nets

    5. Article 12. Dimensions of fishing gears

    6. Article 13. Minimum distances and depths for the use of fishing gears

    7. Article 14. Transitional derogations to the minimum mesh size and minimum distance from the coast for the use of fishing gears

    8. Article 14a. Procedure for adopting technical measures in the context of discard plans

  6. CHAPTER V MINIMUM SIZES OF MARINE ORGANISMS

    1. Article 15. Minimum sizes of marine organisms

    2. Article 15a. Procedure for establishing minimum conservation reference sizes in the context of discard plans

    3. Article 16. Direct restocking and transplantation

  7. CHAPTER VI NON-COMMERCIAL FISHING

    1. Article 17. Leisure fisheries

  8. CHAPTER VII MANAGEMENT PLANS

    1. Article 18. Union -level management plans

    2. Article 19. Management plans for certain fisheries in territorial waters

  9. CHAPTER VIII CONTROL MEASURES

    1. Article 20. Catch of target species

    2. Article 21. Transhipment

    3. Article 22. Designated ports

    4. Article 23. Monitoring of catches

    5. Article 24. Register of vessels authorised to fish in the GFCM Agreement area

  10. CHAPTER IX MEASURES FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

    1. Article 25. Swordfish fisheries

  11. CHAPTER X MEASURES FOR THE WATERS AROUND MALTA

    1. Article 26. The 25-mile management zone around Malta

    2. Article 27. Dolphinfish fishery

  12. CHAPTER XI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 28. Decision-making procedure

    2. Article 29. Implementing rules

    3. Article 29a. Exercise of delegation

    4. Article 30. Amendments

    5. Article 31. Repeal

    6. Article 32. Entry into force

  13. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Technical conditions for attachments to and rigging of trawl nets

      1. Definitions

        1. (A) Authorised attachments to trawl nets

          1. 1. Notwithstanding Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 either a transversal, with...

          2. 2. The transversal zip-fastener shall be attached at a distance which...

        2. (B) Rigging requirements

          1. 1. A balloon cod-end shall be prohibited in trawl nets. Within...

          2. 2. The circumference of the rearmost part of the trawl body...

          3. 3. Square mesh panels may be inserted into any towed net...

          4. 4. Analogously, technical devices with a view of improving selectivity of...

          5. 5. The carrying on board or the use of any towed...

          6. 6. Paragraphs 4 and 5 shall not apply to any boat seine...

          7. 7. By way of modification of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84...

          8. 8. The pocket type cod-end shall not have more than one...

          9. 9. The length of the transversal lacing rope shall be not...

          10. 10. The circumference of the strengthening bag, as defined in Article 6...

          11. 11. The carrying on board or the use of any towed...

          12. 12. The carrying on board or the use of any towed...

          13. 13. Netting materials having a twine thickness greater than 6 mm shall...

    2. ANNEX II

      Requirements relating to the characteristics of fishing gear

      1. Definitions

        1. 1. Dredges

        2. 2. Surrounding nets (purse seines and seines without purse lines)

        3. 3. Bottom-set nets

          1. 3.1. Trammel nets and bottom-set gillnets

          2. 3.2. Combined bottom-set nets (trammel nets plus gillnets)

        4. 4. Bottom-set longline

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        5. 5. Traps for deep-water crustacean fishery

        6. 6. Surface-set longline (floating)

        7. 7. Trawl nets

    3. ANNEX III

      Minimum conservation reference sizes

    4. ANNEX IV

      Measurement of the size of a marine organism

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. The size of a Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) shall be...

      3. 3. The size of a lobster (Homarus gammarus) shall be measured...

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    5. ANNEX V

      25-mile management zone around Maltese Islands

      1. (a) Authorised trawlable areas to the approaches of the Maltese islands:...

      2. (b) Geographic coordinates of some way-points along the 200m isobath within...

    6. ANNEX VI

      Correlation table

      1. Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 Present Regulation Article 1(1) Article 1(1) Article 1(2) first subparagraph...

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