{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-88/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/88",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 February 2007 on the allocation to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of three additional fishing days for enhanced observer coverage in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 365) (Only the Dutch and English texts are authentic) (2007/88/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-88",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 8 February 2007\non the allocation to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of three additional fishing days for enhanced observer coverage in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006\n(notified under document number C(2007) 365)\n(Only the Dutch and English texts are authentic)\n(2007/88/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels in waters where catch limitations are required, and in particular point 11 of Annex IIA thereto,\nAfter consulting the Scientific Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPoint 8.2 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 specifies the maximum number of days per year for which a Community vessel may be present within any one of the areas as defined in point 2 of that Annex having carried on board one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 of that same Annex.\n(2)\nPoint 11 of Annex IIA enables the Commission to allocate three additional fishing days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4 of that Annex on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry.\n(3)\nThe Netherlands and the United Kingdom have submitted such an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry.\n(4)\nIn view of the programmes submitted, three additional days at sea should be allocated to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom for the period between 1 February 2006 and 31 January 2007 for the vessels involved in the submitted enhanced programmes of observer coverage.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2017/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 44)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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