# Commission Decision of 18 December 2009 adopting a multiannual Community programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2011-2013 (notified under document C(2009) 10121) (2010/93/EU), Division 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Wherever possible, age-reading shall be performed on commercial catches in order to estimate the age composition by species and, where relevant, the growth parameters. Where this is not possible, Member States shall justify why in their national programmes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/93/annex/chapter/III/division/B/division/B2/division/3/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-93/annex/chapter-III/division-B/division-B2/division-3/division-1
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