{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638/annex-I/division-1/division-2/division-17/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/638",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 24 September 2012 confirming measures proposed by the Netherlands for the protection of marine areas of conservation in the North Sea Coastal Zone, the Vlakte van de Raan and the Voordelta (notified under document C(2012) 6510) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French and German texts are authentic) (2012/638/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1/division/2/division/17/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Ban on electric fishing",
  "text": "If the European ban on electric fishing is lifted, trawl fishing with tickler chains within the Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea Coastal Zone and the Vlakte van de Raan will be completely banned within one year at the latest of the date of the European ban being lifted.\nCurrently, electric fishing is still banned in the EU. Experimental pulse trawling is currently exempt from this ban in the Netherlands. When the ban on electric fishing is lifted, this will allow pulse trawling to be extended and trawl fishing with tickler chains to be phased out. There will be a transition period of no more than a year after the ban is lifted before trawling with tickler chains is completely banned in the North Sea Coastal Zone and Vlakte van de Raan Natura 2000 sites. This ban will be published on the ministry’s website, in the Official Gazette and via fisheries organisation channels at home and abroad for the benefit of both fishermen and other interested parties.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/638/annex/I/division/1/division/2/division/17/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:20.233358+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}