{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638/annex-I/division-1/division-2/division-22/division-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638/annex-I/division-1/division-2/division-22/division-6.json",
  "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/22/division/6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Article 6",
  "text": "The designation of research areas and the zoning in relation to commercial fisheries in the Vlakte van de Raan site will be carried out in the course of 2012, except for a small part that is designated by this decree. Consequently access to the Vlakte van de Raan Natura 2000 site will be restricted from 1 January 2013.\nTrawl fishing with tickler chains is permitted outside research areas in the Vlakte van de Raan until 1 January 2016 at the latest, subject to licence under the Nature Conservation Act.\nShellfish fishing, fishing with fixed gear and mussel seed capture installations are permitted outside the research areas provided they are regulated either by a licence under the Nature Conservation Act or by the management plan.\nOther forms of commercial fisheries are only permitted if they are regulated by a licence under the Nature Conservation Act. By requiring a licence, it is possible to prevent further growth in commercial fisheries activity, particularly within the Natura 2000 site of Vlakte van de Raan, and thus guarantee the achievement of the conservation goals for this site. Otherwise there are no access restrictions for the Vlakte van de Raan.",
  "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/22/division/6",
    "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."
}