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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638/annex-I/division-1/division-2/division-22/division-8",
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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/22/division/8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Article 8",
  "text": "Under European legislation commercial fishing vessels must be equipped with an operational tracking device using the vessel monitoring system (VMS) or, depending on the type of vessel, the AIS system. This only applies to fishing vessels that are required to have a tracking system by law, hence the addition of the phrase ‘where applicable’. This will facilitate enforcement of the current decree in respect of fishing vessels.\nEnforcement relates to the whole body of applicable law in the field of nature conservation and other fishing regulations under the European Common Fisheries Policy.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/638/annex/I/division/1/division/2/division/22/division/8",
    "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."
}