{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-42/annex-VII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-42/annex-VII.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2009/42",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-42",
  "path": "annex/VII",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "VII",
  "heading": "VESSEL SIZE CLASSES",
  "text": "This classification applies only to vessels with a gross tonnage of 100 or more.\nNB: If vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 100 were to be included pursuant to this Directive, they would be allocated class code ‘99’.\nClass\nLower limit\nUpper limit\nDWT\nGT\nDWT\nGT\n01\n—\n100\nup to 499\nup to 499\n02\n500\n500\n999\n999\n03\n1 000\n1 000\n1 999\n1 999\n04\n2 000\n2 000\n2 999\n2 999\n05\n3 000\n3 000\n3 999\n3 999\n06\n4 000\n4 000\n4 999\n4 999\n07\n5 000\n5 000\n5 999\n5 999\n08\n6 000\n6 000\n6 999\n6 999\n09\n7 000\n7 000\n7 999\n7 999\n10\n8 000\n8 000\n8 999\n8 999\n11\n9 000\n9 000\n9 999\n9 999\n12\n10 000\n10 000\n19 999\n19 999\n13\n20 000\n20 000\n29 999\n29 999\n14\n30 000\n30 000\n39 999\n39 999\n15\n40 000\n40 000\n49 999\n49 999\n16\n50 000\n50 000\n79 999\n79 999\n17\n80 000\n80 000\n99 999\n99 999\n18\n100 000\n100 000\n149 999\n149 999\n19\n150 000\n150 000\n199 999\n199 999\n20\n200 000\n200 000\n249 999\n249 999\n21\n250 000\n250 000\n299 999\n299 999\n22\n≥ 300 000\n≥ 300 000\n—\n—",
  "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/eudr/2009/42/annex/VII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:13.359642+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."
}