{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1984-3440/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1984-3440/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1984/3440",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 of 6 December 1984 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1984-3440",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Codline",
  "text": "1. A codline is a rope making it possible to close the rear of the codend and/or strengthening bags by means of either a knot which can be easily loosened or a mechanical device.\n2. The codline shall be attached at a distance which is not more than 1 metre from the rear meshes of the codend, which may be folded back into the codend. However, if a ‘torquette’ complying with Article 14 is attached, the codline shall be passed through the rearmost meshes of the codend.\n3. More than one codline may be used per trawl. A codline may not enclose a bottom-side chafer or top-side chafer.\n4. By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in paragraph 2, it shall be permitted for vessels operating pump aboard systems to attach a codline at a distance which is no more than 10 m from the rear meshes of the codend, when fishing with trawls with a mesh size of less than 70 mm.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 146/2007 of 15 February 2007 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 as regards conditions for certain trawls for vessels operating pump aboard systems."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1984/3440/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:05:55.214129+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."
}