{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-954/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1987/954",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 954/87 of 1 April 1987 on sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-954",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 954/87\nof 1 April 1987\non sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986, laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4026/86, and in particular Article 15 thereof,\nWhereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 provides for the possibility of using one or more representative samples as the basis for determining the percentage of target species and protected species;\nWhereas it is appropriate to define the meaning of ‘representative sample’;\nWhereas it is necessary for the purpose of this Regulation, to define the terms ‘small-mesh species’ and ‘small-meshed nets’;\nWhereas it is appropriate to define a method of sampling to be used for determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets;\nWhereas it is necessary to define the inspection procedure for the purpose of enforcement;\nWhereas the new rules established by the present regulation make it necessary to repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3421/84 of 5 December 1984 on sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the by-catch percentage when fishing with small-meshed nets;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 316, 6. 12. 1984, p. 34."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1987/954/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}