# Council Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets, Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the following point shall be added:
(o) ‘“Drift net” means: any gillnet held on the sea surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices, drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. It may be equipped with devices aiming to stabilise the net or to limit its drift.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/809/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-809/article-3
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