{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-809/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2007/809",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-809",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 809/2007\nof 28 June 2007\namending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 894/97 of 29 April 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources establishes a management framework for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the form of a general overall length limitation of drift nets to maximum 2,5 km, as well as a prohibition to use or keep on board drift nets intended for the capture of certain species. This prohibition applies to all Community fishing vessels with the exception of those operating in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Øresund.\n(2)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 of 26 April 2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries sets out requirements concerning the use of acoustic deterrent devices and the monitoring of incidental catches of cetaceans in certain drift net fisheries.\n(3)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Øresund sets out the restrictions and conditions on the use drift nets in this regulated area.\n(4)\nThose Regulations do not however contain a definition of drift nets. For reasons of clarity and in order to facilitate uniformity in the practice of monitoring between Member States, it is necessary to introduce a uniform definition of drift nets in all those three acts.\n(5)\nThe establishment of a definition of drift nets does not expand the field of application of the restrictions and conditions on the use of drift nets implemented in Community law.\n(6)\nRegulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 132, 23.5.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/98 (OJ L 171, 17.6.1998, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}