# Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets, Article 10: Operation of the mesh gauge for measuring square meshes

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

1. When measuring a square mesh panel, the netting shall be stretched first in one diagonal direction and then in the other diagonal direction of the mesh, as shown in Annex VIII.
2. The procedure laid down in Annex VI shall apply to the measurement of each diagonal direction of the square mesh.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-10
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