{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/517",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Measurement of the size of each selected mesh",
  "text": "1. The size of each mesh shall be the distance between the outside edges of the jaws of the gauge at the point where the movable jaw is stopped.\n2. Where there is a difference in measurement between the diagonals of an individual square mesh, then the larger diagonal shall be used.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:14.793497+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."
}