# 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 17: Selection of twines in square mesh netting

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

Twines in square mesh netting shall be selected in the following way, as shown in Annex VIII:
(a) in the case of single twine netting, the twine on only one side of 20 meshes shall be selected, with the same side being selected in each mesh;
(b) in the case of double twine netting, each strand of twine on only one side of 10 meshes shall be assessed, with the same side being selected in each mesh.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-17
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