# 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 5: Testing of the mesh gauges

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

The accuracy of the mesh gauge shall be verified by:
(a) inserting the jaws of the gauge into slots of the calibrated test plate as provided for in figure 1 of Annex V;
(b) hanging the calibrated test weights on the fixed jaw, as provided for in figure 2 of Annex V.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-5
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