# 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 9: Operation of the mesh gauge for measuring diamond and T90 meshes

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

When measuring diamond and T90 meshes in:
(a) knotted and knotless netting when the N-direction can be determined, the netting shall be stretched in the N-direction of the meshes, as shown in Annex VII;
(b) knotless netting when the N-direction cannot be determined, the longest axis of the mesh shall be measured.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-9
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