# Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required, Division 5a.3

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

If, at the end of any of the first three quarters of 2009, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures to ensure that its vessels referred to in point 5a.1 apply technical changes to their fishing gears deployed which allow for a reduction in cod by-catches to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the quota at the end of the following quarter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/43/annex/III/part/A/division/5/division/5a/division/5a.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-43/annex-III/part-A/division-5/division-5a/division-5a.3
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