{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-404/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-404/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/404",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-404",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "General rules for passive gear and beam trawls",
  "text": "1. The provisions contained in Articles 9 to 12 of this Regulation shall apply to United Kingdom fishing vessels fishing in all United Kingdom waters and the provisions contained in Articles 13 to 17 of this Regulation to United Kingdom waters outside 12 nautical miles measured from the base lines ....\n2. It shall be prohibited in United Kingdom waters as set down in paragraph 1 to carry out fishing activities with passive gear, buoys, and beam trawls, which are not marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of Articles 10 to 17 of this Regulation.\n3. It shall be prohibited in United Kingdom waters as set down in paragraph 1 to carry on board:\n(a) beams of a beam trawl which do not display the external registration letters and numbers in accordance with Article 10 of this Regulation;\n(b) passive gear which is not labelled in accordance with Article 11(2) of this Regulation;\n(c) buoys which are not marked in accordance with Article 13(2) of this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(11)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(11)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(11)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(11)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/404/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T17:54:16.151103+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."
}