# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Division (2): Multiple flap-type topside chafer

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

The multiple flap-type topside chafer is defined as pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the size of which is not less than that of the codend, provided that:
(a) each piece of netting
is fastened a minimum of one meter apart by its leading edge across the codend at right angles to its long axis;
does not overlap the leading edge of the next piece of netting (see illustration following this provision);
is of a width of at least the width of the codend (such width being measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend at the point of attachment); and
is constructed of a positively buoyant single twine material; and
(b) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the codend.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/12/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-12/division-2
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