# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 of 26 March 2020 laying down certain rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the documents needed for the retroactive recognition of periods for the purpose of conversion, the production of organic products and information to be provided by Member States (Text with EEA relevance), Part IX: Molluscs and echinoderms

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

Production systems
Long-lines, rafts, bottom culture, net bags, cages, trays, lantern nets, bouchot poles and other containment systems. For mussel cultivation on rafts the number of drop-ropes must not exceed one per square meter of surface area. The maximum drop-rope length must not exceed 20 metres. Thinning-out of drop-ropes must not take place during theproduction cycle, however drop ropes may be subdivided without increasing the stocking density.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/464/annex/II/part/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-464/annex-II/part-9
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