2008/983/EC: Commission Decision of 9 December 2008 authorising the United Kingdom to benefit from a provision laid down in point 8.5 of Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 as regards a fishing effort pool system for trawlers and similar fishing vessels operating in the North Sea and to the west of Scotland (notified under document number C(2008) 7801)

The United Kingdom’s effort pool system of management in EC waters of ICES areas IIa, IVa to IVc and VIa, fishing effort of trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size either equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 90 mm or equal to or larger than 100 mm by way of allocating and monitoring kilowatt-days, submitted on 14 April, 2 May and 22 July 2008, is hereby authorised for the management period 2008.

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.