means the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
eu/reg/2010/724
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Regulation · Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2010
1.When a sample referred to in Article 6(3)(a) shows a percentage of juveniles that reaches the trigger level, the coastal Member State concerned shall prohibit fishing in the area concerned with any fishing gear other than:
(a)pelagic trawls, purse seines, driftnets and jiggers targeting herring, mackerel, and horse mackerel;
2.The area to be closed in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be defined on the basis of the following criteria:
(a)the area shall have 4, 5 or 6 joining points;
(b)the midpoint of the fishing operation or operations with samples above the trigger level shall equal the midpoint of the closed area;
(c)when the closed area is based on one sample and lies outside the waters up to 12 miles from the baseline of the coastal Member State, it shall be 50 square miles.
3.The real-time closure referred to in paragraph 1 shall:
(a)enter into force 12 hours following the decision by the concerned Member State; and
(b)apply for 21 days after which it shall automatically cease to apply at midnight UTC.
4.If the area to be closed includes zones under the jurisdiction or sovereignty of neighbouring third countries, the coastal Member State concerned shall without delay inform those third countries.