European Parliament 2 April 2012, Written question E-003530/12 Barbara Matera (PPE) to the Commission. Risks to the fishing sector as a result of the reform of the common fisheries policy

Question for written answer E-003530/12 to the Commission Barbara Matera (PPE) (2 April 2012) Subject: Risks to the fishing sector as a result of the reform of the common fisheries policy Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, concerning trawl fishing, stipulates that, from 1 July 2008, fishing nets shall be replaced by forty-millimetre square-meshed nets or, at the duly justified request