Article 6
1. It is prohibited to use any beam trawl of mesh size range 32 to 119 mm within the following geographical areas: - ICES Division IIa, - that part of ICES Sub-area IV to the north of 56° 00' N, - ICES Division Vb and - ICES Sub-area VI to the north of 56° 00' N. 2. However, it is permitted to use any beam trawl of mesh size range 100 to 119 mm within the area enclosed by the east coast of the United Kingdom between 55° 00' N and 56° 00' N and by straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates: a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at 55° 00' N, 55° 00' N 05° 00' E, 56° 00' N 05° 00' E, a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at 56° 00' N, provided that the catches taken within this area with such a fishing gear and retained on board consist of no more than 5 % of cod. 3. Within ICES Sub-area IV and/or ICES Division IIa, it is prohibited to simultaneously carry on board beam trawls of more than two of the mesh size ranges 32 to 99 mm, 100 to 119 mm and equal to or greater than 120 mm.