CHAPTER IIIFISHING EFFORT LIMITATION
Article 5Effort limitation
1.The TACs referred to in Chapter II shall be complemented by a system of fishing effort limitation based on the geographical area and groupings of fishing gear, and the associated conditions for the use of these fishing opportunities specified in Annex IIc to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required().
2.The Council shall decide by a qualified majority, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the maximum number of days at sea available for vessels present in the Western Channel and deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and for vessels in the Western Channel deploying static nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm.
3.The maximum number of days at sea referred to in paragraph 2 shall be adjusted in the same proportion as the adjustment in fishing mortality provided for in Article 3.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph 3, the fishing effort level to be established in each of the years 2008 and 2009 shall be maintained at the level established for 2007.