Prepovedana je uporaba vlečnih mrež, potegalk ali podobnih mrež do treh navtičnih milj od obale oziroma do 50 m izobat, kadar je ta globina dosežena na krajših razdaljah, ne glede na način vleke ali prevoza, razen tam, kjer je z nacionalno zakonodajo predvideno odstopanje glede na obalni pas treh milj, ki se razširja prek teritorialnih voda države članice.
The use of trawls, seines or similar nets shall be prohibited within three nautical miles of the coast or within the 50 m isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance, irrespective of the method of towing or haulage, except where a derogation is provided for in national legislation in respect of a three-mile coastal zone which extends beyond the territorial waters of a Member State.