17.6.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 1571 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 538/2008 of 29 May 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation ('), and in particular Article 70 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 implements certain conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the NAFO)). (2 At its 29th annual meeting held in September 2007, NAFO adopted a number of amendments to its conser- vation and enforcement measures. Those amendments relate to the provisions on mesh size, transhipments, closed areas to ensure coral protection, catch reports, definition of serious infringement, product codes, the port inspection format as well as technical requirements for boarding ladders. (3)  Furthermore, mistakes have been found in Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 that need to be corrected: there are a number of errors in cross references and certain elements are missing in point 3 of Annex VIL () O] L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1. (4 Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the following point shall be added to Article 3: 20. “Transhipment” means the transfer, over the side, of any quantity of fisheries resources or products thereof retained on board, from one fishing vessel to another.’; 2. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7: ‘4. Vessels fishing for redfish in Division 30 using midwater trawls shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 90 mm.; 3. Article 12 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 12 Fisheries restricted areas 1. The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas: