{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1989-2136/article-1a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1989-2136/article-1a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1989/2136",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of 21 June 1989 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines and trade descriptions for preserved sardines and sardine-type products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1989-2136",
  "path": "article/1a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1a",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of this Regulation:\n1.. ‘preserved sardines’ means products prepared from fish of the species Sardina pilchardus ;\n2.. ‘ preserved sardine-type products ’ means products marketed and presented in the same way as preserved sardines and prepared from fish of the following species:\n(a) Sardinops melanosticus, S. neopilchardus, S. ocellatus, S. sagax, S. caeryleus ;\n(b) Sardinella aurita, S. brasiliensis, S. maderensis, S. longiceps, S. gibbosa ;\n(c) Clupea harengus ;\n(d) Sprattus sprattus ;\n(e) Hyperlophus vittatus ;\n(f) Nematalosa vlaminghi ;\n(g) Etrumeus teres ;\n(h) Ethmidium maculatum ;\n(i) Engraulis anchoita, E. mordax, E. ringens ;\n(j) Opisthonema oglinum ;\n(k) Strangomera bentincki .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2003 of 2 July 2003 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1345/2008 of 23 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines and trade descriptions for preserved sardines and sardine-type products."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1345/2008 of 23 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines and trade descriptions for preserved sardines and sardine-type products."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1989/2136/article/1a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:03:11.349016+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}