# 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, Article 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of the trade description laid down in Article 7, a distinction shall be drawn between the following covering media, with or without the addition of other ingredients:
1.. olive oil;
2.. other refined vegetable oils, including olive-residue oil used singly or in mixtures;
3.. tomato sauce;
4.. natural juice (liquid exuding from the fish during cooking), saline solution or water;
5.. marinade, with or without wine;
6.. any other covering medium, on condition that it is clearly distinguished from the other covering media defined in points 1 to 5.
These covering media may be mixed, but olive oil may not be mixed with other oils.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1989/2136/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1989-2136/article-5
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