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Article 4

United Kingdom

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If the covering medium used forms an integral part of the trade description, it shall comply with the following conditions:

  • ‘in olive oil’ shall be reserved for products using only olive oil, excluding any mixture with other oils,

  • ‘natural’ shall be reserved for products using the natural juice (the liquid exuding from the fish during cooking), a saline solution or water, possibly with the addition of herbs, spices or natural flavourings as defined in Directive 88/388/EECf1,

  • ‘in vegetable oil’ shall be reserved for products using refined vegetable oils, and singly or in mixtures,

  • where any other covering medium is used, it shall be identified clearly and explicitly using its usual trade name.

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Footnotes

f1

OJ No L 184, 22. 6. 1988, p. 61.