{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2406/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2406/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1996/2406",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation(EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2406",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The fishing industry shall grade fishery products for freshness categories Extra, A and B and size in collaboration with experts designated for that purpose by the trade organizations concerned. A fisheries administration must carry out controls to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Article.\n2. Should the grading not be carried out according to the procedure provided for in paragraph 1, a fisheries administration may undertake this grading themselves.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 20(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 20(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/2406/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:58:58.326793+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."
}