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Article 3

United Kingdom

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1.

Common marketing standards are hereby laid down for the following products:

(a)

Saltwater fish falling under CN code 0302:

  • plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),

  • albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga),

  • bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus),

  • bigeye tuna (Thunnus or Parathunnus obesus),

  • herring of the species Clupea harengus,

  • cod of the species Gadus morhua,

  • sardine of the species Sardina pilchardus,

  • haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),

  • saithe (Pollachius virens),

  • pollack (Pollachius pollachius),

  • mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus,

  • mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus,

  • horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.),

  • dogfish (Squalus acanthias and Scyliorhinus spp.),

  • redfish (Sebastes spp.),

  • whiting (Merlangius merlangus),

  • blue whiting (Micromestistius poutassou or Gadus poutassou),

  • ling (Molva spp.),

  • anchovy (Engraulis spp.),

  • hake of the species Merluccius merluccius,

  • megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.),

  • Ray's bream (Brama spp.),

  • anglerfish (Lophius spp.),

  • dab (Limanda limanda),

  • lemon sole (Microstomus kitt),

  • pouting (Trisopterus luscus), and poor cod/Mediterranean cod (Trisopterus minutus),

  • bogue (Boops boops)

  • picarel (Maena smaris),

  • conger (Conger conger),

  • gurnard (Trigla spp.),

  • mullet (Mugil spp.),

  • skate (Raja spp.),

  • Common flounder (Platichthys flesus),

  • sole (Solea spp.),

  • scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus and Aphanopus carbo)F1,

  • F2Striped or red mullet ( Mullus barbatus , Mullus surmuletus ),

  • Black sea bream ( Spondyliosoma cantharus ) F3,

  • F4Sprat ( Sprattus sprattus );

(b)

Crustaceans falling under CN code 0306 whether presented live, fresh or chilled, or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water:

  • shrimps (Crangon crangon) and pandalid shrimps (Pandalus borealis),

  • edible crabs (Cancer pagurus),

  • norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus);

(c)
  • Cephalopods falling under CN code 0307:

  • cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) ;

(d)

Common scallop and other aquatic invertebrates falling within code NC 0307 :

  • Common scallop ( Pecten maximus ),

  • Common whelk ( Buccinum undatum ).

2.

The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall comprise:

(a)

freshness categories; and

(b)

size categories.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 2578/2000 of 17 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products.

F2

Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 2578/2000 of 17 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products.

F3

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2005 of 25 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products.

F4

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2005 of 25 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products.