# Council Regulation(EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products, Article 3

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

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),
Striped or red mullet ( Mullus barbatus , Mullus surmuletus ),
Black sea bream ( Spondyliosoma cantharus ) ,
Sprat ( 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/2406/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2406/article-3
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