# Council Regulation(EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products, Article 7

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

1. The products referred to in Article 3 shall be sized by weight or by number per kilogram. Shrimps and crabs, however, shall be graded in size categories by width of shell; common scallops and common whelks shall be graded in size categories by width of shell.
2. The minimum sizes established by this Regulation, in accordance with the scale set out in Annex II, shall apply without prejudice to minimum conservation reference sizes set out in other relevant assimilated direct legislation ...
For the purposes of control by the competent authorities, the species covered by marketing standards shall respect the minimum biological sizes as laid down and which are set out in Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/2406/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2406/article-7
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