# Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
1.. ‘shark fins’ means any fins of sharks including caudal fins, but excluding the pectoral fins of rays, which are a constituent part of raywings;
2.. ‘shark’ means any fish of the taxon Elasmobranchii;
3.. . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/1185/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1185/article-2
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