# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Division 2: In addition to the general requirements for identification marks contained in Annex II, Section I, the following information must be present on the label:

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

(a) the species of bivalve mollusc (common name and scientific name);
and
(b)the date of packaging, comprising at least the day and the month.
By way of derogation from Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, the date of minimum durability may be replaced by the entry ‘these animals must be alive when sold’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/VII/chapter/VII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-VII/chapter-VII/division-2
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