# 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 1

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

This Section applies to live bivalve molluscs. With the exception of the provisions on purification, it also applies to live echinoderms, live tunicates and live marine gastropods. The provisions on the classification of production areas set out in Chapter II, Part A, of that Section do not apply to marine gastropods and to echinoderms which are not filter feeders.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/VII/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-VII/division-1
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