# 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, Chapter I:: REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS

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

Food business operators must ensure that:
1.. vessels used to harvest fishery products from their natural environment, or to handle or process them after harvesting, comply with the structural and equipment requirements laid down in Part I;
and
2.. operations carried out on board vessels take place in accordance with the rules laid down in Part II.

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