# 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: Food business operators responsible for the unloading and landing of fishery products must:

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

(a) ensure that unloading and landing equipment that comes into contact with fishery products is constructed of material that is easy to clean and disinfect and maintained in a good state of repair and cleanliness;
and
(b) avoid contamination of fishery products during unloading and landing, in particular by:
(i) carrying out unloading and landing operations rapidly;
(ii) placing fishery products without delay in a protected environment at the temperature specified in Chapter VII;
and
(iii) not using equipment and practices that cause unnecessary damage to the edible parts of the fishery products.

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