Division A CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION AND RELAYING AREASF1

United Kingdom Repealed

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2. 2Division 2
3. 3The competent authority may classify as being of Class A areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected for direct human consumption. Live bivalve molluscs placed on the market from these areas must meet the health standards laid down in Annex III, Section VII, Chapter V, of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
4. 4The competent authority may classify as being of Class B areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected and only placed on the market for human consumption after treatment in a purification centre or after relaying so as to meet the health standards referred to in paragraph 3. Live bivalve molluscs from these areas must not exceed, in 90 % of the samples, 4 600E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. In the remaining 10 % of samples, live bivalve molluscs must not exceed 46 000E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid.
5. 5Division 5
6. 6If the competent authority decides in principle to classify a production or relaying area, it must: