# Commission Regulation (EC) No 78/2005 of 19 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards heavy metals (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

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

Section 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 is modified as follows:
1.. As regards Lead (Pb), points 3.1.4, 3.1.4.1 and 3.1.5 are replaced by the following points:
Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.
Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).
Product
Maximum level(mg/kg wet weight)
Performance criteria for sampling
Performance criteria for methods of analysis
‘3.1.4.
Muscle meat of fish , excluding species listed in 3.1.4.1.
0,2
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC
3.1.4.1.
Muscle meat of the following fish :
common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)
eel (Anguilla anguilla)
grey mullet (Mugil labrosus labrosus)
grunt (Pomadasys benneti)
horse mackerel or scad (Trachurus species)
sardine (Sardina pilchardus)
sardinops (Sardinops species)
spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
wedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata)
0,4
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC
3.1.5.
Crustaceans, excluding brown meat of crab and excluding head and thorax meat of lobster and similar large crustaceans (Nephropidae and Palinuridae)
0,5
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC’
2.. As regards Cadmium (Cd), points 3.2.5 and 3.2.5.1 are replaced by the following and a new point 3.2.5.2 is inserted:
Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.
Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).
Product
Maximum level(mg/kg wet weight)
Performance criteria for sampling
Performance criteria for methods of analysis
‘3.2.5.
Muscle meat of fish , excluding species listed in 3.2.5.1 and 3.2.5.2.
0,05
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC
3.2.5.1.
Muscle meat of the following fish :
anchovy (Engraulis species)
bonito (Sarda sarda)
common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)
eel (Anguilla anguilla)
grey mullet (Mugil labrosus labrosus)
horse mackerel or scad (Trachurus species)
louvar or luvar (Luvarus imperialis)
sardine (Sardina pilchardus)
sardinops (Sardinops species)
tuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis)
wedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata)
0,1
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC
3.2.5.2.
Muscle meat of swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
0,3
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC’
3.. As regards Mercury (Hg), points 3.3.1 and 3.3.1.1 are replaced by the following points:
Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.
Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).
Fish and fishery products as defined in the category (a), (c) and (f) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).
Product
Maximum level(mg/kg wet weight)
Performance criteria for sampling
Performance criteria for methods of analysis
‘3.3.1.
Fishery products and muscle meat of fish , excluding species listed in 3.3.1.1.
0,5
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC
3.3.1.1.
Muscle meat of the following fish :
anglerfish (Lophius species)
atlantic catfish (Anarhichas lupus)
bonito (Sarda sarda)
eel (Anguilla species)
emperor, orange roughy, rosy soldierfish (Hoplostethus species)
grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
marlin (Makaira species)
megrim (Lepidorhombus species)
mullet (Mullus species)
pike (Esox lucius)
plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor)
poor cod (Tricopterus minutes)
portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnes coelolepis)
rays (Raja species)
redfish (Sebastes marinus, S. mentella, S. viviparus)
sail fish (Istiophorus platypterus)
scabbard fish (Lepidopus caudatus, Aphanopus carbo)
seabream, pandora (Pagellus species)
shark (all species)
snake mackerel or butterfish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, Ruvettus pretiosus, Gempylus serpens)
sturgeon (Acipenser species)
swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
tuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis)
1,0
Directive 2001/22/EC
Directive 2001/22/EC’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/78/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-78/annex
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