# Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel, Article 12: Control and enforcement concerning imports and exports of eel

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

No later than 1 July 2009, a fisheries administration must:
take the measures necessary to identify the origin and ensure the traceability of all live eels imported or exported from the United Kingdom,
determine whether the eel harvested in the United Kingdom and exported ... was caught in a manner consistent with ... conservation measures,
take measures to determine whether the eel harvested in the waters of any relevant regional fisheries organisation and imported into the United Kingdom was caught in a manner consistent with the rules agreed in the regional fisheries organisation in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/1100/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1100/article-12
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