{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1022/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/1022",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1022/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limits (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1022",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Chapter I of Section II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, point 1 is replaced by the following:\n‘1.\nUnprocessed fishery products shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption where organoleptic assessment has raised doubts as to their freshness and chemical checks reveal that the following TVB-N limits are exceeded:\n(a) 25 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 1 of Chapter II;\n(b) 30 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 2 of Chapter II;\n(c) 35 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 3 of Chapter II;\n(d) 60 mg of nitrogen/100 g of whole fishery products used directly for the preparation of fish oil for human consumption as referred to in the second sub-paragraph of Part B(1) of Chapter IV of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; however, where the raw material complies with points (a), (b) and (c) of Part B(1) of that Chapter, Member States may set limits at a higher level for certain species pending the establishment of specific Community legislation.\nThe reference method to be used for checking the TVB-N limits involves distilling an extract deproteinised by perchloric acid as set out in Chapter III.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1022/annex",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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