Division G Poisonous fishery products

Controls shall take place to ensure that:

1. 1..

   fishery products derived from poisonous fish of the following families are not placed on the market: Tetraodontidae, Molidae, Diodontidae and Canthigasteridae;

2. 2..

   fresh, prepared, frozen and processed fishery products belonging to the family Gempylidae, in particular Ruvettus pretiosus and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, may be placed on the market only in wrapped/packaged form and are appropriately labelled to inform the consumer about preparation/cooking methods and the risk related to the presence of substances with adverse gastrointestinal effects. The scientific names of the fishery products and the common names shall appear on the label;

3. 3..

   fishery products containing biotoxins such as ciguatera or other toxins dangerous to human health are not placed on the market. However, fishery products derived from live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be placed on the market if they have been produced in accordance with Section VII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and comply with the standards laid down in point 2 of Chapter V of that Section.