Division 1 Unprocessed 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:

1. (a)

   25 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 1 of Part B of this Chapter;

2. (b)

   30 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 2 of Part B of this Chapter;

3. (c)

   35 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 3 of Part B of this Chapter;

4. (d)

   60 mg of nitrogen/100 g of whole fishery product used directly for the preparation of fish oil for human consumption, as referred to in the second paragraph of point 1 of Chapter IV.B 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 the first paragraph of that point, F1the appropriate authority may set limits at a higher level for certain species pending the establishment of specific F2national legislation.

The reference method to be used for checking the TVB-N limits involves distilling an extract deproteinised by perchloric acid as set out in Part C below.