Article 54 Requirements for Class B areas

The competent authorities may classify as Class B areas those from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected and placed on the market for human consumption only after treatment in a purification centre or after relaying so as to meet the health standards referred to in Article 53.

Live bivalve molluscs from Class B areas shall not exceed, in 90 % of the samples, 4 600E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid.

The remaining 10 % of samples shall not exceed 46 000E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid.