Article 24 Product labelling requirements
United Kingdom
When processed, all species harvested in the Regulatory Area shall be labelled in such a way that each species and product category is identifiable. All species must be labelled using the following data:
the name of the capture vessel;
the 3-Alpha Code for each species as listed in Annex I.C to the CEM referred to in point 11 of the Annex to this Regulation;
in the case of Northern prawns, the date of capture;
the Regulatory Area and Division of fishing; and
the product form presentation code as listed in Annex II.K to the CEM referred to in point 29 of the Annex to this Regulation.
Labels shall be securely affixed, stamped or written on packaging at the time of stowage and be of a size that can be read by inspectors in the normal course of their duties.
Labels shall be marked in ink on a contrasting background.
Each package shall contain only:
one product form category;
one Division of capture;
one date of capture (in the case of Northern prawns); and
one species.