# The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) in order to provide for the enforcement of the consumer information requirements in Chapter IV of Regulation (EC) No. 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (“Regulation 1379/2013”), as read with Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009.
Regulation 2 makes a number of amendments to the 2013 Regulations. The effect of the amendments is as follows.
They remove references to, and the definitions of, EC Regulation No. 104/2000 and EC Regulation No. 2065/2001, which have been repealed by Regulation 1379/2013 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No.1420/2013, respectively
It also provides that “a consumer information requirement” is a requirement specified in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 1379/2013 (mandatory information to be provided to consumers) as read with Article 38 (indication of catch or production area) and Article 39 (provision of voluntary information) of that Regulation.
The information to be provided identifies species of fish on sale, and explains how the fish was produced and where it was caught. In addition it ensures that information voluntarily provided is clear and unambiguous and can be verified.
The definition of “traceability requirement” for the purposes of the 2013 Regulations is amended so as to take account of the requirement in Article 58(5) of Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009, as amended by Article 45(2) of Regulation 1379/2013, to give the information required under Article 35 of Regulation 1379/2013; and an exemption from the traceability requirement is introduced in relation to the sale of small quantities of products directly from fishing vessels to consumers where the sale does not exceed the sterling equivalent of 50 euros per day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/287/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/note
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