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Legislation
Whilst there are perhaps several hundred separate pieces of European
legislation covering the movement, processing, packaging and trade of
fish and fish products this site contains the most important pieces, which
cover health conditions of approved processing establishments and items of
importance, if you are importing or exporting to the European Union. All the
legislation is viewable at the Eurolex website
(http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/search/search_lif.html)
Importation, Customs and Tarrifs
Commission Decision 97/296/EC - Lists countries allowed export to the
EU.(Annex 1 of Commission Decision 2003/303/EC contains the most up to date list)
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 - Basic regulation covering trade and tarifs
Council Regulation No. 1832/2002 - Current Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 - contains
current list of Combined Nomenclature Codes and
import duty rates (this is a 900 page document.
Available here are the
chapters which deal with Fish (121 KB) and Fish Products (73 KB) as separate
PDF files.
For More Information on Importation, Customs and Tarrifs, please select this sub section from
Legislation on the main menu on the left.
Approved Premises
Council Directive 91/492/EEC - Laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the
market of live bivalve molluscs
Council Directive 91/493/EEC - Laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the
market of fishery products.
These can be downloaded here as PDF files in English, Portuguese or Greek:
Council Directive 91/492/EEC - English(177 KB)
Council Directive 91/493/EEC - English(246 KB)
Council Directive 91/492/EEC - Portuguese(178 KB)
Council Directive 91/493/EEC - Portuguese(203 KB)
For More General Information on EU Approved Premises or Competent Authorities, please select these sub sections from
Legislation on the main menu on the left.
Labelling / Consumers / Traceability
Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture
products
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules (for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 )as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery
products
Aquaculture
There are over 250 pieces of EU legislation dealing with Aquaculture.
Council Directive 93/54/EEC amending Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the
animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture
animals and products
General
Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs
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