Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION

SECTION I U.K. OBLIGATIONS ON FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS

Food business operators raising animals dispatched for slaughter shall ensure that the food chain information referred to in to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 is included as appropriate in the documentation relating to the animals dispatched in such a way as to be accessible to the slaughterhouse operator concerned.

F1 SECTION II U.K. [F1 OBLIGATIONS ON COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

F1 CHAPTER I U.K. PROVISION OF FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION

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F1 CHAPTER II U.K. FEEDBACK TO HOLDING OF PROVENANCE]

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance).

F1 Appendix to Annex I [F1 MODEL DOCUMENT]

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ANNEX II U.K. FISHERY PRODUCTS

SECTION I U.K. OBLIGATIONS ON FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS

This Section lays down detailed rules relating to visual inspections to detect parasites in fishery products.

CHAPTER I U.K. DEFINITIONS

1. ‘Visible parasite’ means a parasite or a group of parasites which has a dimension, colour or texture which is clearly distinguishable from fish tissues. U.K.

2. ‘Visual inspection’ means non-destructive examination of fish or fishery products with or without optical means of magnifying and under good light conditions for human vision, including, if necessary, candling. U.K.

3. ‘Candling’ means, in respect of flat fish or fish fillets, holding up fish to a light in a darkened room to detect parasites. U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. VISUAL INSPECTION

1. Visual inspection shall be performed on a representative number of samples. The persons in charge of establishments on land and qualified persons on board factory vessels shall determine the scale and frequency of the inspections by reference to the type of fishery products, their geographical origin and their use. During production, visual inspection of eviscerated fish must be carried out by qualified persons on the abdominal cavity and livers and roes intended for human consumption. Depending on the system of gutting used, the visual inspection must be carried out: U.K.

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in the case of manual evisceration, in a continuous manner by the handler at the time of evisceration and washing;

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in the case of mechanical evisceration, by sampling carried out on a representative number of samples being not less than 10 fish per batch.

2. The visual inspection of fish fillets or fish slices must be carried out by qualified persons during trimming and after filleting or slicing. Where an individual examination is not possible because of the size of the fillets or the filleting operations, a sampling plan must be drawn up and kept available for the competent authority in accordance with Chapter II(4) of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Where candling of fillets is necessary from a technical viewpoint, it must be included in the sampling plan. U.K.

F1 SECTION II U.K. [F1 OBLIGATIONS ON THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

F1 CHAPTER I U.K. TOTAL VOLATILE BASIC NITROGEN (TVB-N) LIMIT VALUES FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AND ANALYSIS METHODS TO BE USED

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F1 CHAPTER II U.K. SPECIES CATEGORIES FOR WHICH TVB-N LIMIT VALUES ARE FIXED

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F1 CHAPTER III U.K. DETERMINATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF TVB-N IN FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS

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F1 CHAPTER IV U.K. TVB-N STEAM DISTILLATION APPARATUS]

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F1 ANNEX III U.K. [F1 RECOGNISED TESTING METHODS FOR DETECTING MARINE BIOTOXINS

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F1 CHAPTER I U.K. [F2 PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISON (PSP) DETECTION METHOD]

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Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1980 of 31 October 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) detection method (Text with EEA relevance).

F1 CHAPTER II U.K. [F3 AMNESIC SHELLFISH POISON (ASP) DETECTION METHOD]

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Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (Text with EEA relevance).

F1 CHAPTER III U.K. [F4 LIPOPHILIC TOXIN DETECTION METHODS] ]

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Textual Amendments

F4 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 15/2011 of 10 January 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards recognised testing methods for detecting marine biotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (Text with EEA relevance).

ANNEX IV U.K. CALCIUM CONTENT OF MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT

The calcium content of MSM as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 shall:

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not exceed 0,1 % (=100 mg/100 g or 1 000 ppm) of fresh product;

2.

be determined by a standardised international method.

F1 ANNEX V U.K. [F1 [F5 Lists of approved establishments] ]

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Textual Amendments

F5 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2295 of 9 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards lists of approved food establishments (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 ANNEX VI U.K. [F6 [F7 [F8 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

Textual Amendments

F6 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 of 8 April 2019 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates (Text with EEA relevance).

F7 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (Text with EEA relevance).

F8 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2011 of 11 August 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards documentation accompanying imports of frozen fishery products directly from a freezer vessel (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 SECTION I U.K.

F6 CHAPTER I U.K. [F9 FROGS’ LEGS AND SNAILS

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Textual Amendments

F9 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 of 28 April 2016 drawing up lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories from which Member States are to authorise the introduction into the Union of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, laying down certificate requirements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and repealing Decision 2003/812/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 CHAPTER II U.K. GELATINE

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F6 CHAPTER III U.K. COLLAGEN]

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F6 CHAPTER IV U.K. FISHERY PRODUCTS

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F6 CHAPTER V U.K. LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS

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F6 CHAPTER VI U.K. [F9 HONEY AND OTHER APICULTURE PRODUCTS] ]

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F6 SECTION II U.K.

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F6 Appendix I to Annex VI

F6 PART A U.K. [F9 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF CHILLED, FROZEN OR PREPARED FROGS’ LEGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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F6 PART B U.K. MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF CHILLED, FROZEN, SHELLED, COOKED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED SNAILS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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F6 Appendix II to Annex VI

F6 PART A U.K. MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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F6 PART B U.K. MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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F6 Appendix III to Annex VI

F6 PART A U.K. MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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F6 PART B U.K. MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]

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F6 Appendix IV to Annex VI

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F6 Appendix V to Annex VI

F6 PART A U.K. [F10 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]

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Textual Amendments

F10 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1250/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards certification requirements for import of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 PART B U.K. ADDITIONAL MODEL HEALTH ATTESTATION FOR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS BELONGING TO THE SPECIES ACANTHOCARDIA TUBERCULATUM] ]

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F6 Appendix VI to Annex VI

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F6 Appendix VII to Annex VI

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F6 Appendix VIII to Annex VI

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F1 ANNEX VIa U.K. [F1 [F11 TESTING METHODS FOR RAW MILK AND HEAT-TREATED MILK

Textual Amendments

F11 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (Text with EEA relevance).

F1 CHAPTER I U.K. DETERMINATION OF PLATE COUNT AND SOMATIC CELL COUNT

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F1 CHAPTER II U.K. DETERMINATION OF ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY] ]

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F1 ANNEX VIb U.K. [F1 [F12 REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS FOR THE INSPECTION OF MEAT] ]

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Textual Amendments

F12 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (Text with EEA relevance).

ANNEX VII U.K. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION (EC) No 853/2004

Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 are amended as follows:

1.

Annex II, Section I(B) is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 6, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘BE, CZ, DK, DE, EE, GR, ES, FR, IE, IT, CY, LV, LT, LU, HU, MT, NL, AT, PL, PT, SI, SK, FI, SE and UK’;

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point 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8.

When applied in an establishment located within the Community, the mark must be oval in shape and include the abbreviation CE, EC, EF, EG, EK, EY, ES, EÜ, EK, EB or WE’;

2.

Annex III is amended as follows:

(a)

in Section I, Chapter IV, point 8 is replaced by the following:

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Carcases and other parts of the body intended for human consumption must be completely skinned, except in the case of porcine animals, the heads of ovine and caprine animals and calves and the feet of bovine, ovine and caprine animals. Heads and feet must be handled in such a way as to avoid contamination;’

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in Section II, the following Chapter VII is added:

‘CHAPTER VII: WATER RETENTION AGENTS U.K.

Food business operators shall ensure that poultrymeat that has been treated specifically to promote water retention is not placed on the market as fresh meat but as meat preparations or used for the production of processed products.’

(c)

in Section VIII, Chapter V(E), point 1 is replaced by the following:

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Fishery products derived from poisonous fish of the following families must not be placed on the market: Tetraodontidae, Molidae, Diodontidae and Canthigasteridae. Fresh, prepared and processed fishery products belonging to the family Gempylidae, in particular Ruvettus pretiosus and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, may only be placed on the market in wrapped/packaged form and must be appropriately labelled to provide information to the consumer on preparation/cooking methods and on the risk related to the presence of substances with adverse gastrointestinal effects. The scientific name must accompany the common name on the label’;

(d)

Section IX is amended as follows:

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in Chapter I(II)(B)(1), point (e) is replaced by the following:

‘(e)

that teat dips or sprays are used only after authorisation or registration in accordance with the procedures laid down in Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market(1).’;

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in Chapter II(II), point 1 is replaced by the following:

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When raw milk or dairy products undergo heat treatment, food business operators must ensure that this satisfies the requirements laid down in Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. In particular, they shall ensure, when using the following processes, that they comply with the specifications mentioned:

(a)

Pasteurisation is achieved by a treatment involving:

(i)

a high temperature for a short time (at least 72 ^oC for 15 seconds);

(ii)

a low temperature for a long time (at least 63 ^oC for 30 minutes); or

(iii)

any other combination of time-temperature conditions to obtain an equivalent effect,

such that the products show, where applicable, a negative reaction to an alkaline phosphatase test immediately after such treatment.

(b)

Ultra high temperature (UHT) treatment is achieved by a treatment:

(i)

involving a continuous flow of heat at a high temperature for a short time (not less than 135 ^oC in combination with a suitable holding time) such that there are no viable micro-organisms or spores capable of growing in the treated product when kept in an aseptic closed container at ambient temperature; and

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sufficient to ensure that the products remain microbiologically stable after incubating for 15 days at 30 ^oC in closed containers or for 7 days at 55 ^oC in closed containers or after any other method demonstrating that the appropriate heat treatment has been applied.’;

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in Section X, Chapter II is amended as follows:

(i)

in Part III, point 5 is replaced by the following:

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After breaking, each particle of the liquid egg must undergo processing as quickly as possible to eliminate microbiological hazards or to reduce them to an acceptable level. A batch that has been insufficiently processed may immediately undergo processing again in the same establishment if this processing renders it fit for human consumption. Where a batch is found to be unfit for human consumption, it must be denatured to ensure that it is not used for human consumption.’;

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in Part V, point 2 is replaced by the following:

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In the case of liquid egg, the label referred to in point 1 must also bear the words: “non-pasteurised liquid egg — to be treated at place of destination” and indicate the date and hour of breaking.’;

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in Section XIV, the following Chapter V is added:

‘CHAPTER V: LABELLING U.K.

Wrapping and packaging containing gelatine must bear the words “gelatine fit for human consumption” and must indicate the date of preparation.’

ANNEX VIII U.K. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION (EC) No 854/2004

Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 are amended as follows:

1.

Annex I, Section I, Chapter III(3) is amended as follows:

(a)

in point (a), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘BE, CZ, DK, DE, EE, GR, ES, FR, IE, IT, CY, LV, LT, LU, HU, MT, NL, AT, PL, PT, SI, SK, FI, SE and UK;’

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point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c)

when applied in a slaughterhouse within the Community, the mark must include the abbreviation CE, EC, EF, EG, EK, EY, ES, EÜ, EK, EB or WE’;

2.

in Annex II, Chapter II(A), points 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:

‘4.

The competent authority may classify as being of Class B areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected and only placed on the market for human consumption after treatment in a purification centre or after relaying so as to meet the health standards referred to in paragraph 3. Live bivalve molluscs from these areas must not exceed 4 600E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. The reference method for this analysis is the five-tube, three dilution Most Probable Number (MPN) test specified in ISO 16649-3. Alternative methods may be used if they are validated against this reference method in accordance with the criteria in EN/ISO 16140.

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The competent authority may classify as being of Class C areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected and only placed on the market after relaying over a long period so as to meet the health standards referred to in paragraph 3. Live bivalve molluscs from these areas must not exceed 46 000E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. The reference method for this analysis is the five-tube, three dilutions MPN test specified in ISO 16649-3. Alternative methods may be used if they are validated against this reference method in accordance with the criteria in EN/ISO 16140.’;

3.

in Annex III, Chapter II(G), point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

Fishery products derived from poisonous fish of the following families must not be placed on the market: Tetraodontidae, Molidae, Diodontidae and Canthigasteridae. Fresh, prepared and processed fishery products belonging to the family Gempylidae, in particular Ruvettus pretiosus and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, may only be placed on the market in wrapped/packaged form and must be appropriately labelled to provide information to the consumer on preparation/cooking methods and on the risk related to the presence of substances with adverse gastrointestinal effects. The scientific name must accompany the common name on the label.’

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