The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2006 No. 116

FOOD

The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

6th March 2006

Coming into operation

6th April 2006

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1)(e) and (f), 16(2), 25 (1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2).

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of the Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006.

Amendment of the Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

2.  The Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4) are amended as follows —

(a) at the end of regulation 4(2) insert —

“and shall be a name prescribed by law for the purposes of paragraph (1).”; and

(b) for the Schedule substitute the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th March 2006.

L.S.

Dr Andrew McCormick

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

SCHEDULE

Regulation 4

“SCHEDULE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS

1.   Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the commercial designation for any species of fish specified in column 2 of the following Table shall be a name specified for that species in the corresponding entry in column 1.

2.   A customary name may be used for any species of fish which has been subjected to smoking or any similar process, unless the name of the species in column 2 of the Table is followed by an asterisk. In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be either —

(a) a name specified for that species in column 1 of the Table preceded by “smoked”; or

(b) except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), “smoked Pacific salmon”.

3.   Paragraph 1, as read with the Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89(5) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1181/2003(6) laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines, or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/92(7) laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito.

Column 1	Column 2
Commercial designation	Species of fish
Sea Fish
Anchovy	All species of the family Engraulidae
Argentines	All species of the family Argentinidae
Barracuda	All species of Sphyraena
Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
Bass or Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax (L.)
Japanese sea bass	Lateolabrax japonicus
Spotted sea bass	Dicentrarchus punctatus
Southern rock bass	Paralabrax callaensis
Bigeye	All species of Priacanthus
Bluefish or Tailor	Pomatomus saltatrix
Bogue	Boops boops
Bonito	All species of Sarda All species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis All species of Auxis
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus (L.)
Brisling	Sprattus sprattus (L.) when canned
Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish	All species of Anarhichas
Sea catfish	All species of the family Ariidae
Cobia	Rachycentron canadum
Cod or Codling	Gadus morhua
Pacific cod or Cod	Gadus macrocephalus
Greenland cod or Cod	Gadus ogac
Saffron cod	Eleginus gracilis
Red cod	Pseudophycis bachus
Blue cod	Parapercis colias
Coley or Saithe or Coalfish	Pollachius virens (L.)
Conger	All species of Conger
Croaker or Drum or Jewfish	All species of the family Sciaenidae Alternatively, the following may be used
Southern meagre or Mulloway	Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Meagre	Argyrosomus regius
Dab	Limanda limanda (L.)
Yellowtail dab or Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea
Pacific sand dab	Citharichthys sordidus
Yellowfin sole	Limanda aspera
Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock Salmon or Rock Eel	All species of Galeorhinus All species of Mustelus All species of Scyliorhinus Galeus melastomus Squalus acanthias (L.)
Silky shark or Shark	Carcharhinus falciformis
Blacktip shark or Shark	Carcharhinus limbatus
Sandbar shark or Shark	Carcharhinus plumbeus
Basking shark or Shark	Cetorhinus maximus
Shortfin mako or Shortfin mako shark or Shark	Isurus oxyrinchus
Porbeagle or Shark	Lamna nasus
Blue shark or Shark	Prionace glauca
Whale shark or Shark	Rhincodon typus
Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish	Zeus faber (L.)
Eel	All species of Anguilla
Emperor	All species of Lethrinus
Escolar or Snake Mackerel	All species of the family Gempylidae
Flounder	Platichthys flesus (L.)
Speckled flounder	Paralichthys woolmani
Arrowtooth Flounder	Atheresthes stomias
Flying fish	All species of the family Exocoetidae
Garfish	Belone belone
Greenling	Ophiodon elongatus
Grouper	All species of Mycteroperca All species of Epinephelus
Gurnard	All species of the family Triglidae Peristedion cataphractum (L.)
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)
Hake	All species of Merluccius Alternatively, the following may be used
Cape hake	Merluccius capensis Merluccius paradoxus
White hake	Urophycis tenuis
Halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.) Hippoglossus stenolepis
Greenland halibut, Black halibut or Mock halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)
Herring	Clupea harengus (L.)
Hilsa	Tenualosa ilisha
Hoki	Macruronus novaezelandiae
Chilean hoki	Macruronus magellanicus
Indian mackerel	All species of Rastrelliger
Jack or Scad or Horse Mackerel or Trevally	All species of Caranx All species of Hemicaranx All species of Seriola All species of Trachurus All species of Decapterus Alternatively, the following may be used
Yellowtail or Amberjack	Seriola lalandi
Kingklip	Genypterus capensis
Ladyfish	All species of the family Elopidae
Leerfish	Lichia amia
Ling	All species of Molva except Molva dypterygia
Blue ling	Molva dypterygia
Lumpfish or Lumpsucker	Cyclopterus lumpus
Mackerel	All species of Scomber
King Mackerel or Kingfish	Scomberomorus cavalla
Sierra mackerel or Pacific sierra	Scomberomorus sierra
Mahi Mahi	Coryphaena hippurus
Marlin	All species of Makaira
Megrim	All species of Lepidorhombus
Milkfish	Chanos chanos
Monk (fish) or Angler (fish)	Lophius piscatorius (L.) Lophius americanus Lophiodes caulinaris Lophius budegassa
Cape monk (fish) or Cape angler (fish)	Lophius vomerinus
Pacific monk (fish) or Pacific angler (fish)	Lophius litulon
Red mullet or Goatfish	All species of the family Mullidae
Grey mullet	All species of the family Mugilidae
Opah or Moonfish	All species of Lampris
Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus
Parrotfish	All species of the family Scaridae
Peruvian moonfish	Selene peruviana
Picarel	Spicara smaris
Pilchard	Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Pacific pilchard	Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic pilchard	Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the South Atlantic Ocean
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa (L.)
American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)
Pollack or Pollock or Lythe	Pollachius pollachius (L.)
Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock	Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas)
Pomfret or Butterfish	All species of Brama All species of Stromateus All species of Pampus
Poor cod	Trisopterus minutus
Pout or Pout Whiting or Pouting or Bib	Trisopterus luscus
Racasse or Black scorpionfish	Scorpaena porcus
Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
Redfish or Ocean perch or Rose fish	All species of Sebastes All species of Helicolenus
Sablefish	Anoplopoma fimbria
Sailfish	All species of Istiophorus
Sardine	Small Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Sardinella	All species of Sardinella
Scabbard fish or Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre or Black sabre	Lepidopus caudatus Aphanopus carbo
Sea bream or Porgy	All species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops
Sild	Small Clupea harengus (L.), when canned Small Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned
Silverside or Sand smelt	All species of the family Atherinidae
Skate or Ray	All species of the family Rajidae
Roker	Raja clavata
Small sandeel	Ammodytes tobianus
Smelt or Sparling	All species of Osmerus
Snapper	All species of the family Lutjanidae Alternatively, the following may be used
Jobfish	All species of Aphareus All species of Aprion All species of Pristipomoides
Snook	All species of Centropomus
Sole or Dover sole	Solea solea (L.)
Butter sole	Isopsetta isolepis
Californian sole	Parophrys vetulus
Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt (Walbaum)
Petrale sole	Eopsetta jordani
Rex sole or Long–finned sole	Glyptocephalus zachirus
Rock sole	Lepidopsetta bilineata
Pacific sole	Microstomus pacificus
Torbay sole or Witch	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned
Stargazer	All species of the family Uranoscopidae
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
Tarpon	All species of the family Megalopidae
Threadfin bream	All species of Nemipterus
Toothfish or Icefish	Dissostichus mawsoni Dissostichus eleginoides
Torpedo sand perch	Diplectrum maximum
Tuna or Tunny	All species of Thunnus
Skipjack tuna (or tuna)	Katsuwonus pelamis
Albacore tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus alalunga
Yellowfin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus albacares
Bluefin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus thynnus
Pacific bluefin tuna or Oriental bluefin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus orientalis
Southern bluefin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus maccoyii
Bigeye tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus obesus
Turbot	Psetta maxima
Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
Weever	All species of the family Trachinidae
Whitebait	Small Clupea harengus (L.) Small Sprattus sprattus (L.) (except when canned)
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus (L.)
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou (Risso)
Southern blue whiting	Micromesistius australis
Winter flounder	Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)
Wrasse	All species of the family Labridae
Salmon and Freshwater Fish
Bacha	Eutropiichthys vacha
Batashi	Pseudeutropius atherinoides
Carp	All species of the family Cyprinidae Alternatively, the following may be used
Mowrala	Amblypharyngodon mola
Banspata	Danio devario
Bata	Labeo bata
Kalibous	Labeo calbasu
Ghania	Labeo gonius
Ruhi	Labeo rohita
Punti	Puntius sarana
Chelapata	Salmostoma bacaila
Barbel	Barbus barbus
Tench	Tinca tinca
Freshwater bream	Abramis brama
Roach	Rutilus rutilus
Catfish or American catfish or Channel catfish	All species of the family Ictaluridae
Catfish	All species of the family Clariidae All species of the family Siluridae All species of the family Bagridae All species of the family Pimelodidae Alternatively, the following may be used
Magur	Clarias batrachus
Gulsha	Mystus bleekeri
Buzuri	Mystus tengara
Tengra	Mystus vittatus
Pabda	Ompok pabda
Ayre	Sperata aor
Boal	Wallago attu
Chapila	Gudusia chapra
Char	All species of Salvelinus
Kakila	Xenentodon cancila
Keski	Corica soborna
Khalisha	Colisa fasciatus
Koi	Anabas testudineus
Largebaim	Mastacembelus armatus
Meni	Nandus nandus
Nile perch	Lates niloticus
Pacu	Piaractus mesopotamicus
Patabaim	Macrognathus aculeatus
Pike or Northern pike	Esox lucius
Queen fish	Botia dario
River cobbler or Basa or Pangasius or Pana(s) or any of these names may be further qualified with the term “catfish”	All species of Pangasius
Salmon or Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar (L.)*
Cherry salmon or Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus masou masou*
Chum salmon or Keta salmon	Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)*
Medium red salmon or Coho salmon or Silver salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)*
Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)*
Red salmon or Sockeye salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)*
Spring salmon or King salmon or Chinook salmon or Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)*
Pollan or Artic cisco	Coregonus autumnalis
Vendace	Croegonus albula
Shol	Channa striata
Taki	Channa punctata
Tambaqui or Cachama	Colossoma macroponum
Tilapia	All species of Tilapia All species of Oreochromis
Trout or Brown trout	Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water
Sea trout or Salmon trout	Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water
Cut–throat trout or trout	Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
Rainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Zander or Pike–perch	Stizostedion lucioperca
Shellfish
Abalone or Ormer	All species of Haliotis
Ark clam or Arkshell	All species of the family Arcidae
Clam or Hard shell clam	Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) Venus verrucosa (L.)
Clam or Razor clam or Razor shell	All species of Ensis and Solen
Geoduck or Geoduck clam	Panopea abrupta
Manila clam or Japanese carpet shell	Tapes philippinarum Ruditapes philippinarum
Native clam or Grooved carpet shell or Palourde	Tapes decussatus Ruditapes decussatus Venerupis decussa
Soft shell clam or Gapers	Mya spp
Surf clam	All species of Spisula
Otter shell clam	Lutharia lutharia
Cockle	All species of Cerastoderma
Amande clam or Dog cockle	Glycymeris glycymeris
Crab	All species of the order Brachyura All species of the family Lithodidae
Crayfish	All species of the family Astacidae All species of the family Parastacidae All species of the family Austroastacidae All species of the family Cambaridae
Cuttlefish	All species of Sepia Rossia macrosoma
Lobster	All species of Homarus
Slipper lobster	All species of the family Scyllaridae
Squat lobster	All species of the family Galatheidae
Crawfish or Spiny lobster or Rock lobster	All species of Panulirus All species of Palinurus All species of Jasus
Indian ocean lobster or Whip lobster	Puerulus sewelli Puerulus carinatus Puerulus angulatus
Mussel	All species of the family Mytilidae
Octopus	All species of Octopus
Oyster	All species of Crassostrea All species of Ostrea
Oyster or Portuguese oyster	Crassostrea angulata (Lmk.)
Oyster or Pacific oyster or Rock oyster	Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)
Oyster or Native oyster	Ostrea edulis (L.)
Prawn or Shrimp	Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of less than 397 per kg) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of less than 1,323 per kg) of — all species of the family Palaemonidae, all species of the family Penaeidae, all species of the family Aristaeidae, and all species of the family Pandalidae
King prawn	All species of the family Palaemonidae All species of the family Penaeidae All species of the family Aristaeidae Where the count is less than 123 per kg (head on/shell on) or less than 198 per kg (head off/shell on) or less than 242 per kg (head off/shell off)
Tiger prawn	Penaeus monodon Penaeus semisulcatus Penaeus esculentus Penaeus kerathurus Penaeus japonicus Parapenaeopsis hardwickii Parapenaeopsis sculptilis
Scallop or King scallop	Pecten maximus
Atlantic scallop or Scallop	Placopecten magellanicus
Queen scallop or Queen or Scallop	Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis
Scallop or Common scallop	All species of the family Pectinidae
Scampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine	Nephrops norvegicus (L.)
Pacific scampi	Metanephrops andamanicus Metanephrops challengeri Metanephrops thomsoni
Sea urchin	All species of the family Echinidae
Shrimp	Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of 397 per kg or more) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of 1,323 per kg or more) of — all species of the family Palaemonidae, all species of the family Penaeidae, all species of the family Aristaeidae, and all species of the family Pandalidae
Shrimp or Pink shrimp	Pandalus montagui
Shrimp or Brown shrimp	All species of Crangon
Mantis shrimp	Squilla mantis
Squid	All species of Loligo All species of Illex Ommastrephes sagittatus
Arrow squid	Nototodarus sloani Nototodarus gouldi
Whelk	All species of Buccinum
Winkle	All species of Littorina”

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations amend the Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the execution and enforcement of Title 1, Chapter 2 of Council Regulation (EC) 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as applied by Commission Regulation (EC) 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules on the application of Council Regulation (EC) 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products.

2.  The Regulations —

(a) amend regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations by providing that commercial designations accepted in other Member States are names prescribed by law (regulation 2(a));

(b) replace the Schedule to the principal Regulations (which provides a list of commercial designations for the species of sea fish, salmon and freshwater fish and shellfish listed therein) with the Schedule to these Regulations. The new Schedule includes a number of insertions and amendments (regulation 2(b)).Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

(2)

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28, S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (OJ No.L245, 29.9.2003, p4)

(4)

S.R. 2003 No. 160

(5)

O.J. No. L212, 22.7.89, p.79

(6)

O.J. No. L165, 3.7.2003, p17

(7)

O.J. No. L163, 17.6.92, p.1