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The Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998

Fisheries and aquaculture

Food safety

Health and safety requirements

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2016-04-25

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These Regulations consolidate with amendments the regulations which were made to give effect to the provisions of Council Directive 91/492/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs, as adapted for the purposes of the EEA Agreement and as amended, and Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products, as adapted and as amended, together with a number of Commission Decisions made under these two Council Directives. These Regulations also consolidate with amendments the regulations which were made to give effect to the provisions of Council Directive 92/48/EEC laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with article 3.1(a)(i) of Council Directive 91/493/EEC, and to the measures set out in paragraph 1 of Section II of Chapter III of the Annex to Council Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC, which is annexed to Council Directive 96/43/EC amending and consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC in order to ensure financing of veterinary inspections and controls on live animals and certain animal products and amending Directives 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC (OJ No. L162, 1.7.96, p.1). In addition, these Regulations give effect to the amendments made by Council Directive 95/71/EC to the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC (health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products; see Schedule 3 to these Regulations).