Council Directive 91/492/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Standards Fish products Processing/handling Transport/storage Inspection Internal trade International trade Food quality control/food safety Molluscs

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

The Directive sets out hygiene standards for the placing on the market of fishery products, aquaculture products and bivalve molluscs. It forbids the placing on the market of poisonous fish of specified families and fishery products containing biotoxins. The establishments performing the preparation, processing, chilling, freezing, packaging or storage of fishery products, factory-vessels, auction and wholesale markets must be approved and are subject to regular inspections by the competent authorities of each Member State. The Directive establishes also conditions for the imports of fishery products from third countries, which include a health certificate, the placing of an identification mark and the drawing up of a list of approved establishments. The annex to this Directive establishes qualitative controls as per: 1) Conditions applicable to factory vessels; 2) Requirements during and after landing; 3) General conditions for establishments on land; 4) Special conditions for handling fishery products on shore (fresh, frozen, thawing, and processed products); 5) Health control and monitoring of production conditions, which include general and special checks; 6) Packaging; 7) Identification marks; 6) Storage and transport.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Governmental Ordinance laying down conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products and live shellfish.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Standards, Processing/handling, Internal trade, International trade, Marine fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Legislative Decree No. 530 implementing EEC Directive No. 91/492/CEE concerning measures of sanitary police for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs.

Legislation | Italy | 1992 (1998)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Molluscs, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs)(Derogations) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 1508).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 3164).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 667 of 1996 relative to quality of fish and fish products.

Legislation | Norway | 1996 (2007)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Standards, Inspection, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Treated food, Packaging/labelling, HACCP, Residues

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) (Import Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2782 of 1994).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994

Keyword: Crustaceans, Molluscs, International trade, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fisheries Products Decree No. 46 of 1995 made under the Commodities Act.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1995 (2005)

Keyword: Fish products, Standards, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Marine fishes, Molluscs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Real Decreto Nº 308/1993 - Reglamentación técnico-sanitaria que fija las normas aplicables a la comercialización de moluscos bivalvos vivos.

Legislation | Spain | 1993

Keyword: Internal trade, Molluscs, Processing/handling, Standards, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Real Decreto Nº 345/1993 - Normas de calidad de las aguas y de la producción de moluscos y otros invertebrados marinos vivos.

Legislation | Spain | 1993

Keyword: Mariculture, Standards, Marine pollution, Molluscs, Fish products, Internal trade, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive on health requirements for live bivalve molluscs.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2000

Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Molluscs, Fish products, Standards, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Marine fishes, Aquatic animals, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Decision 2004/30/EC laying down specific conditions for the import of processed and frozen bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from Peru and repealing Decisions 2001/338/EC and 95/174/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Fish products, Molluscs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Presidential Order No. 412 setting out hygiene standards for the placing on the market of bivalve molluscs and fishery products, in compliance with Council Directives Nos. 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC and 92/48/EEC.

Legislation | Greece | 1994

Keyword: Molluscs, Standards, Fish products, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs.

Legislation | European Union | 1995

Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fish disease, Fish products, Molluscs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on fishery products and bivalve mollusks.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1995 (2005)

Keyword: Fish products, Standards, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Marine fishes, Molluscs, Aquatic animals, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on veterinary requirements for aquaculture animals and aquaculture products, fishery products and live bivalve molluscs and on veterinary conditions of their import from third countries.

Legislation | Czechia | 2003

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Aquaculture, Fish disease, Fish products, Molluscs, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Inspection, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Council Directive 97/61/EC amending the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs.

Legislation | European Union | 1997

Keyword: Standards, Fish products, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Molluscs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2004/41/EC repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Internal trade, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal by-products, Wild fauna, Wildlife products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX