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Decree No. 11/80 regulating carpet shell and other bivalve molluscs collecting.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1980
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 105/80 (I Series), 7 May 1980, pp. 882-899.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Molluscs Aquaculture Authorization/permit Internal trade Hygiene/sanitary procedures
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force within 30 days after publication.
Abstract

This Decree regulates carpet shell and other bivalve molluscs collecting. It consists of 9 chapters and 14 annexes defining all activities involved with this sector, including licence to be issued to collctors and aquaculture infrastructure for mollusc breeding (chap. 1); Mollusc collecting provisions within public areas (chap. 2); Aquaculture centres requirements, including sanitary standards (chaps. 3 and 4); Licensing (chap. 5); Trade (chap. 6); Restrictions on mollusc species: Venerupis decussata, V. pullastra, V. aureus, V. rhomboides (chap. 7); Sanctions (chap. 8); Final provisions (chap. 9). Annex 1 specifies the licence fees to be paid in order to perform mollusc collecting.

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