Signage in fishmongery
Fishmonger signage
New regulations on fishmonger signage as of DECEMBER 13, 2014
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (fisheries CMO) and Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 (consumer information on fisheries products) have been replaced respectively by Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 (new fisheries CMO) and Regulation (EU) No 1420/2013 repealing Regulation No 2065/2001.
The new CMO imposes rules on consumer information that are more comprehensive than the previous ones.
In addition to the trade name and the production method, these include:
The fishing zone for the North East Atlantic and the Mediterranean. For these two areas, the name of the fishing sub-area (PDF) or division appearing on the FAO list of fishing sub-areas and divisions must be indicated to the consumer.
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- Subarea I: Barents Sea*
- Subarea II: Norwegian Seas
- Subarea III: Baltic Sea
- Subarea IV: North Sea*
- Subarea V : Iceland and Faroes
- Sub-area VI: West Scotland
- Sub-area VII: English Channel and Celtic Seas
- Subarea VIII: Bay of Biscay *
- Subarea IX: West Portugal
- Subarea X : Azores*
- Sub-area XII: Northern Azores*
- Sub-area XIV: East Greenland*
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- Sub-area I : West Mediterranean *
- Sub-area II: Central Mediterranean *
- Sub-area III : Eastern Mediterranean *
- Sub-area IV: Black Sea*
Fishing gear, one of the 9 fishing gears listed must appear on the label:
- seines
- chaluts
- gillnets and similar
- swivel nets and raised nets
- lines and hooks
- drags
- crasps and traps
- foot fishing
- dipping
Règlement n°2065/2001 de la commission du 22 octobre 2001.
En vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2002.
It makes the publication of certain information compulsory, such as:
The indication of the production method: Farmed, Fished, Freshwater fished.
The scientific name of the species since 1 January 2012
The catch area:
Harvested: Member State or third country in which the final development phase of the product took place.
Fished: Catch area defined in the text.
Freshwater caught: Member State or third country of origin.
