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.

FAO 27

  • 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*


FAO 37

  • 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.

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