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Legal Framework / Official Recommendations

Legal Framework

Directive 91/493/EEC/ of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products

Commission Decision 94/356/EC/ of 20 May 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/493/EEC, as regards own health checks on fishery products (Text with EEA relevance)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 / of 26 November 1996, laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products

Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004/ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, laying down specific rules for the organization of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004/ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules

Comission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005/ of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organization of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004

Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 / of the Commission on November 6, 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures

Commission Decision of November 6, 2006 / repealing certain implementing acts concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption

Commision Regulation (EC) Nº 1250/2008 / of 12 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards certification requirements for import of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011/ of 8 December 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the treatment to kill viable parasites in fishery products for human consumption

White paper on food safety / Commision of the European Communities. Brussels, 12 January 2000. COM (1999) 719 final