Fisheries (Fish Labelling) Regulations 2004 (No. 918/04)

Statutory Document N o. 9 18 / 0 4 THE FOOD ACT T996 THE F'ISH LABELLING REGULATIONS 2OO4 Approved by Tynwald Comìng into operation Igth January 2005 I't February 2005 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Department of Local Government and the Environment by sãctions 4(3), 17(1X e),2l,aid 4l(3), of the Food Act 19961 and of all oürer enabling powers and after consulthg such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected thereby, the following Regulations are hereby made: l. Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling Regulations 2004, and subject to section 41(7) of theAc! shall come into operation on the 1't February 2005 , t 1996 c.8 ' oJ No. Ll7, 2l.l.2ooo, p. 22 t oJ No. L278,23.10.2001, p. 6, Price: f,1.60 Code: A Interpretation In these Regulations "the Act" means the Food Act1996; "Department" means the Departrnent of Local Government and the Environment; "Regulation 104/2000" means Còuncil Regulation (EC) No. 104120002 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products; "Regulation 20651200I" means Commission Regulation @C) No. .2065/200f hying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 as regards infonning consumers about fishery and aquaculture products; a:rd any expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 10412000 or Regulation 2065/200I have the same meaning as in those Regulations. 1 3. Offences relating to consumer information Any person (a) who, in contuavention of Article 4.1 of Regulation104/2000 (consumer information) as read with Regulation206512001, offers for retail sale to the final consumer any of the products to which that Article applies, or. (b) who fails to comply with Article 8 of Regulation2065l2001 (traceability and control) shall be guiþ of an offence and liable on sunmary conviction to a fine not exceeding f5000 or imFrisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. 4. Lists of commercial designations (1) The list of commercial designations required under Article 4(2) of Regulation 104/2000 is that set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, and accordingly, the commercial designations set out in that Schedule are names prescribed by law for the purposes of regulations 6(1), 7 and 8(a) of the Food Labelling Regulations 20044. (2) In relation to a species included both in the Schedule to these Regulations and in a list published in English under Article 4(2) of Regulation 10412000 having effect in another Member State (includihg the UK), the commercial designation for that species in the list having effect in that other Member State shall be an alternative to the.commercial designation for that species set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. 5. Omission of reference to the production method In the case described in A¡ticle 4.2 of Regulation2065/2001 (situation where it is obvious from commercial designation and catch area that the species is caught at sea) it shall not be a contravention of Article 4.1 of Regulation 104/2000 to offer for retail sale to the final consumer a fisheries product to which that Article applies without the product being marked or labelled with the production method. 6. Small quantities of products (1) For the purposes of Article 4(1) of Regulation1,0412000 as read with Article 7 of Regulatton2065/2001, the small quantity of produots which may be sold directly to consumers shall be products to a value not exceeding 20 Euro for each purchase. (2) For the pu{poses of this regulation, the referenceto 20 Euro shall be taken to be a referènce to the sterling equivalent of that number of Euro, converted by reference to the rate of conversion published annually on the first working day of the preceding September in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities or, if no rate is published in it onthat da¡ the first rate published in it thereafter. 2 4st +¡¡l04 9, 7, Aciditional information relating to the catch area The indication of catch area required by Article a(i)(c) of Regulation 104/2000 may where the circumstances described in Article 5(1)(c) of Regulation20651200l apply, indicate the various Member States or third countries in which the product was farmed. 8. Provisional commercial designations (1) For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation2065l2001 þrovisional commercial designations), the Deparhnent shall be the competent authority' (2) The Department shall draw up and publish a list of provisional commercial designations laid down pursuant to the said Afücle 2' Enforcement The DeparLment shall execute and enforce these Regulations 10. Application of various provisions of the Act The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the pufposes of these Regulations with the modifieation that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part of the Act shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations and to those provisions of Regulation10412000 and Regulation206512001 to which these Regulations relate (a) section 3 (presumptions that food is intended for human consumption); (b) section 2a(l (which relates to documentary evidence); (c) section 26 of the Act (powers of entry); (d) section 27(1) (obstruction etc ofofficers); (e) section 27(\ wnhthe modification that the reference to "any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (lxb)" shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub-paragraph (d) above; (Ð section 29(1) (punishment of offences) insofar as it relates to offences under section 27(I) as applied by sub-paragraph (d) above; (g) section 29(2) and (3) insofar as it relates to offences under section2T(2) as applied by sub-paragraph (e) above; (h) section 30 (offences by bodies corporate); (Ð section 31 (offences due to fault ofanother person); û) section 32 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of section 6, 15 or 16. a J Regulation 4 SCIIEDIILE C OMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph, the commercial designation for any species of fish specified in column 2 of fhe following Table shall be a name specified for that species in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the said Table. (2) A customary name may be used for any species of fish which has been subjected to smoking or any similar process, unless the name of the species in column 2 of the following Table is followed by an asterisk, In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be either (a) a naÍre specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word "smokedt', or O) except in the case of Salmo salar 5,.), "smoked Pacific salmon". common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito. 5 oI No. L 272, 22.7 u oJ No. L t63, 17.6 89, p.79 92,p. l. 4 Column I Column 2 Co mmercìal desìsnation Specìes offish Sea Fish Anchow All species of the family Ensraulidae Barracuda All species of Sphyraena Barramundi Lates calcarifer Bass or Sea bass D i c entr ar c hus labr m 9,.) Japanese sea bass Lateolabræ iaponicus Spotted sea bass Di centr ar c hus punct atus Southem rock bass Paralabrm callaensis Biseye All species of Priacanthus Bluefish or Tatlor Pomatomus saltatrix Bogue Boops boops Bonito A1l species of Sarda All species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsmtonus) pelamis All species of Awis Brill Scop hthalmus rhombus (L.) Brisling Sprattus sprattus I L.) when canned Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish All species of Anarhìchas Cobia Rachycentron canadum Codor Codline Gadus morhua Pacific cod or Cod Gadus macrocephalus Greenland cod or Cod Gaún ogac Saffron cod Eleginus gracilis Red cod Pseudophycis bachus Blue cod Pørapercis colias Coley or Saithe or Coalfish Pollachius virens (L.\ Atl ofConger All of the SciaenidaeCroaker orDntm or Jewfish Limanda limanda Q'.)Dab LimandaYellowtail dab Citharichtl sordidusPacific sand dab All species of Galeorhinus All species of Mustelus All species of Scyliorhinus Galeus melastomus Squqlus acanthias G'.) Dogfuh or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock Salnon or Rock Eel ZeusDory or John Dory o¡ St Peter's fish All ofEel All of LethrinusEmperor All of theEscolar or Snake Mackerel Flounder All species of the farnilY ExocoetidaeFlvine fish Greenling All species of Mycteroperca Al1 species of Epinephelus Grouper All species of farnrly Triglidae Peristedion Gumard Melano grømmus aeglefinur (L')Haddock All species of Merlucciw the be used Hake Merluccius capensis Merluccius paradoxus Cape hake tenuisrühite hake Hipp o gl o s s t u hippo g l o s s us (L.) Hipp o glo s s ns st enol ep is Halibut ReinhardtiusBlack halibut or Mock halibut Herring Tenualosa ilishaHilsa novaezelandiqeMacruronusHoki MacruronusChileanhoki All species of Caranx All species of Hemicarara All species of Seriola All species of Tracharus Atl of Jack or Scad or Horse Mackerel or Trevally Kineklip All of theLadyfish All ofLing ;yclc,Lumpfish or Lumpsucker All of ScomberMackerel cqvallaKing Mackerel or Kingfish MahiMahi All species of MakqiraMarlin Alt ofMegrim llill¡fiqh Chanos chanos Lophius piscatorius Lophius americanus Monk(fish) or Angler(fi sh) Lophius vomerinusCape monk(fish) or Cape angler(fish) 5 mullet All species of Mullus Goatfish All other species of the family Mullidae Greymullet All species of Mugil All species of Liza All species of Chelon or Moonfish All species of Lampris Orange roughy Hop lo s tethus atl anticus Panotfish All species of the family Scaridae Picarel Spicara smaris Pilchard S ar dina p il char du s (Walbaum) Pacific pilchard Sardínops sasøthathas been caught in the Pacific Ocean South Atlantic pilchard Sardinops sagax lhathas been caugþt in the South Atlantic Ocean Plaice P leur onectes plates s a 0,.) American plaice Hippo glossoides platessoides (F abr.) Pollack or Pollock orLythe P ol lac hius pol I achiL$ 4..) Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or A-laska pollook Ther agr a c hal c o gr amma (P all a s) Pomfret or Butterfish All species of Brama All species of Strornateus All species of Pampus Poor cod Trisopterus minutus PotÍ or Pout Whiting or Pouting or Bib Trisopterus luscus Rainbow ru¡ner Elasatis bipinnulatq Redlrsh or Oceanperch or Rose fish All species of Sebastes All species of Helicolenus Sablefish Anoplopoma lìmbria Sailfish All species of Isfiophorus Sardine Small Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) Sardinella All species of Sardinella Scabbard fish or Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre or Black sabre Lepidopus caudatus Aphanopus carbo Seabrean orPorg/ All species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops sild SmaTl Clupea harengus (L.), when ca¡ned Small Sprattus sprqttus fL.), when canned Skate or Ray or Roker All species of Røia Smelt or Sparling All species of Osmerus Snapper All species of the family Lutjanidae Altematively, the following may be used Jobfish A1l species of Aphareus All species of þrion All species of Pristipomoides Snook All species of Centropomus Sole or Dover sole Solea solea Q,.) Butter sole Isopsetta isolepis Califomian sole Parophrys yetulus Lemon sole Micr o s to mus fr ¡fr (V/albaum) Petrale sole Eopsetta iordani Rex sole or Long-finned sole Glwto c ephalus z ac hirus Rock sole Lep i dops ett a'biline ata Pacific sole Microstomus paciJìcus Torbay sole or Witch Glw to c ep halus cyno Rl o s sur (L.) Sprat when canned 6 Swordfish All species Ihe family MegalopidaeTarpon Threadfin bream Alr of Dissostichus mawsoni Dissostichus eleginoides Toothfish or Icefish All species of ThunnusTunaor Tunny Skipiack tuna (or tuna) Katsuwonus IS Thunnus alalungaAlbacore tuna (or tuna) Yellowfin tuna (or hna) Thunnus albacares ThunnusBluefin tuna (or tuna) Biseye tuna lor tuna) Thunnus obesus Psetta maximaTwbot Wahoo Ac antho cyb ium s o I andr i Small Clupea harengw 8'.) Small Sprattus sprattus (L.) (except when canned) Whitebait Whitins Merlangius merlangus Q'.) MicromesistiusBlue whiting Southem blue whitine Micromesistius P s eudop I eur one c te s amer i c anus (Welhqrrm IWinter flounder Salmon and Freshwater Fish Eutropiichthys vachaBacha Batashi P etherinoides All species of the family Cyprlnídae Alternatively the following may be used Carp Mowrala mola Danio devarioBanspata Bata Labeo bata Labeo calbasuKalibous Labeo goniusGhania Labeo rohitqRuhi Puntius saranctPunti Salmostoma bacailaChelapata All species of the family IctaluridaeCatfish or American catfish or Çfuannel catfish All species of the family Clariidae All species of the family Siluridae All species of the family Bagridae Altematively the following may be used Catfish Clarias batrachusMagur bleekeriGulsha Mystus tengarqBuzud vittatusTenÊtra OmpokpabdaPabda aorAyIe Boal Wallago attu Gudusia chapraChapila All species of SalvelinusChar Kakila Xenentodon cancila Corica sobornaKeski Khalisha Colisa Anabas testudineus,Koi Mastacembelus armatusLargebaim 7 Nandus nandwMeni Nile perch Lates niloticus bocourtiPacific dory or Vietnamese sole Patabaim M acr o Rnathus a cul e atus Botiø darioQueen fish River cobbler Pangasius micronemus P an g as iu s hyp op hthalmus Salmo salar (L.)*Salmon or Atlanttc saknon Cherry salmon orPaciltc salmon Onc orhynchus mas ou masou* O nc o r hy n c hu s ke t o (W alb avm)*Chum sal:non orKeta salmon Medium red salmon or Coho satnon or Silver salrnon Onc or hync hus kß utc h (Walbaum) * Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)+Pink salmon Red sal¡ron or Sockeye salmon Oncor nerka Oncorhynchus tshowyts cha (Walbaum)*Spring salnon orKtngsalrnon or Chinook salmon orPaciftc salnon Channq stríqtaShol Taki Channa punctata All species of Tilapia A-11 species of Oreochromis Tilapia Trout or Brown trout Salmo truttq trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water Salmo truttq trutta CL.) which has spent part of its life in sea waterSea trout or Sal¡ron trout Cut-tirroat troui or trout O nc o r hync hus c lar ki c I arki Oncorhynchus mykissRainbow trout or Steelhead t¡out or trout Shellfish All species of HaliotisAbalone or Ormet Clamor Hard shell clam Mer c enar ia m er c enar ia ['.) Venus vemrcosa (L.) All species of Ensis and SolenClamor Razor clam Geoduck or Geoduck clarn Panopea All species of SpisulaSu¡fclam Cockle All species of Cerastodermq Al1 species of the order -Brachyura All species of the family Lithodidae Crab Crayfish All species of the family Astacidae All species of the family Pørastqcidae All species of the family Austroastacidae All species ofthe family Cambaridae All species of Sepia Rossia mqcrosoma Cuttlefish All species of HomarusLobster Slipper lobster All species of the famüy Scyllaridae All species ofthe famüy GalatheidaeSquat lobster Crawfish or Spiny lobster or Rock lobster All species of Panulirus All species of Palinurus All species of.Jasus Puerulus sewelliIndian ocean lobster Mussel All species of the family Mytilidae Octopus AII species of Octopus Crassostrea of Ostrea Al1 All Oyster 8 Oyster or Portuguese oyster Cras s o s tre a angul ata (Lmk. ) Cr as s o s tr e a glgøs (Thunberg)Oyster or PaciÍtc oyster or Rock oyster Oyster or Native oyster Ostrea edulis [..) Pralvn or Shrimp Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of less than397 per kg) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a court of less than 7,323 per kg) of all species of the family Palaemonidae, all species of the family Penaeidae, and all species of the famiþ Pandalidae All species of the family Palaemonidae All species of the family Penaeidae Where the count is less than I23 perkg (head on/shell on) or less than 198 per kg (head offlshell on) or lessthan242 per kg (head offlshell off) King prawn Tiger prawn Penaeus monodon Penaeus semisulcatus Penaeus esculentus Penaeus kerathurus Penaeus japonicus P ar ap enaeop s is har dwicbii P ar ap enae o p s is s culp tilis Scallop orKtngscallop Pecten mæimus Atlantic scallop or Scallop P tcus Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularisQueen scallop or Queen or Scallop Scallop or Common scallop All species of the family Pectinidae Scampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine Nephrops norregicus Q.'.) Metanephr o p s andamanic us Met an ephr o p s ch all enger i Metanephrops thomsoni Pacific scampi Shrimp Whole hsh (ofa size which, when cooked, have a count of397 per kg or more) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of I,323 per kg or more) of all species of the family Palaemonidøe, all species ofthe faniily Penaeidae,and all species of the fa¡nily Pandalidae Pandqlus montaguiShrimp or Pink shrimp Shrimp or Brown shrimp All species of Crangon All species of Loligo All species of Illex Ommastrephes s agitt atus Squid Arrow squid Nototodarus sloani Nolotodarus eouldi Whelk All species of Buccinum Winkle All species of Littorina 9 MADE 1 4th Decemb er, 2004 John Rimíngton Minister for Local Government and the Environment EXPLANATORY NOTE (lhis note is not part ofthe Regulations) These Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement of Title 1, Chapter 2 of Council Regulation (EC) 10412000 on the common organisation of the markets in hshery and aquaculture products as applied by Commission Regulation @C)206512001 laying down detailed rules on the application of Council Regulation (EC) 10412000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquacultwe products. Title 1 of Chapter 2 of Council Regulation (EC) 10412000 imposes requirements regarding the provision of information about the commercial desþation, production method and catch area of certain fishery and aquaculture products offered for retail sale to the final consumer. It further provides for Member States to draw up and publish a list of commercial designations for at least the species listed in Annexes I to IV of the Regulation. Commission Regulation (EC) 20651200I describes in more detail the information to be provided to consurners and the exemptions that may be allowed. It also provides for the necessary information to be provided at each stage of the marketing process. These Regulations: (a) provide a list of the commercial designations required to be drarvn up (regulation 4 and the Schedule) and further provide for the granting of provisional commercial designations (regulation 8); (b) make provision as to the relaxation of the requirements in certain circumstances in relation to inforrnation about the production method (regulation 5); in the case of direct sales of small quantities to consumers by fishermen or aquaculture producers (regulation 6) and with regard to the inclusion of additional information about catch area (regulation 7); (c) create offences and prescribe penalties (regulation 3), and incorporate specified provisions of the Food Act 1996 (regulation 10). 10