UK Statutory Instrument
1998
United Kingdom
Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998
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What this Act requires
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Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation
Part II — PRODUCTION AND PLACING ON THE MARKET OF LIVE SHELLFISH
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Designation of areas as designated bivalve production areas
Designation of areas as prohibited areas for live shellfish production
Alterations to designated areas
Lists of designated production and relaying areas
Temporary prohibition orders concerning production areas
Collecting live shellfish from prohibited areas
Requirements relating to the harvesting, transporting and relaying of live shellfish
Requirement for the approval of dispatch or purification centres
Approval of dispatch or purification centres
Appeals against a refusal to grant an approval or against any conditions or limitation in approvals
Obligations on food business proprietors operating dispatch or purification centres
Variation of approvals for dispatch or purification centres
Revocation of approvals for dispatch or purification centres
Wrapping of live shellfish
Storage and transportation of live shellfish after dispatch
Splitting consignments of live shellfish
Placing liv shellfish on the market
Direct transfers of live shellfish on local markets
Part III — PRODUCTION AND PLACING ON THE MARKET OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
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Registration of fishing vessels on board which shrimps or molluscs are cooked
Hygiene conditions for fishing vessels
Operation of a factory vessel or fishery products establishment without an approval
Approval of factory vessels and fishery products establishments
Requirement for the registration of auction or wholesale markets
Registration of auction and wholesale markets
Appeals against decisions under this Part to refuse to register or to grant an approval or against any conditions or limitations in such approvals
Obligations upon food business proprietors operating establishments and factory vessels
Notice of arrival obligation for masters of third country factory vessels
Obligations upon food business proprietors operating auction or wholesale markets
Variation of approvals for factory vessels or establishments
Revocation of approvals for factory vessels or establishments and cancellation of market registrations
Gutting of fishery products
Packaging of fishery products
Storage and transportation of fishery products
Placing fishery products on the market
Placing aquaculture products on the market
Placing processed shellfish on the market
Fishery products to be placed on the market alive
Prohibition on placing certain fishery products on the market
Direct transfers of fishery products on local markets
Part IV — IMPORT CONDITIONS FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS AND LIVE SHELLFISH
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General restriction on importing fishery products
Additional conditions relating to certain third country imports of fishery products
General restriction on importing live shellfish
Additional conditions relating to certain third country imports of live shellfish
Exemption for private consignments
Part V — INSPECTION CHARGES FOR DIRECT LANDINGS FROM THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS
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Interpretation of Part V
Charge in respect of official checks on third country direct landings
Sum payable by vendors to food authorities
The reducible element of the charge
Collection and remittance arrangements
Part VI — ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND REVOCATIONS
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Functions of the Ministers and food authorities
Offences and penalties
Enforcement of Parts II and III
Application of provisions of
Enforcement of Part IV
Food treated as failing to comply with food safety requirements
Amendment of other Regulations
Revocations and transitional provision
Schedules
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Commission Decision 94/325/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 94/448/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 94/766/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 94/778/EC laying down special conditions for the import...
Commission Decision 95/30/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 95/90/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 95/173/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 95/190/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 95/454/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 95/538/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/355/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/356/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/425/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/606/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/607/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/608/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 96/609/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 94/269/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 94/323/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 94/324/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
after completion of purification, the shells of live bivalve molluscs...
purification centres must have their own laboratories or secure the...
purification centres must regularly keep a record of the following...
purification centres must accept only those batches of live bivalve...
every package containing purified live bivalve molluscs must be provided...
if the volume of products treated requires regular or permanent...
adequate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting means of transport. However,...
establishments keeping live animals such as crustaceans and fish must...
Chemical checks
Contaminants present in the aquatic environment
an adequate number of changing-rooms with smooth, water-proof, washable walls...
Staff assigned to the handling of fishery products shall be...
Equipment used for gutting, heading and the removal of fins,...
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Commission Decision 93/436/EEC laying down special import conditions governing imports...
Commission Decision 93/437/EEC laying down special import conditions governing imports...
Commission Decision 93/494/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 93/495/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of...
Commission Decision 94/198/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
Commission Decision 94/200/EC laying down special conditions governing the import...
After any necessary relaying, purification and treatment, the live bivalve...
permanent records of the source of live bivalve molluscs, relaying...
after harvesting from the relaying area, batches must, during transport...
The person responsible for an establishment must keep a register...
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Food Standards Agency
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