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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2003 of 2 July 2003 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2003 of 2 July 2003 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines

Regulation (EC) No 1181/2003 Β· Regulation Β· 2 articles

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Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 is amended as follows: 1. In the title the words "laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines" are replaced by the following: "laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines and trade descriptions for preserved sardines and sardine-type products". 2. Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Article 1 This Regulation defines the standards governing the marketing of preserved sardines and the trade descriptions for preserved sardines and preserved sardine-type products marketed in the Community." 3. The following Article 1a is inserted: "Article 1a For the purposes of this Regulation: 1. 'preserved sardines' means products prepared from fish of the species Sardina pilchardus; 2. 'preserved sardine-type products' means products marketed and presented in the same way as preserved sardines and prepared from fish of the following species: (a) Sardinops melanosticus, S. neopilchardus, S. ocellatus, S. sagax, S. caeryleus; (b) Sardinella aurita, S. brasiliensis, S. maderensis, S. longiceps, S. gibbosa; (c) Clupea harengus; (d) Sprattus sprattus; (e) Hyperlophus vittatus; (f) Nematalosa vlaminghi; (g) Etrumeus teres; (h) Ethmidium maculatum; (i) Engraulis anchoita, E. mordax, E. ringens; (j) Opisthonema oglinum." 4. The first indent of Article 2 is replaced by the following: "- they must be covered by CN codes 1604 13 11, 1604 13 19 and ex 1604 20 50;". 5. The following Article 7a is inserted: "Article 7a 1. Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), preserved sardine-type products may be marketed in the Community under a trade description consisting of the word 'sardines' joined together with the scientific name of the species. 2. Wherever the trade description provided for in paragraph 1 is marked on the container of a preserved sardine-type product, it shall be displayed in a clear and distinct manner. 3. The scientific name shall include in all cases the generic and the specific Latin names. 4. Only one species shall be marketed under a single trade description."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 July 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2003. For the Commission Franz Fischler Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. (2) OJ L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 79. (3) OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. (4) OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.

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