Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 of 22 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-10-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aquaculture, consumer information, fishery product, fishing area, marketing standard, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2065/2001

of 22 October 2001

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards
informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17
December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets
in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that
certain fishery products may be offered for retail sale
only on condition that a number of
requirements
regarding consumer information are met. The scope of
that obligation should be specified.

CHAPTER I

Scope

Article 1

Without prejudice to the provisions applicable pursuant to
Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council (3), this Regulation shall apply to the fishery and aqua-
culture products included on the lists and covered by the
presentations
the Combined
falling within Chapter 3 of
Nomenclature which are marketed within the Community,
irrespective of their origin, including products that are prepack-
aged.

It should be possible for the lists of commercial designa-
tions accepted in the territory of the Member States to
be changed in the light of market requirements.

Changes to lists of commercial designations and require-
ments governing consumer information

CHAPTER II

The requirements governing consumer information, in
particular as regards the commercial designation and
method of production of a species, and the area in
which it is caught, should be specified.

Small quantities of products may only be exempt from
the obligation regarding marking or labelling if they
comply with a number of requirements, which should
be defined.

scope of

The
throughout the marketing chain should be specified.

information to be passed on

the

Article 2

commercial designation laid down by

1.
Any species not included on the list of commercial desig-
nations accepted by a Member State may be marketed under a
provisional
the
competent authority of
the Member State. A definitive
commercial designation included on the list of accepted desig-
nations shall be laid down by the Member State within five
months of the date on which the species in question is given
the provisional commercial designation.

2.
Any changes to the list of commercial designations
accepted by a Member State shall be notified forthwith to the
inform the other Member States
Commission, which shall
thereof.

Provision should be made for the Member States to
establish arrangements for checking the traceability of
products covered by this Regulation.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fishery Products,

Article 3

For the purposes of applying Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 104/2000, the commercial designation of a species shall be
as established in each Member State in accordance with Article
4(2) of that Regulation.

Operators may also indicate the scientific name of the species
concerned upon sale to the final consumer.

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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Article 4

Article 5

1.
The reference to the production method in accordance
with Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall
consist of one of
the following expressions, according to
whether the product in question was caught, at sea or in
freshwater, or resulted from aquaculture:

— In Spanish:

‘… pescado …’ or ‘… pescado en aguas dulces …’ or ‘…
criado …’,

— in Danish:

‘… fanget …’ or ‘… fanget i ferskvand …’ or ‘… opdrættet
…’,

— in German:

‘… gefangen …’ or ‘… aus Binnenfischerei …’ or ‘… aus
Aquakultur …’ or ‘gezüchtet …’,

— in Greek:

The indication of

1.
the catch area in accordance with
Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall consist of
the following:

(a) in the case of products caught at sea, a reference to one of

the areas mentioned in the Annex hereto;

(b) in the case of products caught in freshwater, a reference to
the Member State or third country of origin of the product;

(c) in the case of farmed products, a reference to the Member
State or third country in which the product undergoes the
final development stage. Where the product is farmed in
more than one Member State or third country, the Member
State in which it is sold to the final consumer may at the
time of such sale authorise the various Member States or
third countries in which it is farmed to be indicated.

2.

Operators may indicate a more precise catch area.

‘… αλιευµένο …’ or ‘… αλιευµένο σε γλυκά νερά …’ or ‘…
υδατοκαλλιέργειας …’,

Article 6

— in English:

‘… caught …’ or ‘… caught in freshwater …’ or ‘… farmed
…’ or ‘… cultivated …’,

— in French:

‘… pêché …’ or ‘… pêché en eaux douces …’ or ‘… élevé
…’,

— in Italian:

‘… prodotto della pesca …’ or ‘… prodotto della pesca in
acque dolci …’ or ‘… prodotto di acquacoltura …’,

— in Dutch:

1. Where a combination of different species is offered for
sale, the indications referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 104/2000 shall be provided for each species.

2. Where a combination is offered for sale consisting of the
same species but derived from a variety of production
methods, the method for each batch must be indicated. Where
a combination is offered for sale consisting of the same species
but derived from a variety of catch areas or fishfarming coun-
tries, at least the area of the batch which is most representative
in terms of quantity must be stated, together with an indication
that the products also come from different catch or fishfarming
areas.

‘… gevangen’ or ‘… gevangen in zoet water …’ or ‘…
aquacultuurproduct …’,

Article 7

— in Portuguese:

‘… capturado …’ or ‘… capturado em água doce …’ or ‘…
de aquicultura …’,

— in Finnish:

‘… pyydetty …’ or ‘… pyydetty makeasta vedestä …’ or ‘…
viljelty …’,

— in Swedish:

‘… fiskad …’ or ‘… fiskad i sötvatten …’ or ‘… odlad …’.

In the case of species caught at sea, Member States may
2.
authorise the omission of
the reference to the production
method upon sale to the final consumer provided that it is
obvious from the commercial designation and the catch area
that they are species caught at sea. Such authorisation may not
be granted if there is doubt as to the production method.

For the purposes of indicating the production method,
3.
farmed products shall be those resulting from aquaculture as
described in paragraph 2.2(a) of Annex III to Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 2792/1999 (1).

(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

For the purposes of applying Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
104/2000, each Member State shall determine the small quant-
ities of products sold directly to consumers, provided that these
do not exceed the value of EUR 20 for each purchase. The
source of these small quantities may only be the seller's own
business.

CHAPTER III

Traceability and control

Article 8

The information required concerning the commercial designa-
tion, the production method and the catch area shall be avail-
able at each stage of marketing of the species concerned. This
information together with the scientific name of the species
concerned shall be provided by means of the labelling or
packaging of the product, or by means of a commercial docu-
ment accompanying the goods,

including the invoice.

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Article 9

1.

The Member States shall establish arrangements for checking the application of Article 8.

2.
The Member States shall notify the Commission, as soon as they are adopted and by 31 March 2002
at the latest, of the measures taken under paragraph 1. The Member States shall notify the Commission by
31 March 2002 at the latest of the existing measures which comply with the requirements of Article 8.

CHAPTER IV

Final provision

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2002. However, products placed on the market or labelled prior to that date
and packages which do not comply with this Regulation may be marketed until stocks have been used up.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Catch area

Identification of the area (1)

North-West Atlantic

North-East Atlantic (2)

Baltic Sea

Central-Western Atlantic

Central-Eastern Atlantic

Souht-West Atlantic

Souht-East Atlantic

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Antarctic

(1) FAO yearbook. Fisheriy statistics. Catches. Vol. 86/1. 2000.
(2) Excluding the Baltic Sea.

FAO area 21

FAO area 27

FAO area 27.IIId

FAO area 31

FAO area 34

FAO area 41

FAO area 47

FAO areas 37.1, 37.2 and 37.3

FAO area 37.4

FAO areas 51 and 57

FAO areas 61, 67, 71, 77, 81 and 87

FAO areas 48, 58 and 88