Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
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
[2. LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS U.K.
2.1. ‘ Bivalve molluscs ’ means filter-feeding lamellibranch molluscs. U.K.
2.2. ‘ Marine biotoxins ’ means poisonous substances accumulated by bivalve molluscs, in particular as a result of feeding on plankton containing toxins. U.K.
2.3. ‘ Conditioning ’ means the storage of live bivalve molluscs coming from class A production areas, purification centres or dispatch centres in tanks or any other installation containing clean seawater, or in natural sites, to remove sand, mud or slime, to preserve or to improve organoleptic qualities and to ensure that they are in a good state of vitality before wrapping or packaging. U.K.
2.4. ‘ Gatherer ’ means any natural or legal person who collects live bivalve molluscs by any means from a harvesting area for the purpose of handling and placing on the market. U.K.
2.5. ‘ Production area ’ means any sea, estuarine or lagoon area, containing either natural beds of bivalve molluscs or sites used for the cultivation of bivalve molluscs, and from which live bivalve molluscs are taken. U.K.
2.6. ‘ Relaying area ’ means any sea, estuarine or lagoon area with boundaries clearly marked and indicated by buoys, posts or any other fixed means, and used exclusively for the natural purification of live bivalve molluscs. U.K.
2.7. ‘ Dispatch centre ’ means any on-shore or off-shore establishment for the reception, conditioning, washing, cleaning, grading, wrapping and packaging of live bivalve molluscs fit for human consumption. U.K.
2.8. ‘ Purification centre ’ means an establishment with tanks fed by clean seawater in which live bivalve molluscs are placed for the time necessary to reduce contamination to make them fit for human consumption. U.K.
2.9. ‘ Relaying ’ means the transfer of live bivalve molluscs to sea, lagoon or estuarine areas for the time necessary to reduce contamination to make them fit for human consumption. This does not include the specific operation of transferring bivalve molluscs to areas more suitable for further growth or fattening.] U.K.
