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Commission Regulation (EC) No 78/2005 of 19 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards heavy metals (Text with EEA relevance)

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Section 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 is modified as follows:

1.

As regards Lead (Pb), points 3.1.4, 3.1.4.1 and 3.1.5 are replaced by the following points:

a

Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.

b

Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).

ProductMaximum level(mg/kg wet weight)Performance criteria for samplingPerformance criteria for methods of analysis

‘3.1.4.Muscle meat of fisha b, excluding species listed in 3.1.4.1.

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3.1.4.1.Muscle meat of the following fisha b:

  • common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)

  • eel (Anguilla anguilla)

  • grey mullet (Mugil labrosus labrosus)

  • grunt (Pomadasys benneti)

  • horse mackerel or scad (Trachurus species)

  • sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

  • sardinops (Sardinops species)

  • spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

  • wedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata)

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3.1.5.Crustaceans, excluding brown meat of crab and excluding head and thorax meat of lobster and similar large crustaceans (Nephropidae and Palinuridae)

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2.

As regards Cadmium (Cd), points 3.2.5 and 3.2.5.1 are replaced by the following and a new point 3.2.5.2 is inserted:

a

Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.

b

Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).

ProductMaximum level(mg/kg wet weight)Performance criteria for samplingPerformance criteria for methods of analysis

‘3.2.5.Muscle meat of fisha b, excluding species listed in 3.2.5.1 and 3.2.5.2.

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3.2.5.1.Muscle meat of the following fisha b:

  • anchovy (Engraulis species)

  • bonito (Sarda sarda)

  • common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)

  • eel (Anguilla anguilla)

  • grey mullet (Mugil labrosus labrosus)

  • horse mackerel or scad (Trachurus species)

  • louvar or luvar (Luvarus imperialis)

  • sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

  • sardinops (Sardinops species)

  • tuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis)

  • wedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata)

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3.2.5.2.Muscle meat of swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

0,3Directive 2001/22/ECDirective 2001/22/EC’
3.

As regards Mercury (Hg), points 3.3.1 and 3.3.1.1 are replaced by the following points:

a

Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.

b

Fish as defined in the category (a) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).

c

Fish and fishery products as defined in the category (a), (c) and (f) of the list of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22).

ProductMaximum level(mg/kg wet weight)Performance criteria for samplingPerformance criteria for methods of analysis

‘3.3.1.Fishery products and muscle meat of fisha c, excluding species listed in 3.3.1.1.

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3.3.1.1.Muscle meat of the following fisha b:

  • anglerfish (Lophius species)

  • atlantic catfish (Anarhichas lupus)

  • bonito (Sarda sarda)

  • eel (Anguilla species)

  • emperor, orange roughy, rosy soldierfish (Hoplostethus species)

  • grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)

  • halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

  • marlin (Makaira species)

  • megrim (Lepidorhombus species)

  • mullet (Mullus species)

  • pike (Esox lucius)

  • plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor)

  • poor cod (Tricopterus minutes)

  • portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnes coelolepis)

  • rays (Raja species)

  • redfish (Sebastes marinus, S. mentella, S. viviparus)

  • sail fish (Istiophorus platypterus)

  • scabbard fish (Lepidopus caudatus, Aphanopus carbo)

  • seabream, pandora (Pagellus species)

  • shark (all species)

  • snake mackerel or butterfish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, Ruvettus pretiosus, Gempylus serpens)

  • sturgeon (Acipenser species)

  • swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

  • tuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis)

1,0Directive 2001/22/ECDirective 2001/22/EC’

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