Article 1U.K.
Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 is amended as follows:
In Article 1a(2), the following point is added:
Strangomera bentincki’.
Article 7a is replaced by the following:
‘Article 7a
1.Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC, 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 and the geographic area where the species was caught.
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.The geographic area shall be indicated by one of the names listed in the first column of the Annex, taking into account the corresponding area identification provided for in the second column of the Annex.
5.Only one species shall be marketed under a single trade description.’
Article 2U.K.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, products which complied with Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 before its amendment by this Regulation may be placed on the market until 1 November 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 2008.
For the Commission
Joe Borg
Member of the Commission