2003 No. 145
The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A)2 of that Act to advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B)3 of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 28th March 2003.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Interpretation2
1
In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;
“Regulation 104/2000” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products4;
“Regulation 2065/2001” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products5 as corrected by a Corrigendum published on 12th January 20026.
2
Any expressions used both in these Regulations and in Regulation 104/2000 or Regulation 2065/2001 have the same meaning in these Regulations as they bear in Regulation 104/2000 or Regulation 2065/2001.
Offences relating to consumer information3
1
Any person who, in contravention of Article 4(1) of Regulation 104/2000 (consumer information) as read with Regulation 2065/2001, offers for retail sale to the final consumer any product to which that Article applies shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
2
Any person who at any stage of marketing fails to comply with Article 8 of Regulation 2065/2001 (traceability and control) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
List of commercial designations4
1
The list of commercial designations which the United Kingdom is required to draw up and publish under Article 4(2) of Regulation 104/2000 is set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, and accordingly, the commercial designations set out in the Schedule are names prescribed by law for the purposes of regulation 6(1) of the Food Labelling Regulations 19967.
2
In relation to a species included both in the Schedule to these Regulations and in a list published in the English language under Article 4(2) of Regulation 104/2000 having effect in another member State of the European Community or in another part of the United Kingdom, the commercial designation for that species in the list having effect in the other member State or part of the United Kingdom shall be an alternative to the commercial designation for that species set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Omission of reference to the production method5
In the case described in Article 4(2) of Regulation 2065/2001 (situation where it is obvious from commercial designation and catch area that the species is caught at sea) it shall not be a contravention of Article 4(1) of Regulation 104/2000 to offer for retail sale to the final consumer any product to which Article 4(1) of Regulation 104/2000 applies without the product being marked or labelled with the production method.
Small quantities of products6
1
For the purposes of Article 4(1) of Regulation 104/2000, as read with Article 7 of Regulation 2065/2001, the small quantity of products which may be sold directly to consumers shall be products to a value not exceeding 20 Euro for each purchase.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, the reference to 20 Euro shall be taken to be a reference to the Sterling equivalent of that number of Euro, converted by reference to the rate of conversion published annually on the first working day of the preceding September in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities or, if no rate is published in it on that day, the first rate published in it thereafter.
Additional information relating to the catch area7
The indication of catch area required by Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation 104/2000 may, where the circumstances described in Article 5(1)(c) of Regulation 2065/2001 apply, indicate the various member States or third countries in which the product was farmed.
Provisional commercial designations8
1
For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation 2065/2001 (provisional commercial designations), the Agency shall be the competent authority.
2
The Agency shall draw up and publish a list of provisional commercial designations laid down pursuant to the said Article 2.
Enforcement9
Each food authority shall enforce and execute these Regulations within its area.
Application of various provisions of the Act10
The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations, and for the purposes of those provisions of Regulation 104/2000 and Regulation 2065/2001 to which these Regulations relate in like manner as they apply for the purposes of the Act, and any reference in those provisions of the Act to the Act or Part thereof shall be construed for the purposes of these Regulations as including a reference to these Regulations and to those provisions of Regulation 104/2000 and Regulation 2065/2001 to which these Regulations relate–
a
section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption);
b
section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
c
section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of section 8, 14 or 15 of the Act;
d
section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
e
section 32 (powers of entry);
f
section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
g
section 35(1) to (3) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) and (2) as applied by paragraph (f) above;
h
section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);
i
section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships); and
j
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).
Revocations11
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (prescribed names of fish and shellfish) to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 is omitted.
SCHEDULECOMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS
1
1
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph, the commercial designation for any species of fish specified in column 2 of the following Table shall be a name specified for that species in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the Table.
2
A customary name may be used for any species of fish which has been subjected to smoking or any similar process, unless the name of the species in column 2 of the following Table is followed by an asterisk. In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be either–
a
a name specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word “smoked”; or
b
except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), “smoked Pacific salmon”.
3
Sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, as read with the following Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/898 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines, or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/929 laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Commercial designation | Species of fish |
Sea Fish | |
Anchovy | All species of the family Engraulidae |
Barracuda | All species of Sphyraena |
Barramundi | Lates calcarifer |
Bass or Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) |
Japanese sea bass | Lateolabrax japonicus |
Spotted sea bass | Dicentrarchus punctatus |
Southern rock bass | Paralabrax callaensis |
Bigeye | All species of Priacanthus |
Bluefish or Tailor | Pomatomus saltatrix |
Bogue | Boops boops |
Bonit | {All species of Sarda {All species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis {All species of Auxis |
Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus (L.) |
Brisling | Sprattus sprattus (L.) when canned |
Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish | All species of Anarhichas |
Cobia | Rachycentron canadum |
Cod or Codling | Gadus morhua |
Pacific cod or Cod | Gadus macrocephalus |
Greenland cod or Cod | Gadus ogac |
Saffron cod | Eleginus gracilis |
Red cod | Pseudophycis bachus |
Blue cod | Parapercis colias |
Coley or Saithe or Coalfish | Pollachius virens (L.) |
Conger | All species of Conger |
Croaker or Drum or Jewfish | All species of the family Sciaenidae |
Dab | Limanda limanda (L.) |
Yellowtail dab | Limanda ferruginea |
Pacific sand dab | Citharichthys sordidus |
Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock Salmon or Rock Ee | {All species of Galeorhinus {All species of Mustelus {All species of Scyliorhinus {Galeus melastomus {Squalus acanthias (L.) |
Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish | Zeus faber (L.) |
Eel | All species of Anguilla |
Emperor | All species of Lethrinus |
Escolar or Snake Mackerel | All species of the family Gempylidae |
Flounder | Platichthys flesus (L.) |
Flying fish | All species of the family Exocoetidae |
Greenling | Ophiodon elongatus |
Grouper | {All species of Mycteroperca {All species of Epinephelus |
Gurnard | {All species of the family Triglidae Peristedion cataphractum (L.) |
Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.) |
Hake | All species of Merluccius |
Alternatively, the following may be used:- | |
Cape hake | {Merluccius capensis {Merluccius paradoxus |
White hake | Urophycis tenuis |
Halibut | {Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.) {Hippoglossus stenolepis |
Black halibut or Mock halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum) |
Herring | Clupea harengus (L.) |
Hilsa | Tenualosa ilisha |
Hoki | Macruronus novaezelandiae |
Chilean hoki | Macruronus magellanicus |
Jack or Scad or Horse Mackerel or Trevall | {All species of Caranx {All species of Hemicaranx {All species of Seriola {All species of Trachurus {All species of Decapterus |
Kingklip | Genypterus capensis |
Ladyfish | All species of the family Elopidae |
Ling | All species of Molva |
Lumpfish or Lumpsucker | Cyclopterus lumpus |
Mackerel | All species of Scomber |
King Mackerel or Kingfish | Scomberomorus cavalla |
Mahi Mahi | Coryphaena hippurus |
Marlin | All species of Makaira |
Megrim | All species of Lepidorhombus |
Milkfish | Chanos chanos |
Monk(fish) or Angler(fish | {Lophius piscatorius (L.) {Lophius americanus |
Cape monk(fish) or Cape angler(fish) | Lophius vomerinus |
Red Mullet | All species of Mullus |
Goatfish | All other species of the family Mullidae |
Grey mullet | {All species of Mugil {All species of Liza {All species of Chelon |
Opah or Moonfish | All species of Lampris |
Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus |
Parrotfish | All species of the family Scaridae |
Picarel | Spicara smaris |
Pilchard | Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) |
Pacific pilchard | Sardinops sagax which has been caught in the Pacific Ocean |
South Atlantic pilchard | Sardinops sagax which has been caught in the South Atlantic Ocean |
Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa (L.) |
American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.) |
Pollack or Pollock or Lythe | Pollachius pollachius (L.) |
Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock | Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas) |
Pomfret or Butterfis | {All species of Brama {All species of Stromateus {All species of Pampus |
Poor cod | Trisopterus minutus |
Pout or Pout Whiting or Pouting or Bib | Trisopterus luscus |
Rainbow runne | Elagatis bipinnulata |
Redfish or Ocean perch or Rose fish | {All species of Sebastes {All species of Helicolenus |
Sablefish | Anoplopoma fimbria |
Sailfish | All species of Istiophorus |
Sardine | Small Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) |
Sardinella | All species of Sardinella |
Scabbard fish or Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre or Black sabr | {Lepidopus caudatus {Aphanopus carbo |
Sea bream or Porg | All species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops |
Sild | {Small Clupea harengus (L.), when canned {Small Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned |
Skate or Ray or Roker | All species of Raja |
Smelt or Sparling | All species of Osmerus |
Snapper | All species of the family Lutjanidae |
Alternatively, the following may be used:- | |
Jobfish | {All species of Aphareus {All species of Aprion {All species of Pristipomoides |
Snook | All species of Centropomus |
Sole or Dover sole | Solea solea (L.) |
Butter sole | Isopsetta isolepis |
Californian sole | Parophrys vetulus |
Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt (Walbaum) |
Petrale sole | Eopsetta jordani |
Rex sole or Long-finned sole | Glyptocephalus zachirus |
Rock sole | Lepidopsetta bilineata |
Pacific sole | Microstomus pacificus |
Torbay sole or Witch | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.) |
Sprat | Sprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned |
Swordfish | Xiphias gladius |
Tarpon | All species of the family Megalopidae |
Threadfin bream | All species of Nemipterus |
Toothfish or Icefish | {Dissostichus mawsoni {Dissostichus eleginoides |
Tuna or Tunny | All species of Thunnus |
Skipjack tuna (or tuna) | Katsuwonus pelamis |
Albacore tuna (or tuna) | Thunnus alalunga |
Yellowfin tuna (or tuna) | Thunnus albacares |
Bluefin tuna (or tuna) | Thunnus thynnus |
Bigeye tuna (or tuna) | Thunnus obesus |
Turbot | Psetta maxima |
Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandri |
Whitebai | {Small Clupea harengus (L.) {Small Sprattus sprattus (L.) {(except when canned) |
Whiting | Merlangius merlangus (L.) |
Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou (Risso) |
Southern blue whiting | Micromesistius australis |
Winter flounder | Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) |
Salmon and Freshwater Fish | |
Bacha | Eutropiichthys vacha |
Batashi | Pseudeutropius atherinoides |
Carp | All species of the family Cyprinidae |
Alternatively the following may be used:- | |
Mowrala | Amblypharyngodon mola |
Banspata | Danio devario |
Bata | Labeo bata |
Kalibous | Labeo calbasu |
Ghania | Labeo gonius |
Ruhi | Labeo rohita |
Punti | Puntius sarana |
Chelapata | Salmostoma bacaila |
Catfish or American catfish or Channel catfish | All species of the family Ictaluridae |
Catfish | {All species of the family Clariidae {All species of the family Siluridae {All species of the family Bagridae |
Alternatively the following may be used:- | |
Magur | Clarias batrachus |
Gulsha | Mystus bleekeri |
Buzuri | Mystus tengara |
Tengra | Mystus vittatus |
Pabda | Ompok pabda |
Ayre | Sperata aor |
Boal | Wallago attu |
Chapila | Gudusia chapra |
Char | All species of Salvelinus |
Kakila | Xenentodon cancila |
Keski | Corica soborna |
Khalisha | Colisa fasciatus |
Koi | Anabas testudineus |
Largebaim | Mastacembelus armatus |
Meni | Nandus nandus |
Nile Perch | Lates niloticus |
Pacific dory or Vietnamese sole | Pangasius bocourti |
Patabaim | Macrognathus aculeatus |
Queen fis | Botia dario |
River cobbler | {Pangasius micronemus {Pangasius hypophthalmus |
Salmon or Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar (L.)* |
Cherry salmon or Pacific salmon | Oncorhynchus masou masou* |
Chum salmon or Keta salmon | Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)* |
Medium red salmon or Coho salmon or Silver salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)* |
Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)* |
Red salmon or Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)* |
Spring salmon or King salmon or Chinook salmon or Pacific salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)* |
Shol | Channa striata |
Tak | Channa punctata |
Tilapia | {All species of Tilapia {All species of Oreochromis |
Trout or Brown trout | Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water |
Sea trout or Salmon trout | Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water |
Cut-throat trout or trout | Oncorhynchus clarki clarki |
Rainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Shellfish | |
Abalone or Ormer | All species of Haliotis |
Clam or Hard shell cla | {Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) {Venus verrucosa (L.) |
Clam or Razor clam | All species of Ensis and Solen |
Geoduck or Geoduck clam | Panopea abrupta |
Surf clam | All species of Spisula |
Cockle | All species of Cerastoderma |
Crab | {All species of the order Brachyura {All species of the family Lithodidae |
Crayfish | {All species of the family Astacidae {All species of the family Parastacidae {All species of the family Austroastacidae {All species of the family Cambaridae |
Cuttlefish | {All species of Sepia {Rossia macrosoma |
Lobster | All species of Homarus |
Slipper lobster | All species of the family Scyllaridae |
Squat lobster | All species of the family Galatheidae |
Crawfish or Spiny lobster or Rock lobster | {All species of Panulirus {All species of Palinurus {All species of Jasus |
Indian ocean lobster | Puerulus sewelli |
Mussel | All species of the family Mytilidae |
Octopus | All species of Octopus |
Oyster | {All species of Crassostrea {All species of Ostrea |
Oyster or Portuguese oyster | Crassostrea angulata (Lmk.) |
Oyster or Pacific oyster or Rock oyster | Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) |
Oyster or Native oyster | Ostrea edulis (L.) |
Prawn or Shrimp | {Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of less than 397 per kg) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of less than 1,323 per kg) of–
|
King prawn | {All species of the family Palaemonidae {All species of the family Penaeidae {where the count is less than {123 per kg (head on/shell on) or less than {198 per kg (head off/shell on) or less than {242 per kg (head off/shell off) |
Tiger prawn | {Penaeus monodon {Penaeus semisulcatus {Penaeus esculentus {Penaeus kerathurus {Penaeus japonicus {Parapenaeopsis hardwickii {Parapenaeopsis sculptilis |
Scallop or King scallop | Pecten maximus |
Atlantic scallop or Scallop | Placopecten magellanicus |
Queen scallop or Queen or Scallop | Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis |
Scallop or Common scallop | All species of the family Pectinidae |
Scampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine | Nephrops norvegicus (L.) |
Pacific scampi | {Metanephrops andamanicus {Metanephrops challengeri {Metanephrops thomsoni |
Shrimp | {Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of 397 per kg or more) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of 1,323 per kg or more) of–
|
Shrimp or Pink shrimp | Pandalus montagui |
Shrimp or Brown shrim | All species of Crangon |
Squid | {All species of Loligo {All species of Illex {Ommastrephes sagittatus |
Arrow squid | {Nototodarus sloani {Nototodarus gouldi |
Whelk | All species of Buccinum |
Winkle | All species of Littorina |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)