2010 No. 420

Food, England

The Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2010

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e) and (f), 17(2), 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in him2.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title, application and commencementI11

These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2010, apply in relation to England only and come into force on 6th April 2010.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

InterpretationI22

In these Regulations –

  • “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,

and any expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 104/2000 or Regulation 2065/2001 have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Offences relating to consumer informationI33

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 of the products 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 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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Reg. 3 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Lists of commercial designationsI44

1

As regards England, 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 that set out in the table in the Schedule to these Regulations as read with the notes to it, and accordingly, the commercial designations set out in that Schedule are names prescribed by law for the purposes of regulations 6(1), 7 and 8(a) of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 in so far as they apply in relation to England6.

2

In relation to a species included both in the Schedule to these Regulations and in a list published in English under Article 4.2 of Regulation 104/2000 having effect in another Member State or another part of the United Kingdom, the commercial designation for that species in the list having effect in that 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 and shall be names prescribed by law for the purposes set out in paragraph (1).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Reg. 4 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Omission of reference to the production methodI55

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 a product to which that Article applies without the product being marked or labelled with the production method.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Reg. 5 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Small quantities of productsI66

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 Euros for each purchase.

2

For the purposes of this regulation, the reference to 20 Euros shall be taken to be a reference to the sterling equivalent of that number of Euros, 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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I6

Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Additional information relating to the catch areaI77

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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I7

Reg. 7 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Provisional commercial designationsI88

1

For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation 2065/2001 (provisional commercial designations), the Food Standards Agency shall be the competent authority.

2

The Food Standards Agency shall draw up and publish a list of provisional commercial designations laid down pursuant to Article 2.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I8

Reg. 8 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

EnforcementI99

Each food authority shall enforce and execute these Regulations in its area.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I9

Reg. 9 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990I1010

The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (“the Act”) shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part of the Act shall be construed as 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)7 with the modification that subsections (2) to (4) apply in relation to an offence under regulation 3(1) as they apply in relation to an offence under section 14 or 15;

d

section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);

e

section 33(1) (obstruction etc of officers);

f

section 33(2) with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above” shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub-paragraph (e);

g

section 35(1) (punishment of offences)8 insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by sub-paragraph (e);

h

section 35(2) and (3)9 insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by sub-paragraph (f);

i

section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);

j

section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships)10; and

k

section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I10

Reg. 10 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

RevocationI1111

The following Regulations are revoked -

a

The Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 200311; and

b

The Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200612.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I11

Reg. 11 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Gillian MerronMinister of State,Department of Health

SCHEDULECommercial Designations

Regulation 4

I121

Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, 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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I12

Sch. para. 1 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

I132

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 Table is followed by an asterisk. In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be a name specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word “smoked”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I13

Sch. para. 2 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

I143

Paragraph 1, as read with the Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines and trade descriptions for preserved sardines and sardine-type products13 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1181/200314 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1345/200815) or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/92 laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito16.

Column 1

Commercial designation

Column 2

Species of fish

Sea Fish

African sole

Solea senegalensis

Alaska plaice

Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus

Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock or Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock

Theragra chalcogramma

Alaska pollock – see entry for Alaska Pollack or Alaska pollock or Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock

Albacore tuna - see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Amberjack – see entry for Horse Mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Anchovy

All species of the family Engraulidae

Angler(fish) or Monk(fish)

Lophiodes caulinaris

Lophius americanus

Lophius budegassa

Lophius piscatorius

Argentine

All species of the family Argentinidae

Arrowtooth flounder

Atheresthes stomias

Barracuda

All species of Sphyraena

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Basking shark – see entry for Shark

Bass or Sea bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Bib or Pout or Pouting or Pout whiting

Trisopterus luscus

Bigeye

All species of Priacanthus

Bigeye tuna – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Black bream or Black seabream

Spondyliosoma cantharus

Black halibut or Greenland halibut or Mock halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Black oreo – see entry for Oreo

Black sabre – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Black scabbard fish – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Black scorpionfish or Racasse

Scorpaena porcus

Black seabream – see entry for Black bream or Black seabream

Blacktip shark – see entry for Shark

Blue cod

Parapercis colias

Bluefin tuna – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Bluefish or Tailor

Pomatomus saltatrix

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Blue shark – see entry for Shark

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Bogue

Boops boops

Bombay duck

Harpadon nehereus

Bonito

All species of Auxis

All species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis

All species of Sarda

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Bullet tuna or Melva

Auxis rochei

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Brisling

Sprattus sprattus when canned

Note also entries for Sild, Sprat and Whitebait

Bullet tuna – see entry for Bonito

Butterfish or Pomfret

All species of Brama

All species of Pampus

All species of Stromateus

Butter sole

Isopsetta isolepis

Californian sole

Parophrys vetulus

Cape angler(fish) or Cape monk(fish)

Lophius vomerinus

Cape hake – see entry for Hake

Cape monk(fish) – see entry for Cape angler(fish) or Cape monk(fish)

Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish

All species of Anarhichas

Chilean hoki

Macruronus magellanicus

Coalfish or Coley or Saithe

Pollachius virens

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

Cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Gadus morhua

Gadus ogac

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Codling

Gadus morhua

Greenland cod

Gadus ogac

Pacific cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Codling – see entry for Cod

Coley – see entry for Coalfish or Coley or Saithe

Conger

All species of Conger

Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

All species of the family Sciaenidae

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Mulloway or Southern meagre

Argyrosomus hololepidotus

Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

All species of family Trichiuridae

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Black sabre or Black scabbard fish

Aphanopus carbo

Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre

Lepidopus caudatus

Dab

Limanda limanda

Doctor fish or Surgeon fish or Tang

All species of the family Acanthuridae

Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

All species of Galeorhinus

All species of Mustelus

All species of Scyliorhinus

Galeus melastomus

Squalus acanthias

Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish

Zeus faber

Dover sole or Sole

Solea solea

Drum – see entry for Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

Eel

All species of Anguilla

Emperor

All species of Lethrinus

Escolar or Snake mackerel

All species of the family Gempylidae

Flake see entry for Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

Flathead

All species of the family Platycephalidae

Flathead sole

Hippoglossoides elassodon

Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Flying fish

All species of the family Exocoetidae

Garfish or Needlefish

All seafish species of the family Belonidae

Goatfish or Red mullet

All species of the family Mullidae

Greenland cod – see entry for Cod

Greenland halibut – see entry for Black halibut or Greenland halibut or Mock halibut

Greenling

Ophiodon elongatus

Grey mullet

All species of the family Mugilidae

Grouper

All species of Epinephelus

All species of Mycteroperca

Gurnard

All species of the family Triglidae

Peristedion cataphractum

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Hake

All species of Merluccius

The following commercial designation may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against it in Column 2:

Cape hake

Merluccius capensis

Merluccius paradoxus

Halfbeak

All species of the family Hemiramphidae

Halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Herring

Clupea harengus

Note also entries for Sild and Whitebait

Hilsa

Tenualosa ilisha

Hoki

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Horse mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

All species of Caranx

All species of Decapterus

All species of Hemicaranx

All species of Seriola

All species of Trachurus

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Amberjack or Yellowtail

Seriola lalandi

Huss – see entry for Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

Icefish or Toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Dissostichus mawsoni

Indian halibut

Psettodes erumei

Indian mackerel

All species of Rastrelliger

Jack – see entry for Horse mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

Japanese sea bass

Lateolabrax japonicus

Jewfish – see entry for Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

Jobfish – see entry for Snapper

John Dory – see entry for Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish

Kingfish or Spanish mackerel

All species of Scomberomorus

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in column 2:

King mackerel

Scomberomorus cavalla

Pacific sierra or Sierra mackerel

Scomberomorus sierra

Kingklip

Genypterus capensis

King mackerel – see entry for Kingfish or Spanish mackerel

Ladyfish

All species of the family Elopidae

Leatherjacket or Unicorn fish

Aluterus monoceros

Leerfish

Lichia amia

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

Ling

All species of Molva except Molva dypterygia

Longfin codling

Laemonema longipes

Long-finned sole or Rex sole

Glyptocephalus zachirus

Lumpfish or Lumpsucker

Cyclopterus lumpus

Lumpsucker – see entry for Lumpfish or Lumpsucker

Lythe or Pollack or Pollock

Pollachius pollachius

Mackerel

All species of Scomber

Mahi Mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

Marlin

All species of Makaira

Meagre – see entry for Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

Megrim

All species of Lepidorhombus

Melva – see entry for Bonito

Milkfish

Chanos chanos

Mock halibut – see entry for Black halibut or Greenland halibut or Mock halibut

Monk(fish) – see entry for Angler (fish) or Monk(fish)

Moonfish or Opah

All species of Lampris

Mulloway – see entry for Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

Needlefish – see entry for Garfish or Needlefish

Northern rock sole

Lepidopsetta polyxystra

Ocean perch or Redfish or Rose fish

All species of Helicolenus

All species of Sebastes

Opah – see entry for Moonfish or Opah

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Oreo

Allocyttus niger

Pseudocyttus maculatus

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Black oreo

Allocyttus niger

Smooth oreo

Pseudocyttus maculatus

Oriental bluefin tuna - see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Pacific angler(fish) or Pacific monk(fish)

Lophius litulon

Pacific bluefin tuna – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Pacific cod - see entry for Cod

Pacific monk(fish) – see entry for Pacific angler(fish) or Pacific monk(fish)

Pacific pilchard

Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific pollack – see entry for Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock or Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock

Pacific pollock – see entry for Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock or Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock

Pacific sand dab

Citharichthys sordidus

Pacific sierra – see entry for Kingfish or Spanish mackerel

Pacific sole

Microstomus pacificus

Parrotfish

All species of the family Scaridae

Patagonian icefish

Patagonotothen ramsayi

Peruvian moonfish

Selene peruviana

Petrale sole

Eopsetta jordani

Picarel

Spicara smaris

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Note also entry for Sardine

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Pollack – see entry for Lythe or Pollack or Pollock

Pollock – see entry for Lythe or Pollack or Pollock

Pomfret – see entry for Butterfish or Pomfret

Ponyfish or Thirali

All species of the family Leiognathidae

Poor cod

Trisopterus minutus

Porbeagle see entry for Shark

Porgy or Sea bream

All species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops

Pout – see entry for Bib or Pout or Pouting or Pout whiting

Pouting – see entry for Bib or Pout or Pouting or Pout whiting

Pout whiting – see entry for Bib or Pout or Pouting or Pout whiting

Rabbitfish

All species of the family Siganidae

Racasse – see entry for Black scorpionfish or Racasse

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

Ray or Skate

All species of the family Rajidae

The following commercial designation may also be used in relation to fish listed against it in Column 2:

Roker

Raja clavata

Red cod

Pseudophycis bachus

Redfish – see entry for Ocean perch or Redfish or Rose fish

Red mullet – see entry for Goatfish or Red mullet

Rex sole – see entry for Long-finned sole or Rex sole

Ribbonfish – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Rigg –see entry for Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

Rock eel –see entry for Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

Rockfish – see entry for Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish

Rock salmon – see entry for Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock eel or Rock salmon

Rock sole

Lepidopsetta bilineata

Roker – see entry for Ray or Skate

Rose fish – see entry for Ocean perch or Redfish or Rose fish

Sablefish

Anoplopoma fimbria

Sabre - see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Sabre fish – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Saffron cod

Eleginus gracilis

Sailfish

All species of Istiophorus

St Peter’s fish – see entry for Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish

Saithe – see entry for Coalfish or Coley or Saithe

Sandbar shark – see entry for Shark

Sand smelt or Silverside

All species of the family Atherinidae

Sardine

Small Sardina pilchardus

Note also entry for Pilchard

Sardinella

All species of Sardinella

Scabbard fish – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Scad – see entry for Horse mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

Sea bass – see entry for Bass or Sea bass

Sea bream – see entry for Porgy or Sea bream

Sea catfish

All species of the family Ariidae

Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

Carcharhinus limbatus

Carcharhinus plumbeus

Cetorhinus maximus

Isurus oxyrinchus

Lamna nasus

Prionace glauca

Rhincodon typus

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Blacktip shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

Blue shark

Prionace glauca

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Sandbar shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus

Shortfin mako or Shortfin mako shark

Isurus oxyrinchus

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Shortfin mako – see entry for Shark

Shortfin mako shark – see entry for Shark

Sierra mackerel – see entry for Kingfish or Spanish mackerel

Sild

Small Clupea harengus, when canned

Small Sprattus sprattus, when canned

Note also entries for Brisling, Herring, Sprat and Whitebait

Silky shark – see entry for Shark

Sillago

All species of the family Sillaginidae

Silver sabre – see entry for Cutlassfish or Ribbonfish or Scabbard fish

Silverside – see entry for Sand smelt or Silverside

Skate – see entry for Ray or Skate

Skipjack tuna or Tuna

Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis

Note also entry for Tuna or Tunny

Small sandeel

Ammodytes tobianus

Smelt or Sparling

All species of Osmerus

Smooth oreo – see entry for Oreo or Smooth oreo

Snake mackerel – see entry for Escolar or Snake mackerel

Snapper

All species of the family Lutjanidae

The following commercial designation may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against it in Column 2:

Jobfish

All species of Aphareus

All species of Aprion

All species of Pristipomoides

Snook

All species of Centropomus

Soldier fish or Squirrel fish

All species of the family Holocentridae

Sole – see entry for Dover sole or Sole

South Atlantic pilchard

Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the South Atlantic Ocean

Southern blue whiting

Micromesistius australis

Southern bluefin tuna – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Southern meagre – see entry for Croaker or Drum or Jewfish

Southern rock bass

Paralabrax callaensis

Spadefish

All species of the family Ephippidae

Spanish mackerel – see entry for Kingfish or Spanish mackerel

Sparling – see entry for Smelt or Sparling

Speckled flounder

Paralichthys woolmani

Spottail spiny turbot or Spottail turbot

Psettodes belcheri

Spottail turbot – see entry for Spottail spiny turbot or Spottail turbot

Spotted sea bass

Dicentrarchus punctatus

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus, except when canned

Note also entries for Brisling, Sild and Whitebait

Squirrel fish – see entry for Soldier fish or Squirrel fish

Stargazer

All species of the family Uranoscopidae

Striped bass

Morone saxatilis

Surgeon fish – see entry for Doctor fish or Surgeon fish or Tang

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Tailor – see entry for Bluefish or Tailor

Tang – see entry for Doctor fish or Surgeon fish or Tang

Tarpon

All species of the family Megalopidae

Thirali – see entry for Ponyfish or Thirali

Threadfin

Polynemus tetradactylum

Threadfin bream

All species of Nemipterus

Toothfish – see entry for Icefish or Toothfish

Torbay sole or Witch

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Torpedo sand perch

Diplectrum maximum

Trevally – see entry for Horse mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

Tuna or Tunny

All species of Thunnus

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Albacore tuna

Thunnus alalunga

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Oriental bluefin tuna or Pacific bluefin tuna

Thunnus orientalis

Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Note also entry for Skipjack tuna or Tuna

Tunny – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Turbot

Psetta maxima

Unicorn fishsee entry for Leatherjacket or Unicorn fish

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

Weever

All species of the family Trachinidae

Whale shark – see entry for Shark

Whitebait

Small Clupea harengus

Small Sprattus sprattus (except when canned)

Note also entries for Brisling, Herring, Sild and Sprat

White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Winter flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Witch – see entry for Torbay sole or Witch

Wolffish – see entry for Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish

Wolf herring

Chirocentrus dorab

Wrasse

All species of the family Labridae

Yellowfin sole

Limanda aspera

Yellowfin tuna – see entry for Tuna or Tunny

Yellowstripe scad

Sellaroides leptolepis

Yellowtail – see entry for Horse mackerel or Jack or Scad or Trevally

Yellowtail dab or Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Yellowtail flounder – see entry for Yellowtail dab or Yellowtail flounder

Salmon and Freshwater Fish

American catfish see entry for Catfish

Arctic cisco or Pollan

Coregonus autumnalis

Atlantic salmon or Salmon

Salmo salar*

Ayre – see entry for Catfish

Bacha

Eutropiichthys vacha

Banspata – see entry for Carp

Barbel – see entry for Carp

Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

All species of the family Pangasiidae

The following commercial designation may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against it in Column 2:

Royal basa

Pangasianodon bocourti

Basa catfish – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Bata – see entry for Carp

Batashi

Pseudeutropius atherinoides

Boal – see entry for Catfish

Brown trout – see entry for Trout

Buzuri – see entry for Catfish

Cachama or Tambaqui

Colossoma macroponum

Carp

All species of the family Cyprinidae

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Banspata

Danio devario

Barbel

Barbus barbus

Bata

Labeo bata

Chelapata

Salmostoma bacaila

Freshwater bream

Abramis brama

Ghania

Labeo gonius

Kalibous

Labeo calbasu

Mowrala

Amblypharyngodon mola

Punti

Puntius sarana

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Rohu or Ruhi

Labeo rohita

Tench

Tinca tinca

Catfish

All species of the family Bagridae

All species of the family Clariidae

All species of the family Ictaluridae

All species of the family Pimelodidae

All species of the family Siluridae

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

American catfish or Channel catfish

All species of the family Ictaluridae

Ayre

Sperata aor

Boal

Wallago attu

Buzuri

Mystus tengara

Gulsha

Mystus bleekeri

Magur

Clarias batrachus

Pabda

Ompok pabda

Tengra

Mystus vittatus

Channel catfish – see entry for Catfish

Chapila

Gudusia chapra

Char

All species of Salvelinus

Chelapata – see entry for Carp

Cherry salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Chinook salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Chum salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Coho salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Cut-throat trout – see entry for Trout

Dry star baim or Largebaim or Patabaim

All species of the family Mastacembelidae

Freshwater bream – see entry for Carp

Ghania – see entry for Carp

Gulsha – see entry for Catfish

Kakila

Xenentodon cancila

Kalibous – see entry for Carp

Keski

Corica soborna

Keta salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Khalisha

Colisa fasciatus

King salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Koi

Anabas testudineus

Largebaim – see entry for Dry star baim or Largebaim or Patabaim

Magur – see entry for Catfish

Medium red salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Meni

Nandus nandus

Mowrala – see entry for Carp

Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Northern pike or Pike

Esox lucius

Pabda – see entry for Catfish

Pacific salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha*

Oncorhynchus keta*

Oncorhynchus kisutch*

Oncorhynchus masou masou*

Oncorhynchus nerka*

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha*

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Cherry salmon

Oncorhynchus masou masou*

Chinook salmon or King salmon or Spring salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha*

Chum salmon or Keta salmon

Oncorhynchus keta*

Coho salmon or Medium red salmon or Silver Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch*

Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha*

Red salmon or Sockeye salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka*

Pacu

Piaractus mesopotamicus

Panga(s) – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Panga(s) catfish – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Pangasius – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Pangasius catfish – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these with the additional word ‘catfish’

Patabaim – see entry for Dry star baim or Largebaim or Patabaim

Pikesee entry for Northern pike or Pike

Pike-Perch or Zander

Stizostedion lucioperca

Pink salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Pollan – see entry for Arctic cisco or Pollan

Punti – see entry for Carp

Queen fish

Botia dario

Rainbow trout – see entry for Trout

Red salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

River cobbler – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

River cobbler catfish – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Roach – see entry for Carp

Rohu – see entry for Carp

Royal basa – see entry for Basa or Panga(s) or Pangasius or River cobbler or any of these together with the additional word ‘catfish’

Ruhi – see entry for Carp

Salmon – see entry for Atlantic salmon or Salmon

Salmon trout or Sea trout

Salmo trutta trutta which has spent part of its life in sea water

Note also entry for Trout.

Sea trout – see entry for Salmon trout or Sea Trout

Shol

Channa striata

Silver salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Snakehead

All species of the family Channidae

Sockeye salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Spring salmon – see entry for Pacific salmon

Steelhead trout – see entry for Trout

Taki

Channa punctata

Tambaqui – see entry for Cachama or Tambaqui

Tench – see entry for Carp

Tengra – see entry for Catfish

Tilapia

All species of Oreochromis

All species of Tilapia

Trout

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Salmo trutta which has spent all of its life in fresh water

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Brown trout

Salmo trutta trutta which has spent all of its life in fresh water

Cut-throat trout

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Rainbow trout or Steelhead trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Note also entry for Salmon trout or Sea Trout

Vendace

Coregonus albula

Zander – see entry for Pike – Perch or Zander

Shellfish

Abalone or Ormer

All species of Haliotis

Amande clam or Dog cockle

Glycymeris glycymeris

Ark clam or Arkshell

All species of the family Arcidae

Arkshell – see entry for Ark clam or Arkshell

Arrow squid

Nototodarus gouldi

Nototodarus sloani

Atlantic scallop – see entry for Common Scallop or Scallop

Brown shrimp or Shrimp

All species of Crangon

Note also entries for Pink shrimp or Shrimp, Prawn or Shrimp and Shrimp

Clam or Hard shell clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Venus verrucosa

Clam or Razor clam or Razor shell

All species of Ensis and Solen

Cockle

All species of Cerastoderma

Common scallop or Scallop

All species of the family Pectinidae

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Atlantic scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

King scallop

Pecten maximus

Queen or Queen scallop

Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis

Crab

All species of the order Brachyura

All species of the family Lithodidae

Crawfish or Rock lobster or Spiny lobster

All species of Jasus

All species of Palinurus

All species of Panulirus

Crayfish

All species of the family Astacidae

All species of the family Austroastacidae

All species of the family Cambaridae

All species of the family Parastacidae

Cuttlefish

All species of Sepia

Rossia macrosoma

Dog cockle – see entry for Amande clam or Dog cockle

Dublin bay prawn or Langoustine or Norway lobster or Scampi

Nephrops norvegicus

Gaper or Soft shell clam

All species of Mya

Geoduck or Geoduck clam

Panopea abrupta

Geoduck clam – see entry for Geoduck or Geoduck clam

Grooved carpet shell or Native clam or Palourde

Ruditapes decussatus

Tapes decussatus

Venerupis decussa

Hard shell clam – see entry for Clam or Hard shell clam

Indian Ocean lobster or Whip lobster

Puerulus angulatus

Puerulus carinatus

Puerulus sewelli

Japanese carpet shell or Manila clam

Ruditapes philippinarum

Tapes philippinarum

King prawn

All species of the family Aristaeidae

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)

King scallop – see entry for Common scallop or Scallop

Langoustine – see entry for Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine or Norway lobster or Scampi

Lobster

All species of Homarus

Manila clam – see entry for Japanese carpet shell or Manila clam

Mantis shrimp

Squilla mantis

Mussel

All species of the family Mytilidae

Native clam – see entry for Grooved carpet shell or Native clam or Palourde

Native oyster – see entry for Oyster

Norway lobster – see entry for Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine or Norway lobster or Scampi

Octopus

All species of Octopus

Ormer – see entry for Abalone or Ormer

Otter shell clam

Lutraria lutraria

Oyster

All species of Crassostrea

All species of Ostrea

The following commercial designations may also be used in relation to fish of the species listed against them in Column 2:

Native oyster

Ostrea edulis

Pacific oyster or Rock oyster

Crassostrea gigas

Portuguese oyster

Crassostrea angulata

Pacific oyster – see entry for Oyster

Pacific scampi

Metanephrops andamanicus

Metanephrops challengeri

Metanephrops thomsoni

Palourde – see entry for Grooved carpet shell or Native clam or Palourde

Pink shrimp or Shrimp

Pandalus montagui

Note also entries for Brown shrimp or Shrimp, Prawn or Shrimp and Shrimp

Portuguese oyster – see entry for Oyster

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 —

all species of the family Aristaeidae

all species of the family Palaemonidae

all species of the family Pandalidae

all species of the family Penaeidae

Note also entries for Brown shrimp or Shrimp, Pink shrimp or Shrimp and Shrimp

Queen – see entry for Common scallop or Scallop

Queen scallop – see entry for Common scallop or Scallop

Razor clam – see entry for Clam or Razor clam or Razor shell

Razor shell – see entry for Clam or Razor clam or Razor shell

Rock lobster – see entry for Crawfish or Rock lobster or Spiny lobster

Rock oyster – see entry for Oyster

Scallop – see entry for Common scallop or Scallop

Scampi – see entry for Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine or Norway lobster or Scampi

Sea urchin

All species of the family Echinidae

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 —

all species of the family Aristaeidae

all species of the family Palaemonidae

all species of the family Pandalidae

all species of the family Penaeidae

Note also entries for Brown Shrimp or Shrimp, Pink Shrimp or Shrimp and Prawn or Shrimp

Slipper lobster

All species of the family Scyllaridae

Soft shell clam – see entry for Gaper or Soft shell clam

Spiny lobster – see entry for Crawfish or Rock lobster or Spiny lobster

Squat lobster

All species of the family Galatheidae

Squid

All species of Illex

All species of Loligo

Ommastrephes sagittatus

Surf clam

All species of Spisula

Tiger prawn

Parapenaeopsis hardwickii

Parapenaeopsis sculptilis

Penaeus esculentus

Penaeus japonicus

Penaeus kerathurus

Penaeus monodon

Penaeus semisulcatus

Whelk

All species of Buccinum

Whip lobster – see entry for Indian Ocean lobster or Whip lobster

Winkle

All species of Littorina

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I14

Sch. para. 3 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1

These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only, provide for the execution and enforcement there of Title I, Chapter 2 (consumer information) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJNo. L17, 21.2.2000, p.22) as applied by 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 products (OJNo. L278, 23.10.2001, p.6).

2

Title I of Chapter 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 imposes requirements regarding the provision of information about the commercial designation, production method and catch area of certain fishery and aquaculture products offered for retail sale to the final consumer. It further provides for Member States to draw up and publish a list of commercial designations for at least the species listed in Annexes I to IV of the Regulation. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2065/2001 describes in more detail the information to be provided to consumers and the exemptions that may be allowed. It also provides for the necessary information to be provided at each stage of the marketing process.

3

These Regulations:

a

provide an updated list of the commercial designations required to be drawn up by the United Kingdom (regulation 4 and the Schedule) and further provide for the granting of provisional commercial designations (regulation 8);

b

provide for the derogation at Article 4.2 of Regulation (EC) No. 2065/2001 (circumstances in which fishery products may be sold to the final consumer without being marked or labelled with the production method) (regulation 5);

c

in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No. 2065/2001, determine what constitutes “small quantities of products sold directly to consumers” for the purposes of applying the derogation at Article 4.1 of Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 (regulation 6); and

d

provide that the indication of catch area required by Article 4.1(c) of Regulation (EC) No. 104/2000 may, in accordance in accordance with Article 5(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No. 2065/2001, indicate the various member States or third countries in which the product was farmed (regulation 7);

e

create offences and prescribe penalties (regulation 3), specify enforcement authorities (regulation 9) and apply with modifications specified provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (regulation 10); and

f

revoke the Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/461) and the Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/506) (regulation 11).

4

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Food Composition and Labelling Division of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website.