Market surveillance of fish and fish products

This information makes it possible to identify the species of fish in question and to detect the misuse of misleading, exaggerated descriptions.

Examples:                                                                                                                          

  1. The term ‘sole’ is used to refer to both Atlantic sole and tropical sole, the latter of which is cheaper but of lower quality.
  2. ‘Halibut’ is used in the trade to refer to both white halibut and black halibut, the latter of which is significantly cheaper than the white variety.

The trade names listed in the Annex to Section 4 of the Ordinance on the Control of the Marketing of Fishery and Aquaculture Products – Federal Law Gazette II No. 49/2016 – are deemed to be trade names.

Import and export of fruit, vegetables and other agricultural products

Fruit from which the stalks have been torn off and whose skin has been damaged is classified as ‘not quite’ and is only permitted within the tolerance limits, i.e. 1 per cent in Class I and 10 per cent in Class II, provided that the fruit is perfectly sound.

Only products that have been cut or cut up in such a way that they are prepared to be ‘ready to eat’ or ‘ready for cooking’ are regarded as ‘prepared for cooking’ within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. In the case of lettuce hearts, only the outer leaves are removed; they are therefore not cut or cut-up products. Lettuce hearts do not, therefore, meet the criteria for being ‘prepared for cooking’.

The specific marketing standard for pears does not apply to Nashi pears. However, these fruits are subject to the general marketing standard.

Due to their botanical classification, the fruits are not covered by the specific marketing standard for kiwis, but must meet the requirements of the general marketing standard.

Illegal fishing

All products listed under Chapter 03 and under tariff headings 1604 and 1605 of the Combined Nomenclature fall within the scope of the Regulation. Exceptions are set out in the Annex to the IUU Regulation.

Annex II is the form for the catch certificate, containing detailed information on the catch and export, which must be validated by the competent authority of the flag State. Annex IV is a declaration concerning products processed in a country other than the flag State.  Annex IV is to be used only for the processing of imported catches and must be accompanied by a validated catch certificate for the products used. The processing of catches from the same country shall be declared in Annex II by ticking the ‘Species’ and ‘Product code’ boxes.

Every undertaking must submit a declaration in accordance with Annex IV.

No catch certificate is required for products remaining within the EU. 

The following applies to the export of EU catches

  1. If the exported catches are processed in a third country and the processed products are re-imported into the Community, a catch certificate is required.
  2. Where catches are exported for consumption in a third country, a catch certificate is required only if the third country so requires.

Deep-freezing is not regarded as processing, but as preservation.

Please contact us by email at vermarktungsnormen@baes.gv.at or by telephone on +43 (0)5 0555-32351.

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