Summary Description
- Imposes the catching method for wild-caught fish.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- LabellingWild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- EU
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Regulation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2008
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Regulation�1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11�December 2013 on the Common Organisation of the Markets in Fishery and Aquaculture Products, 2013, O.J. L 354/1 -21 (E.U.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Requires fisheries to disclose method of production on fresh fish sold to consumers, in particular by using the following words: "caught" or "caught in freshwater" or "farmed".
- Applies to all shell eggs sold in the EU, including imported shell eggs form non-EU countries.
- Weaknesses
- The rule only applies to shell eggs and therefore excludes egg products in prepared food.