S.I. No. 320/2003 - European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2003

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for purpose of giving effect to Article 4 of Council Regulation No. 104/2000(EC)¹ of 17 December 1999 and to Commission Regulation No. 2065/2001(EC)² of 22 October 2001, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2003.

2. These Regulations come into operation on 22 July 2003.

3. (1)In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires

“authorised officer” means one or more of the following;

(i) a person authorised in writing by the Minister,

(ii) an authorised officer under the Regulations of 2002;

“Commission Regulation of 2001” means Commission Regulation 2065/2001(EC), laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation of 2002 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products, as may be amended or replaced by any Regulation directive or decision of the European Communities;

“Council Regulation of 2000” means Council Regulation No. 104/2000 (EC) on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture product as may be amended or replaced by any Regulation, directive or decision of the European Communities”;

“Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources;

“place on the market” includes to advertise, barter, offer or expose for sale by wholesale or retail, or have in possession for sale by wholesale or retail and invite to buy and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;

“product” means a fishery or aquaculture product;

“Regulations of 2002” means the European Communities (Labelling Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 483 of 2002 );

“third country” means a country other than a Member State of the European Communities.

(2)(a) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Council Regulation of 2000 has, unless the contrary intention appears the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Council Regulation.

(b) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Commission Regulation of 2001 has, unless the contrary intention appears the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Commission Regulation.

(3)(a) A reference to a Regulation or the Schedule is to a Regulation of, or the Schedule to, these Regulations, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

(b) A reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is to the paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.

4. These Regulations shall be deemed to be food legislation for the purposes of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act (No. 29 of 1998).

5. These Regulations do not apply to the direct sale to a consumer by a fisherman or aquaculture producer of a product which does not exceed €20 in value.

6. (1) A person shall not place on the market any product to which Article 4 of the Council Regulation of 2000 and the Commission Regulation of 2001 apply unless it has complied with the conditions specified in the Council Regulation of 2000, the Commission Regulation of 2001 and the Regulations of 2002.

(2)(a) Subject to paragraph (b) a person shall not place on the market a product unless the information required by Article 8 of the Commission Regulation of 2001 is provided by means of labelling or packaging of the product or by means of a commercial document accompanying the product (including the invoice).

(b) In the case of a product offered or exposed for sale by retail, the required information shall be provided by means of labelling or packaging of the product.

(3) Products placed on the market or labelled prior to the commencement of these Regulations may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

(4) Subject to paragraph (3) a person who fails to comply with paragraph (1 or (2) is guilty of an offence.

7. (1) The list of commercial designations which the State is required to draw up and publish under Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000, is as set out, in the English language and in the Irish language, in the Schedule.

(2)(a) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend the Schedule as may be required from time to time.

(b) Any amendment made pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.

(3) In relation to a product included both in the Schedule (as may be so amended from time to time) and in a list published in the English language under Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000 having effect in another Member State, the commercial designation for that product in the list having effect in that other Member State shall be an alternative to the commercial designation for that product set out in the Schedule (as may be so amended).

8. (1) The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 2 of the Commission Regulation of 2001.

(2) The Department shall cause to be published by electronic means, capable of being read in legible form, a list of commercial designations in accordance with Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000 and details of any changes to that list from time to time, in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Commission Regulation of 2001.

9. In the case of a product farmed in more than one Member State or third country and sold to a consumer in the State, the Member States or third countries of origin shall be indicated pursuant to Article 5.1(c) of the Commission Regulation of 2001.

10. (1) The Minister may appoint such and so many persons as he or she thinks fit to be authorised officers for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) An authorised officer shall be furnished by the Minister, or by the chief executive of the relevant health board as the case may require, with a certificate of appointment as an authorised officer and when exercising any power conferred on an authorised officer by these Regulations shall, if so requested by any person, produce the certificate for the inspection of the person.

11. (1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of these Regulations:

(a) at all reasonable times, enter and inspect any premises in which the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any product is kept, sold or being produced,

(b) at all reasonable times, enter any railway wagon, vehicle, ship, vessel or aircraft in which the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any product is being transported for sale or kept for sale,

(c) require the owner or any person employed at the premises or any person in charge of the premises to give to the authorised officer such information in the person's power or control that the officer may reasonably require and to produce to the officer any records (in whatever form kept) or books or documents (including labels and fiches) in relation to any product found by or produced to the officer under this Regulation,

(d) at such premises, inspect and take copies of, or extracts from any books records or other documents (including in the case of information in non-legible form a copy of or extract from such information in permanent legible form),

(e) inspect and copy or extract information from any data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1988 (No. 25 of 1988)), found or produced to the officer under this Regulation,

(f) require any person, by or on whose behalf data equipment is or has been used on the premises in relation to the business of selling or marketing any product or any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the data equipment or any associated apparatus or material, to afford the authorised officer all reasonable assistance in relation to its use thereto,

(g) carry out or have carried out such examinations, tests, inspections and checks of any product found there as the authorised officer reasonably considers necessary,

(h) take such samples of any product or of materials or articles used or intended for use in the manufacture or preparation of any product which the authorised officer finds in the course of his or her inspection,

(i) secure for later inspection the premises or any products found therein.

(2) (a) Where a sample is taken pursuant to this regulation, the authorised officer concerned shall divide the sample into not more than 4 approximately equal parts each of which the officer shall mark in such a way as to identify it as a part of the sample taken by the officer.

(b) Where an authorised officer takes a sample consisting of a product contained in unopened containers and the division into parts of the product -

(i) is not reasonably practicable, or

(ii) might affect the composition or impede the proper analysis of the contents the authorised officer shall divide the containers into not more than 4 lots each of which the officer shall mark in such a way as to identify it as a part of the sample taken by the officer.

(c) In proceedings for an offence under these regulations, the result of any test examination or analysis of, or report on, a sample taken pursuant to this regulation shall not be adduced unless before the proceedings were instituted one of the parts into which the sample was divided pursuant to this regulation was left with or transmitted to the defendant.

(5) A person who -

(a) obstructs or interferes with an authorised officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this Regulation, or

(b) without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a requirement of an authorised officer under this Regulation, or

(c) in purported compliance with a requirement referred to in paragraph (b) gives information to an authorised officer that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material respect,

is guilty of an offence.

(6) An authorised officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter a private dwelling unless the officer has obtained a warrant from the District Court under Regulation 12 authorising such entry.

(7) An authorised officer, where he or she considers it necessary, may require a member of the Garda Síochána to assist the officer when performing any powers conferred on an authorised officer by this Regulation which involves the breaking open of any premises or any other action in which the use of force may be necessary and is lawful.

12. If a judge of the District Court is satisfied on the sworn information of an authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is any product or information relating thereto held on any premises which an authorised officer requires to inspect, the judge may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer, accompanied if appropriate by other authorised officers or by a member or members of the Garda Síochána, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production of the warrant if so requested, to enter that premises, if need be by reasonable force and exercise all or any of the powers conferred on an authorised officer by Regulation 11.

13. If any person fraudulently -

(a) tampers with any product so as to procure that any sample of it taken under Regulation 11 does not correctly represent the products, or

(b) tampers or interferes with any sample taken under Regulation 11,

the person is guilty of an offence.

14. (1) An offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by -

(a) the Minister, or

(b) a health board, in whose functional area the offence was committed.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

15. (1) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent, connivance or approval of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or any other person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that officer or person as well as the body corporate is guilty of an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first-mentioned offence.

(2) The owner or other person in charge of an operation to which these Regulations apply who fails to take all reasonable steps to secure the compliance of any person employed in, or any person admitted to the place where the operation concerned is undertaken, with these Regulations, is guilty of an offence.

SCHEDULE-REGULATION 7(1)

COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS

The following table lists the commercial designations of fish and fishery products showing the scientific name, the name in the English language or the commercial name and the name in the Irish language.

The name of the individual species (e.g. atlantic salmon, pacific oyster etc.) must also be included where known.

SEA FISHES
Scientific_name	English_name_or_commercial_name	Irish_name
Acanthocybium solandri	Wahoo
Acipenser baerii baerii	Siberian sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Siberia
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	Danube sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Danube
Acipenser naccarii	Adriatic sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Adriatic
Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus	Atlantic sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Atlainteac
Acipenser ruthenus	Sterlet sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Sterlet
Acipenser stellatus	Starry sturgeon	Bradán Fearna Realtach
Acipenser sturio	Sturgeon	Bradán Fearna
Alepocephalus bairdii	Baird's slickhead
Alepocephalus rostratus	Risso's smooth-head
Alopias pelagicus	Pelagic thresher	Searc
Alopias superciliosus	Bigeye thresher	Searc
Alopias vulpinus	Thresher	Searc
Alosa spp.	Caspian shads	Sead
Amblyraja radiata	Starry ray	Roc Réaltach
Anarhichas denticulatus	Northern wolffish or Rock turbot	Cat Bog
Anarhichas lupus	Atlantic wolffish or Rock turbot	Cat Mara
Anarhichas minor	Spotted wolfish or Rock turbot	Cat Beag Mara
Aphanopus carbo	Black scabbardfish	Scabaird Dubh
Apristurus laurussonii	Iceland catshark	Cat Searc
Apristurus spp.	Deep-water catsharks	Cat Searc
Argentina silus	Greater argentine	Airginteach Mór
Argentina spp.	Argentines	Airginteach
Ariidae	Sea catfish species	Cat Mara
Auxis rochei rochei	Bullet tuna, Frigate and bullet tunas	Tuinnin
Auxis thazard thazard	Frigate tuna, Frigate and bullet tunas	Tuinnin
Balistidae	Triggerfishes, durgon species	Truicearbhreac
Bathyteuthis abyssicola	Deepsea squid	Máthair Shuigh
Berycidae	Alfonsino species
Beryx decadactylus	Alfonsino
Beryx splendens	Splendid alfonsino
Beryx spp.	Alfonsino species
Boops boops	Bogue
Brama brama	Atlantic pomfret	Garbhánach Rotha, Cailleach Rua
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden
Brosme brosme	Tusk or Cusk	Torsc
Calamus penna	Sheepshead porgy
Calamus spp.	Porgies
Caproidae	Boarfish species	Torc
Capros aper	Boarfish	Torc
Centroberyx affinis	Redfish
Centrophorus granulosus	Gulper shark	Searc
Centrophorus squamosus	Leafscale gulper shark	Searc
Centroscyllium fabricii	Black dogfish	Fiogach Dubh
Centroscyllium granulatum	Granular dogfish	Fiogach
Centroscymnus coelolepis	Portuguese dogfish or Siki Shark	Fiogach Portaingealach
Cetengraulis edentulous	Atlantic anchoveta
Cetengraulis mysticetus	Pacific anchoveta
Chelidonichthys cuculus	Red gurnard	Cnudan Dearg
Chelidonichthys kumu	Bluefin gurnard	Cnudan Gorm
Chelidonichthys lastoviza	Streaked gurnard	Cnudan Daithte
Chelidonichthys lucerna	Tub gurnard	Cnudan
Chelidonichthys obscurus	Longfin gurnard	Cnudan
Chelon labrosus	Thicklip grey mullet	Lannach, Glas, Millead
Chimaera monstrosa	Rabbit fish	Coinin Mara
Chrysoblephus spp.	Stumpnose or daggerhead bream species	Garbhanach
Clupea harengus	Atlantic herring	Scadán Atlainteac
Clupea pallasii	Pacific herring	Scadan an Aigein Ciuin
Conger conger	European conger	Eascann Choncair
Coryphaenoides rupestris	Roundnose grenadier	Granadoir
Cyclopterus lumpus	Lumpfish or lumpsucker	Leasan Lice
Cynoscion spp.	Weakfish species
Dalatias licha	Kitefin shark	Searc
Deania calcea	Birdbeak dogfish	Fiogach
Deania spp.	Deania dogfish species	Fiogach
Dentex dentex	Common dentex	Garbhanach
Dentex spp.	Dentex species	Garbhanach
Dicentrarchus labrax	European seabass or Salmon bass	Bas Gheal
Dicentrarchus spp.	Seabass species or Salmon bass	Bas
Diplodus annularis	Annular seabream	Garbhanach
Diplodus spp.	Sargo bream species	Garbhanach
Dipturus batis	Blue skate	Sornan Gorm
Dipturus oxyrinchus	Longnosed skate	Sornan Na Sroine Fada
Engraulis anchoita	Argentine anchovy	Ainseabhai
Engraulis encrasicolus	European anchovy	Ainseabhai Na Heorpa
Engraulis japonicus	Japanese anchovy	Ainseabhai Seapanach
Engraulis mordax	Californian anchovy	Ainseabhai California
Engraulis ringens	Anchoveta(Peruvian anchovy)	Ainseabhai Peru
Engraulis spp.	Anchovy species	Ainseabhai
Epinephelus marginatus	Dusky grouper
Epinephelus spp.	Grouper species
Epinephelus tauvina	Greasy grouper
Etmopterus princeps	Great lanternshark
Etmopterus spinax	Velvet belly
Etmopterus spp.	Lanternshark species
Euthynnus affinis	Kawakawa
Euthynnus alletteratus	Little tunny or Atlantic black skipjack	Tuinnin Beag
Euthynnus lineatus	Black skipjack	Tuinnin Dubh
Gadus macrocephalus	Pacific cod	Trosc An Aigein Ciuin
Gadus morhua	Atlantic cod or Cod	Trosc Atlainteach
Galeorhinus galeus	Tope shark or Tope	Gobog
Galeus melastomus	Blackmouth catshark	Beal Dubh
Galeus murinus	Mouse catshark
Galeus spp.	Crest-tail catshark species
Gilchristella aestuarius	Gilchrist's round herring
Ginglymostoma spp.	Nurse shark species
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	Witch flounder	Laethog Bhan
Haemulidae	Grunt or Sweetlip species
Harengula spp.	Scaled sardines
Harpadon nehereus	Bombay-duck
Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus	Blackbelly rosefish
Hippoglossoides platessoides	American plaice or Long rough dab	Leathog America
Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Atlantic halibut	Oileba
Hippoglossus stenolepis	Pacific halibut	Oileba An Aigean Ciuin
Hoplostethus atlanticus	Orange roughy	Iasc Garbh an Atlantaigh
Huso huso	Beluga
Hydrolagus spp.	Ratfish species
Hypomesus spp.	Smelt species
Istiophorus albicans	Atlantic sailfish
Isurus oxyrinchus	Shortfin mako	Searc Mako
Isurus spp.	Mako sharks	Searc Mako
Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack tuna	Tuinnin
Labridae	Wrasses or Hogfish species	Ballach
Labrus bergylta	Ballan wrasse	Ballach
Labrus mixtus	Cuckoo wrasse	Creireac
Lamna ditropis	Salmon shark
Lamna nasus	Porbeagle	Craosaire
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum	Escolar
Lepidopus caudatus	Silver scabbardfish	Scabaird Airgead
Lepidorhombus boscii	Four-spot megrim	Scoitean, Cuacha
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	Megrim	Scoitean, Cuacha
Leucoraja circularis	Sandy ray	Roc Gainnimh
Leucoraja fullonica	Shagreen ray	Roc
Leucoraja naevus	Cuckoo ray	Roc Cuaiche
Limanda limanda	Common dab	Daba
Liopsetta glacialis	Arctic flounder	Leith Arctic
Liza aurata	Golden grey mullet	Lannach
Liza ramada	Thinlip grey mullet	Lannach
Lophius piscatorius	Anglerfish or Monkfish	Laimhineach, lascaire
Lophius spp.	Monkfish species	Laimhineach, lascaire
Lutjanus argentimaculatus	Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus spp.	Snapper species
Luvarus imperialis	Luvar	Lubhar
Macrouridae	Grenadiers or rattail species	Granadoir
Macrourus berglax	Roughhead grenadier	Granadoir
Macrourus spp.	Grenadier species	Granadoir
Makaira indica	Black marlin
Makaira nigricans	Atlantic blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	Capelin
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Haddock	Cadog
Merlangius merlangus	Whiting	Faoitin
Merluccius merluccius	European hake	Colmoir Eorpach
Micromesistius poutassou	Blue whiting or Poutassou	Faoitin Liath
Micropogonias spp.	Croaker species
Microstomus kitt	Lemon sole	Leathog Mhin
Mola mola	Ocean sunfish	Iasc Gréine
Molva dypterygia	Blue ling	Langa Gorm
Molva molva	Ling	Langa
Molva spp.	Ling species	Langa
Mora moro	Common mora
Mugil liza	Lebranche mullet	Millead
Mullus surmuletus	Red mullet	Millead Dearg
Muraenidae	Morays
Mustelus asterias	Starry smooth-hound
Mustelus schmitti	Narrownose smooth-hound
Mustelus spp.	Smooth-hound species	Madra Glas
Myliobatis aquila	Common eagle ray	Roc lolair
Orcynopsis unicolor	Plain bonito	Bonaiteo
Osmerus eperlanus	European smelt
Osmerus spp.	Smelt species
Pagellus acarne	Axillary seabream	Garbhánach
Pagellus bellottii	Red Pandora	Garbhánach
Pagellus bogaraveo	Blackspot or Red seabream	Garbhánach Dearg
Pagellus erythrinus	Common pandora	Garbhánach
Pagellus spp.	Pandora species	Garbhánach
Pagrus spp.	Pargo bream species	Garbhánach
Parophrys vetulus	English sole
Phrynorhombus norvegicus	Norwegian topknot
Phycis blennoides	Greater forkbeard	Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
Phycis phycis	Forkbeard	Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
Phycis spp.	Forkbeard species	Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
Platichthys flesus	European flounder	Leith Bhan
Pleuronectes platessa	European plaice	Leathog Breac
Pollachius pollachius	Pollack, Pollock or White Pollock	Pollog
Pollachius virens	Saithe, Pollock or Black Pollock	Glasan Mangach
Polyprion americanus	Wreckfish	Breac Raice
Polyprion spp.	Hapuka	Breac Raice
Prionace glauca	Blue shark	Searc Gorm
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum	Short-tail nurse shark	Searc
Raja brachyura	Blonde ray	Roc Fionn
Raja clavata	Thornback ray	Roc Garbh
Raja montagui	Spotted ray	Roc Spotaithe
Raja spp.	Raja ray species	Roc
Raja stellulata	Starry skate	Roc Realtach
Raja undulata	Undulate ray	Roc
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Greenland halibut	Oileba Graonlannach
Rhinochimaera spp.	Knife-nosed chimaeras
Ruvettus pretiosus	Oilfish
Sarda orientalis	Striped bonito	Bonaiteo
Sarda sarda	Atlantic bonito	Bonaiteo Atlainteach
Sardina pilchardus	European pilchard or Sardine	Pilsear, Seirdin
Sardinella aurita	Round sardinella
Sardinella spp.	Sardinella species
Sardinops sagax	South American pilchard	Sairdín America Theas
Scaridae	Parrotfish species
Sciaena spp.	Meagre species
Sciaenidae	Croakers or Drum species
Scomber japonicus	Chub mackerel	Ronnach Seapanach
Scomber scombrus	Atlantic mackerel	Ronnach Atlainteach, Maicreal Atlainteach
Scomberesox saurus	Atlantic saury
Scomberomorus maculates	Atlantic Spanish mackerel
Scophtalmus maximus	Turbot	Teorbait
Scophthalmidae	Turbot species	Teorbait
Scophthalmus rhombus	Brill	Broit
Scyliorhinus canicula	Small-spotted catshark or Dogfish	Madra Breac
Sebastes marinus	Golden redfish	Peirse Dhomhainmhara
Sebastes mentella	Beaked redfish	Peirse Dhomhainmhara
Sebastes spp.	Atlantic redfish species	Peirse Dhomhainmhara
Sebastes viviparous	Norway redfish	Peirse Dhomhainmhara Norbhuioc
Serranus spp.	Combers nei
Solea lascaris	Sand sole	Sol Ghainimhe
Solea solea	Common sole or Black Sole	Sol Dubh, Leathog Dhub
Somniosus microcephalus	Greenland shark	Searc Grionlainne
Sparidae	Porgies or seabream species	Garbhanach
Sparus auratus	Gilthead Bream	Garbhánach
Sphyraena spp.	Barracuda species
Sphyraenidae	Barracuda species
Sprattus sprattus	European sprat	Spruit
Squalus acanthias	Picked dogfish or Spurdog	Fiogach Madra Iasc
Squalus melanurus	Blacktailed spurdog	Fiogach Dubh
Squatina squatina	Angelshark	Brathair
Tetraodontidae	Pufferfish species
Tetrapturus albidus	Atlantic white marlin
Tetrapturus audax	Striped marlin
Theragra chalcogramma	Alaska Pollock or Walleye pollock	Glasan Alaska
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore	Tunnin Ban
Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	Tunnin Bui
Thunnus atlanticus	Blackfin tuna	Tunnin Dubh
Thunnus maccoyii	Southern bluefin tuna	Tuinnin an Deisceirt
Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus	Northern bluefin tuna	Tuinnin Gorm
Thunnus tonggol	Longtail tuna
Trachichthyidae	Slimehead species
Trachurus mediterraneus	Mediterranean horse mackerel	Bolman
Trachurus spp.	Jack and horse mackerel species	Bolman
Trachurus trachurus	Atlantic horse mackerel	Bolman Atlainteach
Triakis semifasciata	Leopard shark
Trichiurus lepturus	Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus spp.	Hairtail species
Trigla lyra	Piper gurnard	Píobaire
Trigla spp.	Gurnard species	Cnudan
Tripterophycis gilchristi	Grenadier cod
Trisopterus esmarkii	Norway pout
Trisopterus luscus	Pouting or Bib	Troscan Sturoige
Trisopterus minutes	Poor cod	Troscan Sturoige
Umbrina spp.	Drum species
Urophycis tenuis	White hake
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	Gobach, Lann lasc
Zenopsis conchifer	Silvery John dory	Deorai Geal
Zeugopterus punctatus	Topknot
Zeus faber	John dory	Sean Deorai, Donnchadh na Sul Mor

FRESHWATER FISHES
Scientific_name	English_name_or_commercial_name	Irish_name
Anguilla anguilla	European eel	Eascann Abhann
Anguilla spp.	River eel species	Eascann Abhann
Aristichthys nobilis	Bighead carp	Garbhanach Uisce Intire
Bagrus spp.	Naked catfishes	Cat-Uisci Intire
Channa argus argus	Snakehead
Channa barca	Barca snakehead
Channa micropeltes	Indonesian snakehead
Channa punctata	Spotted snakehead
Channa spp.	Snakeheads or Murrel species
Channa striata	Striped snakehead
Clarias batrachus	Philippine catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire Phillippineach
Clarias fuscus	Hong Kong catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire Hong Kong
Clarias gariepinus	Catfish, hybrid, North African catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire na hAifrice
Clarias macrocephalus	Catfish, hybrid, Bighead catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire
Clarias spp.	Torpedo-shaped catfish species	Cat-Uisci Intire
Coregonus albula	Vendace
Coregonus lavaretus	European whitefish
Coregonus oxyrinchus	Houting
Coregonus pollan	Irish pollan
Coregonus spp.	Whitefish species
Ctenopharyngodon idellus	Grass carp or White amur
Cyprinidae	Cyprinid species
Esox lucius	Northern pike	Lius Gailliasc
Hucho hucho	Huchen
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys spp.	Carp species
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire
Ictalurus spp.	Catfish species	Cat-Uisci Intire
Lates niloticus	Nile perch	Peirse Nile
Lates spp.	Freshwater perch species	Peirse Uisce Intire
Oncorhynchus clarki	Cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	Pink or Humpback salmon	Bradan America Thuaidh
Oncorhynchus keta	Chum, Keta or Dog salmon	Bradan Keta
Oncorhynchus kisutch	Coho or Silver salmon	Bradan Coho
Oncorhynchus masou masou	Masu or Cherry salmon	Bradan Masu
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Rainbow trout	Breac
Oncorhynchus nerka	Sockeye or Red salmon	Bradan Sockeye
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Chinook, Spring or King salmon	Bradan Chinook
Oreochromis	Tilapia species
Oreochromis aureus	Blue tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir macrochir	Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus	Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	Nile tilapia
Perca fluviatilis	European perch	Péirse Eorpach
Salmo ferox	Ferox Trout	Breac Geal
Salmo salar	Atlantic salmon	Bradan
Salmo trutta trutta	Sea trout	Breac Mhara
Salvelinus alpinus	Arctic char	Ruabhreac Artach
Salvelinus fontinalis	Brook trout	Breac
Salvelinus malma	Dolly varden	Breac
Salvelinus namaycush	Lake trout or Char	Rua Bhreac
Salvelinus spp.	Char species	Rua Bhreac
Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron	Blackchin tilapia
Siluroidei	Freshwater siluroid species
Silurus glanis	Wels catfish	Cat-Uisci Intire
Tilapia mariae	Spotted tilapia
Tilapia rendalli	Redbreast tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii	Banded tilapia
Tilapia spp.	Tilapia species
Tilapia zillii	Redbelly tilapia

SHELLFISH
Scientific_name	English_name_or_commercial_name	Irish_name
Acanthocardia aculeate	Spiny cockle	Ruacan Garbh
Aequipecten opercularis	Queen scallop	Clusaisin
Astacidae	Euro-American crayfish species
Astacus astacus	Noble crayfish
Buccinum undatum	Whelk	Cuachma
Busycon spp.	Whelks
Callinectes spp.	Swimcrab species
Cancer pagurus	Edible crab	Portan Dearg
Cancridae	Jonah crabs or rock crab species
Carcinus maenas	Green crab	Portán Glas
Cerastoderma edule	Common edible cockle	Ruacan
Cherax destructor	Yabby crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus	Red claw crayfish
Crangon crangon	Common shrimp	Ribe Roibeis
Crangon spp.	Crangon shrimp species	Ribe Roibeis Crangon
Crassostrea gigas	Pacific cupped oyster	Oisre an Aigein Chiuin
Crassostrea spp.	Cupped oyster species	Oisre an Aigrin Chiuin
Dinocardium robustum	Giant atlantic cockle	Ruacan Mor Atlainteach
Dosinia exoleta	Rayed artemis
Echinus esculentus	European edible sea urchin	Cuan Mara
Eledone cirrhosa	Horned octopus
Eledone spp.	Horned and musky octopuses
Ensis arcuatus	Arched razor shell	Scian Mhara
Ensis directus	Atlantic jackknife or Atlantic razor clam	Scian Mhara
Ensis ensis	Pod razor shell	Scian Mhara
Ensis siliqua	Sword razor shell	Scian Mhara
Exopalaemon orientalis	Oriental prawn	Ribe Roibeis An Oirthir
Galatheidae	Craylets or squat lobsters	Gliomach Galatheidae
Haliotis discus	Japanese abalone	Cluas Mhara Seapanach
Haliotis gigantean	Giant abalone	Cluas Mor Mhara
Haliotis spp.	Abalone species	Cluas Mhara
Haliotis tuberculata	Tuberculate abalone	Cluas Mhara
Holothurioidea	Sea cucumber species
Homarus americanus	American lobster	Gliomach America
Homarus gammarus	European lobster	Gliomach
Illex illecebrosus	Northern shortfin squid	Mathair Shuigh
Illex spp.	Shortfin squid species	Mathair Shuigh
Littorina littorea	Common periwinkle	Faocha
Littorina spp.	Periwinkle species	Faocha Spp
Loligo spp.	Common squid species	Mathair Shuigh
Loligo vulgaris	European squid	Mathair Shuigh na hEorpa
Macrobrachium spp.	River prawn species	Ribe Roibeis na hAbhann
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii	African river prawn	Ribe Roibeis na hAbhann
Maja squinado	Spinous spider crab	Portan Faoilinne
Metapenaeus endeavouri	Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus joyneri	Shiba shrimp
Metapenaeus spp.	Metapenaeus shrimp species
Modiolus modiolus	Northern horse mussel	Duilicin Capall
Modiolus spp.	Horse mussels	Duilicin Capall
Mya arenaria	Sand gaper	Brollach
Mya spp.	Gapers	Brollach
Mya truncata	Blunt gaper	Brollach
Mytilus aoteanus	New Zealand blue mussel
Mytilus edulis	Blue mussel	Duilicin
Necora puber	Velvet swimcrab	Luaineachan
Nephrops norvegicus	Dublin Bay Prawns, Norway lobster	Cloichean Bha Baile Atha Cliath
Octopus spp.	Octopus species	Ochtapas
Octopus vulgaris	Common octopus	Ochtapas
Ommastrephidae	Various squid species	Mathair Shuidh
Ostrea edulis	European flat oyster	Oisre Edulis na hEorpa
Palaemon serratus	Common prawn	Seacla
Palinuridae	Spiny lobsters
Palinurus elephas	Common spiny lobster	Piardog
Palinurus spp.	Palinurid spiny lobsters	Piardog Spp.
Pandalus borealis	Northern prawn	Ribe Roibeis Pandalus
Pandalus spp.	Pandalus shrimp species	Ribe Roibeis Pandalus
Panulirus spp.	Tropical spiny lobster species
Paracentrotus lividus	Stony sea urchin
Pecten maximus	Great Atlantic scallop	Muirin Mor
Penaeus aztecus	Northern brown shrimp
Penaeus brevirostris	Crystal shrimp
Penaeus chinensis	Fleshy prawn	Cloichean
Penaeus esculentus	Brown tiger prawn	Cloichean Tiogra
Penaeus indicus	Indian white prawn	Cloichean India
Penaeus japonicus	Kuruma prawn
Penaeus longistylus	Red-spot king prawn
Penaeus merguiensis	Banana prawn
Penaeus monodon	Giant tiger prawn	Cloichean Tiogra
Penaeus plebejus	Eastern king prawn	Cloichean an Oirthir
Penaeus semisulcatus	Green tiger prawn	Cloichean Tiogra
Penaeus setiferus	Northern white shrimp
Penaeus spp.	Penaeus shrimps	Cloichean Penaeus
Penaeus stylirostris	Blue shrimp
Penaeus vannamei	Whiteleg shrimp
Perna canaliculus	New Zealand mussel	Duilicin New Zealand
Perna perna	South American rock mussel
Perna viridis	Green mussel	Duilicin Glas
Portunus pelagicus	Blue swimming crab
Portunus spp.	Portunus swimcrab species
Procambarus clarkii	Red swamp crawfish
Psammechinus microtuberculatus	Green sea urchin
Ruditapes decussates	Grooved carpet shell	Breallach Leathchroise
Ruditapes philippinarum	Japanese carpet shell	Breallach Leathchroise Seapanach
Ruditapes spp.	Carpet shell species	Breallach Leathchroise
Scylla serrata	Indo-Pacific swamp crab
Scyllaridae	Slipper lobster species
Sepia officinalis	Common cuttlefish	Cudal
Solen marginatus	European razor clam	Scian Mhara
Solen spp.	Razor clam species	Scian Mhara
Solenidae	Razor clam or knife clam species	Scian Mhara
Spisula solida	Solid surf clam	Breallach Spisula
Spisula solidissima	Atlantic surf clam	Breallach Spisula
Spisula spp.	Surf clam species
Squilla mantis	Spottail mantis squillid
Strombus spp.	Stromboid conch species
Tapes dorsatus	Turgid venus
Tellina spp.	Tellin species
Todarodes sagittatus	European flying squid
Tridacna gigas	Giant clam
Veneridae	Venus clam species	Breallach Venus
Venerupis pullastra	Pullet carpet shell	Breallach Venus
Caulerpa spp.	Caulerpa seaweeds
Chlorophyceae	Green seaweeds
Enteromorpha clathrata	Bright green nori
Enteromorpha compressa	Flat green nori
Enteromorpha intestinalis	Hollow green nori
Enteromorpha linza	Welded green nori
Enteromorpha prolifera	Dark green nori
Gracilaria spp.	Gracilaria seaweeds
Halimeda tuna	Sea cactus
Laminaria digitata	Tangle
Laminaria hyperborean	North European kelp
Laminaria japonica	Japanese kelp
Laminaria saccharina	Sea belt
Laminariaceae	Kelp species
Monostroma nitidum	Green laver
Phaeophyceae	Brown seaweeds
Porphyra spp.	Nori species
Rana esculenta	European frog
Rana ridibunda	European green frog
Rana spp.	Frogs
Rhopilema spp.	Jellyfishes
Spirulina spp.	Spirulina species
Spirulina subsalsa	Sea spirulina
Ulva lactuca	Sea lettuce
Undaria pinnatifida	Wakame
Undaria spp.	Wakame species

	Given under my Official Seal
	21 July 2003

	Dermot Ahern
	Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations give effect to Article 4 of Council Regulation No. 104/2000 (EC and Commission Regulation No. 2065/2001 (EC) laying down the conditions for informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products.

(¹) O.J.No.L 17, 21.1.2000 p.28

(²) O.J.No.L 278, 23.10.2001