Introductory provisions
Article 1 this regulation lays down provisions concerning the placing on the
market and the departure of some species of fish and fish products
thereof originating in the Baltic region.
section 2 of the Fish species covered by this regulation are wild
1. salmon (Salmo salar),
2. Baltic herring (Clupea harengus) larger than 17 cm,
3. Char (Salvelinus spp.),
4. flodnejonöga (Lampetra fluviatilis) and
5. trout (Salmo trutta).
paragraph 3 of the Baltic Sea area referred to in this regulation
1. waters of ICES statistical subdivisions 24-32 (BAL 24 – BAL
32) as described in annex III to European Parliament
and Council Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of 11 March 2009 on the
submission of nominal catch statistics from
statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic and
2. Swedish internal water pursuant to lagen (1966:374) on Sveriges
's territorial waters with the exception of the interior waters of Kattegat and
The Skagerrak.
The placing on the market
4 § the on the Swedish market
fish species covered by this regulation and fish products
thereof originating in the Baltic region which are intended for
consumption within the country and containing higher levels of
dioxins or dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs than those
limit values set out in point 5.3 of the annex to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 december 2006 concerning
the fixing of maximum levels for certain contaminants in
foods.
Export to countries that are members of the European Union
5 § Wild salmon and fish products originating in
The Baltic Sea region may be brought out to the other countries of the European
Union than Finland and Latvia only if the fish or
fish products meet the requirements of point 5.3 of the annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.
Other wild fish covered by this regulation and
fishery products originating in the Baltic region may be brought
out to other countries in the European Union than Finland only
If the fish or fish products meet the requirements of paragraph 5(3) of
the annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.
Penalty
section 6 of the Regulations for the export of fish and
fish products and try to export in violation of this
Regulation or regulations adopted pursuant to this
Regulation Act (2000:1225) of punishment for smuggling.
Notification obligation
section 7 of the food and Drug Administration suspects that a criminal
infringement of this regulation or of any provision
granted under this regulation has been, to this
be notified to the Customs and Excise Department.
Appropriations
paragraph 8 of the food and Drug Administration may announce details relating to what
that will be required for the export of fish and fish products
be considered as permitted under section 5.
The National Food Administration may announce the additional measures
necessary for the implementation of this regulation.