Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

In Chapter VII of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, point 1(b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) Clean water may be used with whole fishery products. Clean seawater may be used with live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods; clean water may also be used for external washing. When clean water is used, adequate facilities and procedures are to be available for its supply to ensure that such use is not a source of contamination for the foodstuff.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.