Requirements for Production Areas

EU Legislation

Directive 2006/113/EC(OJ L376, p14, 27/12/2006 ) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the quality required of shellfish waters

This legislation prescribes quality standards for shellfish waters and requires that Member States designate the waters to which it will apply and set limit values corresponding to certain parameters. The waters so designated must conform to these values within six years of designation.

National Legislation

European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 268 of 2006)

Amended By

• European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters)(Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 464 of 2009)
• European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters)(Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 55 of 2009)
  

Classified Bivalve Mollusc Production Areas in Ireland

The Classified Bivalve Mollusc Production Areas in Ireland designates the production areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be taken. Gatherers may only harvest live bivalve molluscs from these production areas which have fixed locations and boundaries and which are classified as being of class A, B or C in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. Annex II of Regulation (EC) 854/2004 sets out the requirements for the classification of production and relaying areas, the monitoring of classified relaying and production areas and the recording and exchange of information.

Last reviewed: 3/6/2015