Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1978 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin as regard echinoderms harvested outside classified production areas.

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 (which lays down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs) is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. It lays down specific requirements for pectinidae, marine gastropods and echinoderms which are not filter feeders harvested outside classified production areas.