Decree No. 76/2009 approving the Regulation for the Hygiene and Sanitary Controls for Aquatic Food Products.

This Decree approves the Regulation for the Hygiene and Sanitary Controls for Aquatic Food Products. The Regulation, consisting of 5 Chapters, specifies the requirements to be satisfied by the above mentioned food products in order to put them on the market. The Regulation is divided as follows: General provisions, definitions relating to aquatic food products and objective of the Regulation (Chap. I); Official Controls and Competent authority (Chap. II); Hygiene and Sanitary Requirements and food quality standards (Chap. III); Market, import and export requirements (Chap. IV); Inspections and sanctions (Chap. V).