The EU updates import rules for shellfish and mollusks from the United States
12 Jun 2026108 views
Who is affected:
Importers, distributors and food operators working with shellfish from the USA
Summary
The European Commission modifies the conditions for importing live or processed mollusks, sea urchins and other shellfish from the USA intended for human consumption.
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This implementing regulation updates the regulatory framework for imports of bivalve mollusks, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from the United States. The modification affects the health and control conditions that these products must meet to access the European market. Importing and distributing companies…
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OJ:L_202601305: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2026/1305 de la Comisión, de 11 de junio de 2026, por el que se modifica el Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2020/1641 relativo a las importaciones de moluscos bivalvos, equinodermos, tunicados y gasterópodos marinos vivos, refrigerados, congelados o transformados destinados al consumo humano procedentes de los Estados Unidos de América
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