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Fish and Shellfish Common Names For the European Union

Please be advised that the listing of fish and shellfish common names for countries of the European Union has been replaced with links, where available, to specific EU country web sites, or files, with the listings of common names in the language of that country.

The links below to country specific lists of common names are provided for information purposes only. Lists of common names are not available on the Internet, or in a downloadable file format, for all EU countries. It is the exporter's responsibility to check with the importer to determine the validity of the common name. 

1. Austria: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish in pdf (only available as an Adobe pdf file - not on Internet site)
2. Czech Republic: Available at: http://web.mvcr.cz/sbirka/2004/zakon_04.html#castka_65 and download pdf file. List is available on Strana (page) 3005.
3. Denmark: Fiskehandelsnavne pċ dansk og latin
4. Estonia: http://kala.envir.ee/?call=pisces&m_id=6
5. France: Liste des dénominations commerciales
6. Germany: Verzeichnis über Handelsbzeichnungen für Erzeugnisse der Fischerei und der Aquakultur unter Berücksichtigung folgender Bekanntmachungen (pdf file)
7. Greece: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish in pdf (only available as an Adobe pdf file - not on Internet site)
8. Italy: Denominazione in lingua italiana delle specie ittiche di interesse commerciale, ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 2065/2001 della Commissione del 22 ottobre 2001
9. Lithuania: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish in pdf (only available as an Adobe pdf file - not on Internet site)
10. Netherlands: Only available as an Adobe pdf file - not on Internet site
11. Sweden: Title: Handelsbeteckningar pċ fiskeri- och vattenbruksprodukter. Omtryck LIVSFS 2004:16. (pdf file)
    Available from the following location: http://www.slv.se/templates/SLV_ExistingLegislation.aspx?id=2038
12. United Kingdom: The Fish Labelling Regulations

When any new or updated information is obtained concerning EU country references, they will be added to this site.

Information on names acceptable in Canada is available from the "List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood".