(4) Article 45, point (l), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 lays down that fresh meat is to be declared unfit for human consumption if it has been treated illegally with ionising radiation, including UV-radiation. Most UV-radiation is not to be considered as ionising radiation as defined in Article 4, point (46), of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom. Article 45, point (l), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should therefore be amended.

(5) The specific requirements for official controls concerning live bivalve molluscs from classified production areas and relaying areas do not apply to live Holothuroidea that are not filter feeders, in accordance with Article 51 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627.

(6) Regulation (EU) 2021/1756 of the European Parliament and of the Council amended Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, extending to all echinoderms which are not filter feeders, and not only to Holothuroidea, the possibility to derogate from the requirement to classify the production and relaying areas, laid down in Article 18(7), point (g), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. In addition, based on Article 18(7)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2258 amended Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, whereby the classification of production and relaying areas is not required in relation to the harvesting of echinoderms which are not filter feeders. Consequently, Article 51 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should be amended accordingly.

(7) Article 71 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 lays down rules concerning the decisions that the competent authorities can take after controls on fishery products. Point (a) of that Article mistakenly refers to Section VII instead of Section VIII on fishery products of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. For reasons of consistency, that reference in Article 71 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should be corrected.

(8) Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 establishes practical arrangements for official controls on fishery products in accordance with Article 70 of that Implementing Regulation. In particular, it defines the analytical methods to be applied when the organoleptic examination gives rise to any doubt as to the freshness of the fishery products. In its scientific opinion (9), EFSA identified methods capable of distinguishing between ‘superchilled’ fish and previously frozen fish commercially presented as ‘superchilled’. As those analytical methods should be added to Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627, that Annex should be amended.

(9) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.

(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,