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Council Directive 79/923/EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters · European Union

THIS DIRECTIVE CONCERNS THE QUALITY OF SHELLFISH WATERS AND APPLIES TO THOSE COASTAL AND BRACKISH WATERS DESIGNATED BY THE MEMBER STATES AS NEEDING PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SHELLFISH ( BIVALVE AND GASTEROPOD MOLLUSCS ) LIFE AND GROWTH AND THUS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF SHELLFISH PRODUCTS DIRECTLY EDIBLE BY MAN .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.