Approved factory vessels

89 establishments have appeared on the register as a factory vessel since January 2020 — the 12th most common of the 20 approved activities. 57 are still there.

What this approval covers

Section VIII — a vessel that processes at sea. An establishment carrying out this activity on products of animal origin must be approved under Regulation (EC) 853/2004, and must apply an identification mark — the oval — carrying its approval number.

One establishment, several activities. A third of the register holds more than one approval, so this page overlaps with the others by design. The number in the oval identifies the establishment, not the activity.

Which authorities approve factory vessels

Approved factory vessels

Other approved activities

• Minced meat establishment — 1,081
• Fresh fishery products plant — 514
• Shellfish dispatch centre — 356
• Slaughterhouse — 318
• Shellfish purification centre — 147
• Game handling establishment — 79
• Collection centre — 39
• Mechanically separated meat establishment — 32
• Liquid egg plant — 28
• Freezer vessel — 26

Checking a supplier before you buy?

89 establishments are listed on this page. Being on the register is the legal minimum to place products of animal origin on the market — it is not a recommendation, and this site makes none. Tell us what you are sourcing and we will put the enquiry in front of establishments that are on the register. We are not brokers, we hold no stock, and we take no commission.

How we use this.

All 20 activities