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of28January1991
concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture
animalsandproducts
(91/67/EEC)
(OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 93/54/EEC of 24 June 1993 L 175 34 19.7.1993
►M2Council Directive 95/22/EC of 22 June 1995 L 243 1 11.10.1995
►M3Council Directive 97/79/EC of 18 December 1997 L 24 31 30.1.1998
►M4Council Directive 98/45/EC of 24 June 1998 L 189 12 3.7.1998
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►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of28January1991
concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on
themarketofaquacultureanimalsandproducts
(91/67/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas aquaculture animals and products are included in the list in
Annex II to the Treaty;
Whereas the breeding and rearing of aquaculture animals, and the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products constitutes
a source of income for persons working in the fisheries sector;
Whereas, in order to ensure the rational development of this sector and
to increase productivity, health rules for this sector must be laid downat Community level;
Whereas in this context it is necessary to contribute to the completion
of the internal market, avoiding the spread of infectious or contagiousdiseases;
Whereas the animal health situation for aquaculture animals is not the
same throughout the territory of the Community; whereas reference
must therefore be made to the concept of zones when dealing with
parts of the territory concerned;
Whereas criteria and procedures should be laid down for the grant,
maintenance, suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval ofsuchzones;
Whereas reference should also be made to the concept of farms
enjoying a specific animal health status;
Whereas criteria and procedures should be laid down for the grant,
maintenance, suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval ofsuchfarms;
Whereas it is necessary to set Community requirements applicable to
imports of aquaculture animals and products from third countries;
whereas these requirements must provide for adequate protectivemeasures;
Whereas a Community inspection system should be established in order
to verify compliance withth is Directive;
Whereas scientific studies should be undertaken so as to be able to
supplement in the future the rules laid down by this Directive;
Whereas provision should be made for a procedure establishing close
and efficient cooperation between the Commission and the MemberStates within the Standing Veterinary Committee,1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 84, 2. 4. 1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991.
(3) OJ No C 332, 31. 12. 1990.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER 1
General provisions
Article 1
This Directive defines the animal health conditions governing the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products.
This Directive shall apply without prejudice to Community or national
provisions on the conservation of species.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive:
1. ‘aquaculture animals’ means live fish, crustaceans or molluscs
coming from a farm, including those from the wild intended for afarm;
2. ‘aquaculture products’ means products derived from aquaculture
animals, whether intended for farming, such as eggs and gametes,
or for human consumption;
3. ‘fish, crustaceans or molluscs’ means any fish, crustacean or
mollusc at any stage of development;
4. ‘farm’ means any establishment or, in general, any geographically
defined installation in which aquaculture animals are reared or keptwith a view to their being placed on the market;
5. ‘approved farm’ means a farm complying, as the case may be, with
the requirements of Annex C I, II or III, and approved as such inaccordance withArticle 6;
6. ‘approved zone’ means a zone complying, as the case may be, with
the provisions of Annex B I, II or III, and approved as such inaccordance withArticle 5;
7. ‘approved laboratory’ means a laboratory located in the territory of
a Member State, designated by the competent authority, under itsresponsibility, to carry out the diagnostic tests provided for in thisDirective;
8. ‘official service’ means the veterinary service or any other service
of equivalent level designated by the competent authority of theMember State or third country and responsible for carrying outthe controls provided for in this Directive;
9. ‘health inspection’ means a visit by an official service or services
for the purpose of conducting health checks on a farm or zone;
10. ‘placing on the market’ means holding or displaying for sale,
offering for sale, selling, delivering, transferring or any other formof placing on the market in the Community, with the exception ofretail sale.
CHAPTER 2
Placing on the market of Community aquaculture animals and
products
Article 3
1. The placing on the market of aquaculture animals shall be subject
to the following general requirements:
(a) they must show no clinical signs of disease on the day of loading;
(b) they must not be intended for destruction or slaughter under a
scheme for the eradication of a disease listed in Annex A;
(c) they must not come from a farm which is subject to a prohibition
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animals from sucha farm, and in particular from a farm wh ichis
subject to control measures in the context of Commission Directive93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum Community
measures for the control of certain fish diseases(
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2. Aquaculture products being placed on the market for breeding
purposes (eggs and gametes) must originate from animals which satisfy
the requirements laid down in paragraph 1.
3. Aquaculture products being placed on the market for human
consumption must originate from animals which satisfy the require-ments laid down in paragraph1 (a).
4. This Article shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of
Directive 93/53/EEC withregard to th e control of certain fishdiseases,in particular the diseases in list I.
Article 4
Aquaculture animals must be dispatched in the shortest possible period
to the place of destination, using means of transport that have been
cleaned and, if necessary, disinfected in advance witha disinfectant
that is officially authorized in the Member State of dispatch.
If water is used in overland transport, the vehicles shall be designed in
such a way that water cannot escape from the vehicle during transport.Transport shall be carried out in such a way as to safeguard effectivelythe health of the animals, in particular by changing the water. Changesof water must be carried out in places complying withth e requirements
of Annex D. A list of these places and any subsequent amendments
thereto must be notified by each Member State to the Commission,which shall forward that information to the other Member States.
Article 5
1. In order to obtain, for one or more of the diseases referred to in
Annex A, column 1, list II, the status of approved zone, Member Statesshall submit to the Commission:
— all appropriate justifications concerning the conditions laid down, as
the case may be, in Annex B under I B, II B or III B,
— the national rules ensuring compliance with the conditions laid
down, as the case may be, in Annex B under I C, II C or III C.
2. The Commission shall scrutinize the information referred to in
paragraph 1. The Commission shall use such information as a basisfor approving zones in accordance withth e procedure laid down inArticle 26. If, in accordance withAnnex B under I.D.5, II.D orIII.D.5, the approval of a zone is withdrawn by the official service,
the Commission shall revoke the decision concerning its approval. Re-
approval of the zone concerned shall occur in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 26.
3. The Commission shall draw up the list of approved zones. It shall
amend this list in order to take account of new approvals or withdrawalof approvals. The Commission shall forward the list and any amend-ments thereto to the Member States.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 4
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Article 6
1. In order to obtain, for one or more of the diseases referred to in
Annex A, column 1, list II, the status of approved farm situated in anon-approved zone, Member States shall submit to the Commission:
— all appropriate justifications concerning the conditions set out, as
the case may be, in Annex C under I A, II A or III A,
— the national rules ensuring compliance with the conditions set out in
Annex C under I B, II B or III B.
2. On receipt of the file relating to the request for approval or re-
approval of a farm in a non-approved zone, the Commission shallhave a month within which to examine that file. That examination shallbe carried out in the light of the information mentioned in paragraph 1and, where appropriate, of on-site inspections undertaken in accordance
withth e provisions set out in Article 17.
Should that examination lead to favorable conclusions, the Commission
shall forward such conclusions to the Member States. The Member
States shall have a period of two weeks within which to make knowntheir remarks.
After expiry of that period, if no remarks have been made or if the
Member States' remarks are not contrary to the Commission's conclu-sions, the Commission shall approve or re-approve the farm.
Should there exist major differences between the Commission's conclu-
sions and the Member States' remarks, or should the Commission, afterexamining the file, consider that the approval or re-approval ought notbe granted, the Commission shall have two months within which torefer the matter to the Standing Veterinary Committee and obtain its
opinion. In that case, the approval or re-approval shall be granted in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.
If in accordance withAnnex C under I C, II C or III C, th e approval of
a farm is withdrawn by the official service, the Commission shallrevoke the approval decision.
3. The Commission shall draw up the list of approved farms. It shall
amend that list in order to take account of new approvals or withdrawalof approvals. The Commission shall forward the list and any amend-ments thereto to the Member States.
Article 7
1. The placing on the market of live fish belonging to the suscep-
tible species referred to in Annex A, column 2, list II, their eggs or
gametes, shall be subject to the following additional guarantees:
(a) where they are to be introduced into an approved zone, they must,
in accordance withArticle 11, be accompanied by a movement
document corresponding to the model set out in Annex E, Chapter1 or 2, certifying that they come from an approved zone or anapproved farm. Pending the outcome of the review provided for inArticle 28, additional guarantees to be met for the introduction intoan approved zone of fishcoming from an approved farm situated in
a non-approved zone shall be fixed in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 26. Pending that decision, national rulesshall continue to apply subject to compliance with the generalprovisions of the Treaty;
(b) where they are to be introduced into a farm which, although not
situated in an approved zone, fulfils the conditions set out in Annex
C I, they must in accordance with Article 11, be accompanied by amovement document corresponding to the model set out in AnnexE, Chapter 1 or 2, certifying that they come respectively from anapproved zone or from a farm of the same health status as thefarm of destination.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 5
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2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 26, adapt or delete the additional guarantees referredto in paragraph 1, depending on the evolution of the animal health
situation in the Community, in particular in order to take account of
the results of the eradication measures for the disease referred to inAnnex A, column 1 of list I.
Article 8
1. The placing on the market of live molluscs referred to in Annex
A, column 2, list II, shall be subject to the following additional guaran-tees:
(a) if they are to be relaid in an approved coastal zone, they must, in
accordance withArticle 11, be accompanied by a movement docu-ment corresponding to the model set out in Annex E, Chapter 3 or
4, certifying that they come from an approved coastal zone or from
an approved farm in a non-approved coastal zone, as the case maybe;
(b) if they are to be relaid in a farm which although not situated in an
approved coastal zone fulfils the conditions set out in Annex C III,they must, in accordance with Article 11, be accompanied by amovement document corresponding to the model set out in AnnexE, Chapter 3 or 4, certifying that they come from an approvedcoastal zone or from a farm of the same health status as the farm
of destination.
2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 26, adapt or delete the additional guarantees referredto in paragraph 1, on the basis of the animal health situation existingin the Community.
Article 9
The placing on the market in an approved zone of aquaculture animals
and products for human consumption originating in a non-approvedzone shall be subject to the following requirements:
1. Fishsusceptible to th e diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1,
list II, must be slaughtered and eviscerated prior to dispatch.
However, pending the outcome of the review provided for in Article
28, the obligation to eviscerate shall not be required, if the fishcome from an approved farm in a non-approved zone. Derogationsfrom this principle may be adopted under the procedure provided
for in Article 26.
Pending that decision, national rules shall continue to apply subject
to compliance with the general provisions of the Treaty.
2. Live molluscs susceptible to the diseases referred to in Annex A,
column 1, list II, must be delivered either for direct humanconsumption or to the preserving industry; they shall not be relaidunless:
— they originate in an approved farm in a non-approved coastal
zone, or
— they are temporarily immersed in storage ponds or purification
centres which are specially equipped and approved for thatpurpose by the competent authority and include in particular asystem for the treatment and disinfection of residual water. Theconditions for suchapproval will be determined by th e Commis-sion in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 6
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3. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure provided
for in Article 26, take, if necessary, appropriate measures to ensureuniform compliance withth is Article.
Article 10
1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a programme
designed to enable it subsequently to initiate the procedures provided
for in Article 5 (1) and Article 6 (1), it shall submit its programme tothe Commission specifying in particular:
— the geographical zone and farm or farms concerned,
— the measures to be taken by the official services to ensure that the
programme is properly carried out,
— the procedures followed by the approved laboratories, their number
and location,
— the prevalence of the disease or diseases listed in Annex A, column
1 of lists I and II,
— the measures laid down to combat these diseases where detected.
2. The Commission shall scrutinize the programmes submitted by
the Member States. The programmes shall be approved in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 26. After the adoption of the
programmes, the introduction of aquaculture animals and products intozones or farms covered by the programmes shall be subject to the rulesset out in Articles 7 and 8.
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or
supplemented in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
26. Under the same procedure the Commission may approve an amend-
ment or addition to a programme which has been approved or toguarantees provided for by the rules referred to in paragraph 2.
Article 11
1. The movement documents referred to in Articles 7 and 8 must be
drawn up by the official service at the place of origin within 48 hoursbefore loading, in the official language or languages of the place ofdestination. They must be drawn up on a single sheet of paper, be
made out for a single consignee. They shall be valid for 10 days.
2. Eachconsignment of aquaculture animals and products must be
clearly identified in order to be able to trace back to the farm of origin,and to verify where appropriate the correlation of the animals orproducts with the information contained in the accompanying move-ment document. This information may figure directly on the container
or on a label fixed to it or on the movement document.
Article 12
1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a voluntary or
compulsory control programme for one of the diseases referred to in
Annex A, column 1 of list III, it shall submit the programme to theCommission, outlining in particular:
— the distribution of the disease in the Member States,
— the justification of the programme, taking into account, the impor-
tance of the disease and the programme's likely benefit in relation
to its cost,
— the geographical area in which the programme will be imple-
mented,
— the status of farms to be established, and the standards which must
be achieved by the farms in each category, including test proce-
dures,
— the rules applicable for entry of animals of a lower health status
into the farm,
— the action to be taken if, for any reason, a farm loses its status,
— the procedures under which the programme is to be monitored.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 7
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2. The Commission shall scrutinize the programme presented by the
Member States. These programmes may be approved in accordancewith the procedure laid down in Article 26. The additional guarantees,
general or specific, which may be required for the introduction of aqua-
culture animals and products into officially checked zones or farmsshall be defined in accordance with the same procedure.
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or
supplemented in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
26. Under the same procedure, the Commission may approve an
amendment or addition to a programme which has been approved orto guarantees which have been defined in accordance with paragraph 2.
4. The Commission shall examine as quickly as possible the
programmes submitted by Sweden as regards infectious pancreatic
necrosis (IPN), corynebacteriosis or BKD, furunculosis and yersiniosis
or red-mouthdisease or ERM. Following th at examination and if it isjustified, the provisions of paragraph 2 may be applicable. The appro-priate decisions provided for in paragraph2 sh all be adopted as quicklyas possible. Pending those decisions Sweden may, during a period ofone year from the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty,
apply its national rules in force before that date as regards the above-
mentioned diseases. The period of one year may if necessary beextended in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.
Article 13
1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its
territory is free from one of the diseases listed in Annex A, column 1,of List III, it shall submit to the Commission appropriate justificationssetting out in particular:
— the name of the disease and the previous history of its occurrence in
that Member State,
— the results of surveillance testing based on serological, virological,
microbiological or pathological findings, or identification of theparasite, as appropriate, and on the fact that the disease is compul-sorily notifiable to the competent authorities,
— the period over which the surveillance was carried out,— the control arrangements for verifying that the area concerned
remains free from the disease.
The Commission shall define, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 26, general criteria to ensure uniform implementation
of this paragraph.
2. The Commission shall examine the justifications communicated
by the Member State and, in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 26, define the zones that are to be regarded as free from, andthe species that are susceptible to, the disease in question, and the addi-tional guarantees, general or specific, which may be required for the
introduction of aquaculture animals and products into those areas.
Live fish, shellfish or crustaceans and if appropriate, their eggs andgametes, introduced into suchzones must be accompanied by a move-ment document, corresponding to a model to be drawn up inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, certifying that
they comply with such additional guarantees.
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any
change in the particulars specified in paragraph 1 which relate to thedisease. The guarantees defined as laid down in paragraph 2 may, inthe light of such notification, be amended or withdrawn in accordance
withth e procedure provided for in Article 27.
4. The Commission shall examine as quickly as possible the grounds
submitted by Sweden as regards spring viraemia of carp (SVC).Following that examination and if it is justified, the provisions of para-1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 8
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graph2 may be applicable. Th e appropriate decisions provided for in
paragraph 2 shall be adopted as quickly as possible. Pending thosedecisions Sweden may, during a period of one year from the date of
entry into force of the Accession Treaty, apply its national rules in
force before that date as regards the abovementioned diseases. Theperiod of one year may if necessary be extended in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 26.
Article 14
1. Without prejudice to the requirements for diseases referred to in
Annex A, column 1, list III, established in accordance with Articles
12 and 13, the placing on the market of live farmed fish not belonging
to the susceptible species referred to in Annex A, column 2, list II, aswell as their eggs and gametes shall be subject to the following addi-tional requirements:
(a) where they are to be introduced into an approved zone, they must,
in accordance withArticle 11, be accompanied by a movementdocument corresponding to the model to be drawn up in accor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, certifying thatthey come from a zone of the same health status, from an approvedfarm in a non-approved zone or from a farm which may be situated
in a non-approved zone on condition that such a farm contains no
fishbelonging to th e susceptible species referred to in Annex A,column 2, list II, and is not connected witha watercourse or withcoastal or estuarial waters.
However, pending the outcome of the review provided for in
Article 28, Member States may, under the procedure laid down inArticle 26, request a derogation from the preceding subparagraph,in particular so as to prohibit the introduction into an approved
zone of fishreferred to in th is paragraphoriginating in an approved
farm situated in a non-approved zone on condition that such a farmcontains no fishbelonging to th e susceptible species referred to inAnnex A, column 2, list II, and is not connected witha watercourseor withcoastal or estuarial waters. In order to ensure uniform
compliance withth at provision, appropriate conditions and
measures shall be fixed under the same procedure. Pending thosedecisions, the relevant national rules shall continue to apply subjectto compliance with the general provisions of the Treaty;
(b) where they are to be introduced into a farm which, although situ-
ated in a non-approved zone, fulfils the conditions of Annex C,they must, in accordance with Article 11, be accompanied by amovement document, corresponding to the model to be drawn up
in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26, certi-
fying that they come from an approved zone, from a farm of thesame health status or from a farm which may be situated in anon-approved zone on condition that such a farm contains no fishbelonging to the susceptible species referred to in Annex A,column 2, list II, and is not connected witha watercourse or with
coastal or estuarial waters.
2. The requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall apply to the
placing on the market of farmed molluscs not belonging to the suscep-tible species referred to in Annex A, column 2, list II.
3. Without prejudice to the requirements for diseases referred to in
Annex A, column 1, list III established in accordance with Articles 12and 13, the placing on the market of wild fish, molluscs or crustaceans,their eggs or gametes, shall be subject to the following additionalrequirements:
(a) where they are to be introduced into an approved zone, they must,
in accordance withArticle 11, be accompanied by a movementdocument, corresponding to the model to be drawn up in accor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, certifying that
they come from a zone of the same health status;
(b) where they are to be introduced into a farm which, although situ-
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they must, in accordance with Article 11, be accompanied by a
movement document, corresponding to the model to be drawn upin accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26, certi-
fying that they come from an approved zone;
(c) where such animals are fished in the deep sea and are to be used
for breeding in approved zones and approved farms, they must be
placed in quarantine under the supervision of the official service insuitable facilities and under appropriate conditions to be deter-mined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.
4. The requirements laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not
apply where practical experience and/or scientific evidence has shownthat there is no passive transmission of the disease when acquacultreanimals, their eggs and gametes, not belonging to the susceptiblespecies referred to in Annex A, column 2, list II, are moved from anon-approved zone to an approved zone.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, the Commis-
sion shall establish the list of aquaculture animals to which thederogation referred to in the first subparagraph shall apply and, wherenecessary, shall amend that list in the light of scientific and technolo-
gical developments. The special conditions for placing such animals on
the market, including the model of the accompanying documentrequired, shall be established and amended according to the sameprocedure.
5. This Article shall not apply to ornamental tropical fish kept
permanently in aquariums.
Article 15
Sampling plans and diagnostic methods to be applied for the detection
and confirmation of the presence of the diseases referred to in AnnexA, column 1, shall be established in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 26. These sampling plans must take account of the
presence of wild fish, crustaceans and molluscs in the aquatic environ-
ment.
Article 16
1. The rules laid down in Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade
with a view to the completion of the internal market(
1) as regards
aquaculture products for human consumption and Council Directive90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnicalchecks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animalsand products with a view to the completion of the internal market(
2)
as regards aquaculture animals and products placed on the market shall
apply, in particular as regards the organization of and the action to betaken following the inspections to be carried out by the Member Stateof destination, and the protective measures to be implemented.►
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laid down in Article 26, shall draw up specimens of the certificates
which must accompany aquaculture animals, their eggs and gametesin intra-Community trade between non-approved zones as regards thediseases referred to in list II of Annex A, and shall decide on arrange-ments for extending the ‘ANIMO’ computerized system linkingcompetent authorities to cover trade in the above animals and
products. ◄
2. Directive 89/662/EEC is amended as follows:
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‘— Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning
the animal health conditions governing the placing on themarket of aquaculture animals and products (OJ No L 46, 19.
2. 1991, p. 1)’;
(b) in Annex B the following indent is deleted:
‘— aquaculture products intended for human consumption.’
3. In Annex A, point I, of Directive 90/425/EEC the following refer-
ence is added:
‘Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the
animal health conditions governing the placing on the market ofaquaculture animals and products (OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1)’.
Article 17
1. Commission veterinary experts may, where it is necessary for the
uniform application of this Directive, carry out on-site inspections inconjunction with the competent authorities. The Member State inwhose territory an inspection is carried out shall provide the experts
with all the assistance necessary to complete their task. The Commis-
sion shall notify the Member States of the outcome of such inspections.
2. General provisions for the application of this Article shall be
adopted in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.
The rules to be followed during the inspection provided for in this
Article shall be drawn up in accordance with the same procedure.
CHAPTER 3
Rulesgoverningimportsfromthirdcountries
Article 18
Aquaculture animals and products imported into the Community shall
satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 19, 20 and 21.
Article 19
1. Aquaculture animals and products must come from third countries
or parts thereof appearing on a list drawn up by the Commission in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26. That list may
be supplemented or amended in accordance withth e same procedure.
2. In deciding whether a third country or part thereof may appear on
the list referred to in paragraph 1, particular account shall be taken of:
(a) the state of health of the aquaculture animals, particular attention
being paid to exotic diseases and the environmental health situationin the third country which might endanger the health of livestock in
the Member States;
(b) the regularity and rapidity of the information supplied by the
country relating to the existence of infectious or contagious
diseases of aquaculture animals in its territory, in particular thosediseases mentioned in list B of the International Office of Epizoo-tics;
(c) the rules of the third country on the prevention and control of
diseases of aquaculture animals;
(d) the structure of the official services in the third country and their
powers;
(e) the organization and implementation of measures to prevent and
control infectious or contagious diseases of aquaculture animals;
(f) assurances which the third country may provide concerning the
rules laid down in this Directive.
3. The list referred to in paragraph 1 and all amendments thereto
shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
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4. If by 1 January 1994 no decision has been taken with regard to
the drawing up of the list referred to in paragraph 1, the requisite tran-sitional measures may be adopted, in accordance withth e procedure
laid down in Article 26, for a period of three years.
Article 20
1. For each third country, aquaculture animals and products shall
satisfy the health conditions adopted in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 26.
2. Depending on the animal health situation in the third country
concerned, the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 may include in
particular:
— restriction to imports from a part of the third country,
— restriction to certain species at any stage of development,— the prescription of a treatment to be applied to the products, such as
the disinfection of eggs,
— prescription of the use to which these animals or products are to be
put,
— the measures to apply following importation, such as quarantine or
the disinfection of eggs.
3. Pending establishment of the import conditions provided for in
this Directive, Member States shall ensure that imports of aquaculture
animals and products from third countries are subject to conditions atleast equivalent to those applying to the production and placing on themarket of Community products.
Article 21
1. Aquaculture animals and products shall be accompanied by a
certificate drawn up by the official services of the exporting third
country. This certificate must:
(a) be issued on the day of loading of the consignment for dispatch to
the Member State of destination;
(b) accompany the consignment in the original;
(c) attest that the aquaculture animals and certain fishery products
meet the requirements of this Directive and those laid downpursuant thereto with regard to importation from the third country;
(d) be valid for 10 days;
(e) consist of a single sheet of paper;
(f) be made out for a single consignee.
2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with a
model established in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 26.
Article 22
Inspections shall be carried out on the spot by veterinary experts of the
Member States and the Commission to verify whether the provisions ofthis Directive, and in particular Articles 19 and 20 thereof, are being
applied in practice.
The experts from the Member States who are to be entrusted with the
task of carrying out these inspections shall be appointed by theCommission, acting on proposals from the Member States.
Those inspections shall be made on behalf of the Community, which
shall bear the expenditure incurred in this connection.
The frequency of and the procedures for these inspections shall be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 26.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 12
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Article 23
The principles and rules laid down in Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/
78/EC shall apply, with particular reference to the organisation of andfollow-up to the checks to be carried out by the Member States and the
safeguard measures to be implemented.
CHAPTER 4
Finalprovisions
Article 25
Annexes C and E may be amended in accordance withth e procedure
laid down in Article 26.
Annexes A, B and C shall be amended only by the Council acting by a
qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, with a view inparticular to adapting them to technological progress.
Article 26
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed,
the Chairman shall refer the matter without delay to the StandingVeterinary Committee set up by Decision 68/361/EEC(
1), hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Committee’, either on his own initiative or at therequest of the representative of a Member State.
2. (a) The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee
shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which
the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of thematter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laiddown in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisionswhich the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from theCommission. The votes of the representatives of the Member
States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner
set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion
of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commissionshall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating tothe measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualifiedmajority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of
referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposedmeasures shall be adopted by the Commission save where theCouncil has decided against the said measures by a simplemajority.
Article 27
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed,
the Chairman shall without delay, refer the matter to the Committee,either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a
Member State.
2. (a) The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committeeshall deliver its opinion on the draft within two days. Theopinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Councilis required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 13
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votes of the representatives of the Member States within the
Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in thatArticle. The Chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion
of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commissionshall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating tothe measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualifiedmajority.
If, on the expiry of a period of 15 days from the date of referral
to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measuresshall be adopted by the Commission save where the Council hasdecided against the said measures by a simple majority.
Article 28
Before 1 July 1992, in respect of the list of diseases set out in AnnexA, and before 1 January 1997, in respect of the health status ofapproved farms in a non-approved zone, the Council shall, on the basis
of a report from the Commission on the experience gained, prepared
following an opinion from the Scientific Veterinary Committee andaccompanied by any proposals, on which it will decide by a qualifiedmajority, review the provisions of this Directive and in particular thoseconcerning the marketing of live fish coming from approved farms innon-approved zones.
Article 28a
As regards fish, and eggs and gametes thereof, intended for farming orrestocking,consignments toorfromFinlandshallnotbeauthorizedduring a transitional period of three years from the date of entry intoforce of the Accession Treaty.
Article 28b
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, the appro-priate decisions may be adopted to approve the programmes submittedby Finland and Sweden as regards the diseases referred to in Annex A,list II. These decisions shall enter into force, as appropriate, on acces-
sion or during the transitional periods laid down in Article 28a. In this
respect the period of four years laid down in Annex B(I.B) shall bereduced to three years for Finland with two tests during this periodfor eachfarm.
Article 29
1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulationsand administrative provisions necessary to comply withth is Directive
before 1 January 1993.
2. When Member States adopt the measures referred to in paragraph
1, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa-nied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. Themethods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the MemberStates.
Article 30
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ANNEX A
LIESTEDDISEASES/PATHOGENSOFFISH,MOLLUSCSANDCRUSTACEA
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Disease/pathogen Susceptible species
LIST I
Fish
Infectious salmon aneamia (ISA) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
LIST II
Fish
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Salmonid species,
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) ;
Whitefish (Coregonus spp.) ;
Pike(Esox lucius) ;
Turbot(Scophthalmus maximus) ;
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) Salmonid species
Pike fry(Esox lucius)
Molluscs
Bonamia ostreae Flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)
Marteilla refringens Flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)
LIST III
Fish
Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)
To be specified in the programme referred to in
Articles 12 and 13'Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)
(Renibacterium salmonidarum)
Furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida)
(Enteric redmouthdisease) (ERM)
(Yersinia ruckeri)
Gyrodactylus salaris
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ANNEX B
APPROVEDZONES
I.Continentalzonesforfish (column 2 of ►M1list◄II in Annex A)
A.Definition of continental zones
A continental zone consists of
— a part of the territory comprising an entire catchment area from the
sources of the waterways to the estuary, or more than one catchment
area, in which fish is reared, kept or caught, or
— a part of a catchment area from the sources of the waterways to a
natural or artificial barrier preventing fishmigrating from down-
stream of that barrier.
The size and the geographical situation of a continental zone must be
such that possibilities for recontamination, e.g. by migrating fish, are
reduced to a minimum. That may require the establishment of a buffer-
zone in which a monitoring programme is carried out without obtaining
the status of approved zone.
B.Grant of appeal
In order to obtain approved status, a continental zone must meet the
following requirements:
1. all fishare free for at least four years from any clinical or oth er sign
of one or more of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1 of
►M1list◄II;
2. all farms in the continental zone are placed under the supervision of
the official services. Two health inspections per year for two years
musthavebeencarriedout.
The health inspections must have been carried out at the times of the
year when the water temperature favours the development of these
diseases. The health inspection must at least consist of:
— an inspection of fishsh owing abnormalities,
— the taking of samples in accordance with a programme estab-
lished under the procedure provided for in Article 15, which are
to be sent as quickly as possible to an approved laboratory to be
tested for the pathogens in question.
However, zones having a historical record of absence of the diseasesreferred to in Annex A, column 1, list II, may obtain approved status
if:
(a) their geographical situation does not permit easy introduction of
disease;
(b) an official disease control system has been in place for an
extended period of time of at least ten years, during which:
— there has been regular monitoring of all farms,
— a disease notification system has been applied,— no case of disease has been reported,
— under the rules in force, only fish eggs or gametes from non-
infected zones or farms, subject to official checks and
presenting equivalent health guarantees, were able to be intro-
duced into the zone.
The period of 10 years referred to in the first subparagraph maybe reduced to five years as a result of the testing carried out by
the official service of the requesting Member State, provided
that, in addition to the requirements referred to in the first
subparagraph, the regular monitoring of all farms referred to
above has included at least two health inspections per year invol-
ving at least:
— an inspection of fishsh owing abnormalities,
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Member States wishing to benefit from the provisions relating to
historical records must submit their request no later than 31
December 1996;
3. if there is no farm in a continental zone to be approved, the official
services must have subjected fish from the lower part of the catch-
ment area to a health inspection twice a year for four years, in
accordance withparagraph2;
4. the laboratory examinations of fish taken during health inspections
have produced negative results as regards the pathogens in question;
5. where a Member State has requested approval for a water catchment
area or part of a water catchment area originating in a neighbouring
Member State, or common to two Member States, the following
provisions shall apply:
— the two Member States concerned should simultaneously submit a
request for approval in accordance withth e procedures laid down
in Articles 5 or 10,
— the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 26, after examining and checking the requests and evalu-ating the health situation, shall, if need be, lay down any other
provisions necessary for granting suchapproval.
The Member States, in accordance with Directive 89/608/EEC(
1),
shall grant each other mutual assistance for the application of this
Directive, and in particular of this paragraph.
C.Maintenance of approval
Maintenance of approval is subject to the following requirements:
1. fish introduced into the zone must come from another approved zone
or from an approved farm;
2. eachfarm must undergo two h ealthinspections annually in accor-
dance with point B.2, except farms without broodstock which must
be inspected once per year. However, samples will be taken by rota-
tion in 50 % of the fish farms in the continental zone each year;
3. the results of the laboratory examinations on the fish sampled during
the health inspections must have been negative as regards the agents
of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1 of ►M1list◄II;
4. a register must be kept by the farmers or the persons responsible for
the introducing of fish, containing all the information necessary to
enable the state of health of the fish to be monitored constantly.
D.Suspension, re-establishment and withdrawal of approval
1. Any abnormal death or other symptom that might constitute grounds
for suspecting an outbreak amongst fishof a disease referred to in
Annex A, column 1 of ►M1list◄II must be notified as quickly
as possible to the official service. ►M2The latter shall immediately
suspend approval of the zone or of part of the zone, provided that the
part of the zone which still has approved status continues to meet the
definition in point A. ◄
2. A sample of at least 10 sick fishmust be sent to th e approved labora-
tory in order to be tested for the pathogens in question. The results of
the tests must be communicated immediately to the official service.
3. Where the results are negative for the pathogens in question but posi-
tive for another cause, the official service shall restore approval.
4. However, when no diagnosis can be made, a further health inspection
must be made within 15 days of the first sampling and a sufficient
number of sick fishmust be taken and forwarded to th e approved
laboratory in order to be tested for the pathogens in question.
If the results are again negative or if there are no more sick fish, the
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5. Where the results are positive, the official service shall withdraw
approval of the zone, part of the zone referred to in point 1.
6. Restoration of approval of a zone or part of a zone referred to in
point 1 is subject to the following requirements:
(a) when an outbreak occurs:
— all fish in the infected farms must have been slaughtered, and
infected or contaminated fishmust h ave been destroyed,
— facilities and equipment must have been disinfected in accor-
dance witha procedure approved by th e official services;
(b) after elimination of the outbreak, the requirements set up in point
B must be again complied with.
7. The central competent authority shall inform the Commission and the
other Member States regarding the suspension, restoration or with-
drawal of approval of zones, or parts of zones referred to in point 1.
II.Coastalzonesforfish (column 2 of ►M1list◄II of Annex A)
A. A coastal zone consists of a part of the coast or sea water or an estuary
with a precise geographical delimitation which consists of a homoge-
neous hydrological system or a series of such systems. If necessary, a
coastal zone may be deemed to consist of a part of the coast or sea
water or an estuary situated between the mouths of two watercourses
or of a part of the coast or sea water or an estuary where there are one
or more farms, provided that provision is made for a buffer zone on both
sides of the farm or farms, the extent of which shall be set by the
Commission on a case-by-case basis in accordance withth e procedure
laid down in Article 26.
B.Grant of approval
In order to obtain approved status, a coastal zone for fishmust meet th e
requirements laid down for continental zones referred to in point I B.
C.Maintenance of status
Maintenance of the approval for a coastal zone is subject to the require-
ments set out in point I C.
D.Suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval
The rules are identical to those set out in point I.D; however, where the
zone is composed of a series of hydrological systems, suspension,
restoration and withdrawal of approval may relate to a part of this series
where this part has a precise geographical delimitation and consists of a
homogeneous hydrological system, provided that the part which still has
approved status continues to meet the definition in point A.
III.Coastal zones for molluscs (column 2 of ►M1 list ◄IIof Annex A) 
A. A coastal zone must comply withth e definition laid down in point II A.
B.Grant of approval
In order to be approved, a coastal zone must meet the following require-
ments:
1. all molluscs have for at least two years shown no clinical or other
sign of one or more of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column
1o f►M1list◄II;
2. all farms in the coastal zone are placed under the supervision of the
official services. Healthinspections are carried out at intervals
adapted to the development of the pathogens in question.
During these inspections samples are taken and sent without delay to
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3. if there is no farm in the continental zone, the official service must
have submitted molluscs to a health inspection in accordance with
point 2, at intervals adapted to the development of the pathogens in
question. However, if detailed investigations of fauna show that the
zonedoesnotcontainany molluscsbelongingtovector,carrieror
susceptible species, the official service may approve the zone before
any molluscs are introduced;
4. laboratory examinations of molluscs taken during health inspections
by the official services have produced negative results as regards thepathogens in question.
For zones having a historical record of absence of the diseases
referred to in Annex A, column 1 of ►
M1list◄II, this informa-
tion may be taken into account for the grant of approval.
C.Maintenance of approval
Maintenance of approval is subject to the following requirements:
1. molluscs introduced into the coastal zone must come from other
approved coastal zones or from approved farms in non-approved
coastal zones;
2. eachfarm must undergo a h ealthinspection in accordance withpoint
B 2 at intervals adapted to the development of the pathogens in ques-
tion;
3. the results of the laboratory examinations on the molluscs sampled
during the health inspections must have been negative as regards the
agents of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1 of
►M1 list  ◄II; 
4. a register must be kept by the farmers or the persons responsible for
the introduction of molluscs, containing all information necessary toenable the state of health of the molluscs to be monitored constantly.
D.Suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval
1. Any abnormal death or other symptom that might constitute grounds
for suspecting an outbreak amongst molluscs of a disease, referred to
in Annex A, column 1 of list II, must be notified as quickly as
possible to the official service. ►
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suspend approval of the zone or, if the zone is composed of a seriesof hydrological systems, of part of that series where such part has a
precise geographical delimitation and consists of a homogeneous
hydrological system, provided that the part which still has approved
status continues to meet the definition in point A. ◄
2. A sample of sick molluscs must be sent to the approved laboratory in
order to be tested for the pathogens in question.
The results of the tests must be communicated immediately to the
official service.
3. Where the results are negative for the pathogens in question, but
positive for another cause, approval shall be restored.
4. However, when no diagnosis can be made, a further health inspection
must be made within 15 days of the first taking of samples and a
sufficient number of sick molluscs must be taken and forwarded to
the approved laboratory in order to be tested for the pathogens in
question. If the results are again negative or if there are no longer
any sick molluscs, the official service will restore approval.
5. Where the results are positive, the official service shall withdraw
approval of the zone or part of the zone as referred to in point 1.
6. Restoration of approval of a zone or part of a zone as referred to in
point 1 is subject to the following requirements:
(a) when an outbreak occurs:
— infected or contaminated molluscs must have been destroyed,
— facilities and equipment must have been disinfected in accor-
dance witha procedure approved by th e official service;
(b) after elimination of the outbreak, the requirements set out in
point B must again be complied with.
7. The central competent authority shall inform the Commission and the
other Member States regarding suspension, restoration or withdrawal
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ANNEX C
APPROVEDFARMSINANON-APPROVEDZONE
I.Continentalfarmsforfish (Column 2 of ►M1list◄II of Annex A)
A.Grant of approval
In order to be approved a farm must meet the following requirements:
1. water must be supplied by a well, a borehole or a spring. Where such
water supply is situated at a distance from the farm, the water must
be supplied directly to the farm, and be channelled through a pipe or,
with the agreement of the official service, via an open channel or a
natural conduit, provided that this does not constitute a source of
infection for the farm and does not allow the introduction of wild
fish. The water channel must be under the control of the farm or, in
cases where this is not possible, the official service;
2. there must be a natural or artificial barrier situated downstream which
prevents fishfrom entering th e said farm;
3. if necessary, it must be protected against flooding and infiltration of
water;
4. it must comply, mutatis mutandis , withth e requirements set out in
Annex B.I.B. Furthermore, where approval is requested on the basis
of a historical record with an official control system for a 10-year
period, it must meet the following additional requirements:
— it must have been submitted, at least once per year, to a clinical
inspection and the taking of samples to be tested for the patho-
gens in question in an approved laboratory;
5. it may be the subject of additional measures imposed by the official
service, when considered necessary to prevent the introduction of
diseases. Such measures may include the establishment of a buffer
zone around the farm in which a monitoring programme is carried
out, and the establishment of protection against the intrusion of
possible pathogen carriers or vectors;
6. However:
(a) a new farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1, 2, 3
and 5, but which commences its activities with fish, eggs or
gametes from an approved zone or an approved farm situated in
a non-approved zone may obtain approval without undergoing
the sampling required for the grant of approval;
(b) a farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1, 2, 3 and 5,
which recommences its activities after a break with fish, eggs orgametes from an approved zone or an approved farm situated in a
non-approved zone may obtain approval without undergoing the
sampling required for the grant of approval provided that:
— the health history of the farm over the last four years of its
operation is known to the official service; however, if the
farm concerned has been in operation for less than four years,
the actual period in which it has been in operation shall be
taken into account,
— the farm has not been subject to animal-health measures in
respect of the diseases listed in list II of Annex A and there
have been no antecedents of those diseases on the farm,
— prior to the introduction of the fish, eggs or gametes, the farm
is cleaned and disinfected, followed by depopulation for a
minimum period of 15 days under official supervision.
B.Maintenance of approval
Maintenance of approval shall be subject to the requirements set out in
Annex B I C. However, sampling must be carried out once a year.
C.Suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval
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II.Coastalfarmsforfish (Column 2 of ►M1list◄II of Annex A)
A.Grant of approval
In order to be approved, a farm must meet the following requirements:
1. It must be supplied withwater by means of a system wh ichincludes
equipment for the destruction of the agents of the diseases referred to
in Annex A, column 1, list II; the criteria required for the uniform
application of these provisions and in particular those relating to the
proper functioning of the system shall be laid down in accordance
withth e procedure provided for in Article 26.
2. It must comply, mutatis mutandis, withth e requirements laid down in
Annex B II B.
3. However:
(a) a new farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1 and 2,
but which commences its activities with fish, eggs or gametes
from an approved zone or an approved farm situated in a non-
approved zone may obtain approval without undergoing the
sampling required for the grant of approval;
(b) a farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1 and 2,
which recommences its activities after a break with fish, eggs or
gametes from an approved zone or an approved farm situated in a
non-approved zone may obtain approval without undergoing the
sampling required for the grant of approval provided that:
— the health history of the farm over the last four years of its
operation is known to the official service; however, if the
farm concerned has been in operation for less than four years,
the actual period in which it has been in operation shall be
taken into account,
— the farm has not been subject to animal-health measures in
respect of the diseases listed in list II of Annex A and there
have been no antecedents of those diseases on the farm,
— prior to introduction of the fish, eggs or gametes, the farm is
cleaned and disinfected, followed by depopulation for a
minimum period of 15 days under official supervision.
B.Maintenance of approval
Maintenance of approval shall, mutatis mutandis, be subject to the
requirements laid down in Annex B II C.
C.Suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval
The requirements laid down in Annex B II D shall apply mutatis
mutandis.
III.Coastalfarmsformolluscs (Column 2 of ►M1list◄II of Annex A)
A.Grant of approval
In order to be approved, a farm must meet the following requirements:
1. It must be supplied withwater by means of a system wh ichincludes
equipment for the destruction of the agent of the diseases referred to
in Annex A, column 1, list II; the criteria required for the uniform
application of these provisions and in particular those relating to the
proper functioning of the system shall be laid down in accordance
withth e procedure provided for in Article 26.
2. It must comply, mutatis mutandis, withth e requirements as set out in
Annex B III B, points 1, 2 and 4.
3. However:
(a) a new farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1 and 2,
but which commences its activities with molluscs from an
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zone may obtain approval without undergoing the sampling
required for the grant of approval;
(b) a farm which meets the requirements referred to in 1 and 2,
which recommences its activities after a break with molluscs
from an approved zone or an approved farm situated in a non-
approved zone may obtain approval without undergoing the
sampling required for the grant of approval provided that:
— the health history of the farm over the last two years of its
operation is known to the official service,
— the farm has not been subject to animal-health measures in
respect of the diseases listed in list II of Annex A and there
have been no antecedents of those diseases on the farm,
— prior to the introduction of the molluscs, the farm is cleaned
and disinfected, followed by depopulation for a minimum
period of 15 days under official supervision.
B.Maintenance of approval
Maintenance of approval shall, mutatis mutandis, be subject to the guar-
antees laid down in Annex B III C, points 1 to 4.
C.Suspension, restoration and withdrawal of approval
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ANNEX D
RENEWALOFWATER
Renewal of water during the transportation of aquaculture animals shall be
carried out in facilities which are approved by the Member States and meet the
following requirements:
1. The hygienic properties of the water available for changing must be such as
not to alter the health situation of the species transported with regard to the
agents of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1 of ►M1list◄II.
2. These facilities shall contain devices designed to prevent any contamination
of the host environment:
— either by facilitating disinfection of the water, or
— by ensuring that release of this water does not under any circumstances
entail direct discharge into the open sea or free-flowing waterways.1991L0067 — EN — 03.07.1998 — 005.001 — 23
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ANNEX E
Modelsofmovementdocuments
CHAPTER 1
MOVEMENT DOCUMENT FOR LIVE FISH, EGGS AND GAMETES FROM AN
APPROVEDZONE
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CHAPTER 2
MOVEMENTDOCUMENTFORLIVEFISH,EGGSORGAMETESFROMANAPPROVED
FARM
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CHAPTER 3
MOVEMENTDOCUMENTFORMOLLUSCSFROMANAPPROVEDCOASTALZONE
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CHAPTER 4
MOVEMENTDOCUMENTFORMOLLUSCSFROMANAPPROVEDFARM
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