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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 211U.K.Delegation of powers and implementing acts concerning animal health certification in respect of aquatic animals
1.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning:
(a)the requirement for animal heath certification for movements of aquatic animals other than aquaculture animals as referred to in Article 209(1), in cases where animal health certification is imperative in order to ensure that the movement in question complies with the following animal health requirements for the listed species of animals concerned:
(i)
the requirements provided for in Sections 1 to 4 (Articles 191 to 207) and the rules adopted pursuant to those Sections;
(ii)
disease control measures as provided for in Article 55(1), Article 56, Article 61(1), Articles 62 and 64, and Article 65(1), Article 74(1), and Articles 79 and 80 or the rules adopted pursuant to Article 55(2), Articles 63, 67 and 68, and Articles 71(3), 74(4) and 83(2);
(iii)
emergency measures as provided for in the rules adopted pursuant to Article 259;
(b)special rules for animal health certification as provided for in Articles 208 and 209 where specific risk-mitigation measures are taken by the competent authority to ensure:
(i)
the traceability of the aquatic animals being moved;
(ii)
that the aquatic animals being moved fulfil the animal health requirements for movements provided for in Sections 1 to 4 (Articles 191 to 207);
(c)derogations from the animal health certificate requirements provided for in Articles 208 and 209 and the conditions for such derogations for movements of aquatic animals which do not pose a significant risk of the spread of diseases, on account of:
(i)
species, the categories or live stage of the aquatic animals concerned;
(ii)
the methods of keeping and the type of production of those species and categories of aquaculture animals;
(iii)
the intended use of the aquatic animals; or
(iv)
the place of destination of the aquatic animals.
2.The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules concerning the obligation of operators, as provided for in Article 209(2), to ensure that wild aquatic animals intended for an aquaculture establishment are accompanied by an animal health certificate.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).
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