Part IIGeneral
Placing on the market of aquaculture animals and aquaculture products3
1
A person shall not place on the market—
a
aquaculture animals unless they meet the requirements set out in paragraph (2);
b
aquaculture products for breeding purposes unless they are derived from aquaculture animals which meet the requirements set out in paragraph (2); or
c
aquaculture products for human consumption unless they are derived from aquaculture animals which meet the requirements set out in paragraph (2)(a).
2
The requirements for aquaculture animals referred to in paragraph (1) are—
a
where placing on the market involves the loading of aquaculture animals, they shall not show clinical signs of disease on the day of loading;
b
they shall not be intended for destruction or slaughter under a scheme for the eradication of a disease referred to in Annex A of the Directive;
c
they shall not come from a farm which is subject to a prohibition which has been imposed for aquaculture animal health reasons; and
d
they shall not have been in contact with aquaculture animals from a farm which is subject to a prohibition which has been imposed for aquaculture animal health reasons.
3
The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the provisions of regulations 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199613.