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.