Regulation on animal health conditions applicable to aquaculture animals and their products and on prevention and control of certain diseases of aquatic animals.

This Regulation determines: a) health conditions for placing on the market, import and transit of aquaculture animals and their products; b) minimum preventive measures for suppression and control of infectious diseases in aquaculture animals, aimed at raising awareness and readiness of competent authorities, aquaculture entities and other entities engaged in works in this industry; c) the minimum control measures applied in the case of suspicion or occurrence of certain diseases in aquatic animals. Aquaculture animal in term sof this Regulation is any aquatic animal in all stages of development, including eggs and jelly/gametes, which are reared in a farm or in a mollusc farming area, including all aquatic animals from nature that are intended for introduction into the farm or breeding area for molluscs.
This text is structured into ten main parts, as follows: Part One-Subject matter, field of application, definitions, competent authorities; Part Two-Aquaculture business and approved processing facilities; Part Three-Animal health conditions when placing aquaculture animals and their products on the market; Part Four-Importation of aquaculture animals and of their products from other countries; Part Five-Disease report and minimum measures for control of diseases of aquatic animals; Part Six-Disease control programmes and vaccination; Part Seven-Status of country, zone or disease free-section; Part Eight-Laboratories; Part Nine-Inspections and sanctions; Part Ten-Transitional and final provisions.
The Annex is also part of this publication (Annexes I-VIII, containing technical sheets, indication and parameter lists).