Commission Decision 2004/453/EC implementing Council Directive 91/67/EEC as regards measures against certain diseases in aquaculture animals.

This Decision lays down provisions in implementation of Council Directive 91/67/EEC, which sets forth general requirements to be met by for placing on the market aquaculture animals and aquaculture products either for breeding purposes or human consumption. In particular, this Decision sets forth (i) the requirements to be fulfilled in order for territory to be considered free of one or more of the diseases listed in Column I, List III of Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC; (ii) criteria for control and eradication programmes to be adopted by Member States; (iii) additional guarantees to be fulfilled by live aquaculture fish, eggs and gametes.