Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of Council as regards rules for aquaculture establishments and transporters of aquatic animals.

This Regulation supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards registered and approved aquaculture establishments keeping aquaculture animals and transporters of aquatic animals.
Part II lays down requirements concerning : (a) the approval by the competent authority of aquaculture establishments posing a significant risk for diseases affecting aquatic animals, and certain derogations for operators of establishments that pose an insignificant risk for those diseases; (b) aquaculture establishments and groups thereof, and the granting of approval by the competent authority; (c) the information obligations of the competent authority as regards registers of aquaculture establishments registered in accordance with article 173 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (d) on the information obligations of the competent authority as regards registers of approved aquaculture establishments; (e) the record-keeping obligations of operators of aquaculture establishments and disease control aquatic food establishments registered or approved by the competent authority; (f) the record-keeping obligations of transporters of aquatic animals.
Part III of this Regulation lays down certain transitional measures as regard to Directive 2006/88/EC (repealed by Council Directive 2016/429) and Decision 2008/392/EC (both repealed with effect from 21 April 2021) in relation to the registration and approval of aquaculture establishments.