Commission Regulation (EC) No. 535/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.

This Regulation lays down detailed rules implementing the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007, which sets out a framework governing aquaculture practices in relation to alien and locally absent species to assess and minimize the possible impact of these and any associated non-target species on aquatic habitats. In particular, these provisions deal with the development of a specific information system concerning the permits for the introduction and translocation of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.