Ministerial Decision No. 2481/289147. Approval of veterinary health conditions of companies producing aquaculture products and food processing facilities, procedure and conditions for granting and registering the above companies and facilities, in compliance with articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Council Directive 2006/88/EC.

This Ministerial Decision, taking into account the provisions of the European and National Legislation concerning: food, animal feed, animal health and protection, health control requirements for aquaculture animals and their products and measures to prevent and combat certain aquatic animal diseases, provides for creating a unified institutional framework for the approval of the veterinary health conditions of aquaculture production companies and food processing facilities. The Decision concerns: registration of aquaculture production companies and approval of veterinary health conditions; specific measures for companies cultivating molluscs; measures for diseases control; procedure and requirements for approval of veterinary health conditions; sanitary procedures; sanctions in case of violations and misconduct.