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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990 of 28 April 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health and certification requirements for movements within the Union of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. PART II MOVEMENTS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS

    1. CHAPTER 1 General requirements on operators for the transport of aquatic animals

      1. Article 3.General obligations on operators as regards biosecurity requirements for the transport of aquatic animals

      2. Article 4.General obligations on operators as regards requirements for water exchanges and discharges during the transport of aquatic animals

      3. Article 5.Obligations on operators as regards specific transport and labelling requirements concerning means of transport and containers in which aquatic animals are transported

    2. CHAPTER 2 Supplementary animal health requirements for movements of aquatic animals

      1. Section 1 Movements of aquatic animals intended for aquaculture establishments or release into the wild

        1. Article 6.Derogations from the requirement for aquaculture animals of listed species to originate from a disease-free Member State, zone or compartment

        2. Article 7.Obligations on operators as regards disease prevention and risk mitigating measures for movements of wild aquatic animals to aquaculture establishments

      2. Section 2 Movements of live aquatic animals intended for human consumption

        1. Article 8.Derogations from the movement requirements of live aquatic animals of listed species intended for human consumption in a Member State, zone or compartment, which has obtained disease-free status or which is subject to an eradication programme

      3. Section 3 Movements of aquatic animals intended for other specific uses and purposes

        1. Article 9.Animal health requirements for movements of aquaculture animals to confined establishments

        2. Article 10.Supplementary requirements for the release of aquatic animals into the wild

        3. Article 11.Animal health requirements for movements of aquatic animals for use as live fishing bait

    3. CHAPTER 3 Animal health certificates, self-declarations and movement notification

      1. Section 1 General rules as regards animal health certification

        1. Article 12.Derogations from the animal health certificate requirement for certain species of aquaculture animals

      2. Section 2 Rules on the contents of Animal Health certificates and self-declaration documents for aquatic animals

        1. Article 13.Rules on the contents of animal health certificates for the various species and categories of aquatic animals of listed species

        2. Article 14.Information to be contained in self-declaration documents for different species and categories of aquaculture animals

      3. Section 3 Rules on the responsibility of the competent authority for animal health certification

        1. Article 15.Rules concerning the responsibility of the competent authority for animal health certification

        2. Article 16.Derogations from certain requirements in relation to clinical examinations and certification prior to movement

      4. Section 4 Detailed rules on the notification of movements of aquatic animals

        1. Article 17.Advance notification of movements to another Member State of aquaculture animals from an aquaculture establishment subject to a surveillance programme for a category C disease

        2. Article 18.Information obligation of operators concerning the notification of movements of aquatic animals to another Member State

        3. Article 19.Information obligation of the competent authority concerning the notification of movements of aquatic animals to another Member State

        4. Article 20.The emergency procedures for the notification of movements of aquatic animals between the Member States in the event of power cuts and other disturbances of TRACES

        5. Article 21.Designation of regions for the management of notifications of movements

  4. PART III PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM AQUACULTURE ANIMALS, OTHER THAN LIVE AQUACULTURE ANIMALS

    1. Article 22.Obligations of operators moving products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals, for further processing in a Member State, zone or compartment which has obtained disease-free status or is subject to an eradication programme

    2. Article 23.Obligations of operators moving products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals, from certain establishments and zones

    3. Article 24.Specific transport and labelling requirements for products of animal origin from aquaculture animals, other than live aquaculture animals

    4. Article 25.Contents of animal health certificates for products of animal origin from aquaculture animals, other than live aquaculture animals, as referred to in Article 22

    5. Article 26.Contents of animal health certificates for products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals, as referred to in Article 23

    6. Article 27.Information obligation of operators concerning the notification of movements of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals between Member States

    7. Article 28.Information obligation of the competent authority concerning the notification of movements of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals between Member States

    8. Article 29.Emergency procedures

  5. PART IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 30.This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Vector species listed in column 4 of the table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 and the conditions under which those species shall be regarded as vectors for the purposes of movement

    2. ANNEX II

      1. A. Information to be contained in the animal health certificate or...

        1. 1. The animal health certificate or notification for aquaculture animals shall...

        2. 2. The animal health certificate or notification for movements of wild...

        3. 3. The animal health certificate or notification for movements of aquatic...

      2. B. Information to be contained in the self-declaration document for aquaculture...

        1. 1. The self-declaration document for aquaculture animals including aquaculture animals intended...

        2. 2. The self-declaration documents for movements of aquaculture animals including aquaculture...

    3. ANNEX III

      Information to be contained in the animal health certificate or notification for products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals

      1. 1. The animal health certificate or notification for products of animal...

      2. 2. The animal health certificate or notification for movements of products...

      3. 3. The attestation to be contained in the animal health certificate...

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