Council Directive 2006/88/ECShow full title

Article 8 U.K. Recording obligations - Traceability

1. Member States shall ensure that aquaculture production businesses keep a record of:

(a) all movements of aquaculture animals and products thereof into and out of the farm or mollusc farming area;

(b) the mortality in each epidemiological unit as relevant for the type of production;

and

(c) the results of the risk-based animal health surveillance scheme provided for in Article 10.

2. Member States shall ensure that authorised processing establishments keep a record of all movement of aquaculture animals and products thereof into and out of such establishments.

3. Member States shall ensure that when aquaculture animals are transported, transporters keep a record of:

(a) mortality during transport, as practicable for the type of transport and the species transported;

(b) farms, mollusc farming areas and processing establishments visited by the means of transport;

and

(c) any water exchange during transport, in particular the sources of new water and site of release of water.

4. Without prejudice to specific provisions on traceability, Member States shall ensure that all movements of animals recorded by the aquaculture production business operators as provided for in paragraph 1(a) are registered in such a way that the tracing of the place of origin and destination can be guaranteed. Member States may require such movements to be recorded on a national register and kept in a computerised form.