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Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION BUSINESSES AND AUTHORISED PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS

    1. Article 4.Authorisation of aquaculture production businesses and processing establishments

    2. Article 5.Authorisation conditions

    3. Article 6.Register

    4. Article 7.Official controls

    5. Article 8.Recording obligations - Traceability

    6. Article 9.Good hygiene practice

    7. Article 10.Animal health surveillance scheme

  4. CHAPTER III ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET OF AQUACULTURE ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF

    1. SECTION 1 General Provisions

      1. Article 11.Scope

      2. Article 12.General requirements for the placing of aquaculture animals on the market

      3. Article 13.Disease prevention requirements in relation to transport

      4. Article 14.Animal health certification

    2. SECTION 2 Aquaculture animals intended for farming and restocking

      1. Article 15.General requirements for the placing of aquaculture animals on the market for farming and restocking

      2. Article 16.Introduction of aquaculture animals of species susceptible to a specific disease into areas free of that disease

      3. Article 17.Introduction of live aquaculture animals of vector species into disease-free areas

    3. SECTION 3 Aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption

      1. Article 18.Aquaculture animals and products thereof placed on the market for further processing before human consumption

      2. Article 19.Aquaculture animals and products thereof placed on the market for human consumption without further processing

    4. SECTION 4 Wild aquatic animals

      1. Article 20.Release of wild aquatic animals in Member States, zones or compartments declared disease-free

    5. SECTION 5 Ornamental aquatic animals

      1. Article 21.Placing on the market of ornamental aquatic animals

  5. CHAPTER IV INTRODUCTION OF AQUACULTURE ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

    1. Article 22.General requirements for introduction of aquaculture animals and products thereof from third countries

    2. Article 23.Lists of third countries and parts of third countries from which introduction of aquaculture animals and products thereof is permitted

    3. Article 24.Documents

    4. Article 25.Detailed rules

  6. CHAPTER V NOTIFICATION AND MINIMUM MEASURES FOR CONTROL OF DISEASES OF AQUATIC ANIMALS

    1. SECTION 1 Disease notification

      1. Article 26.National notification

      2. Article 27.Notification of the other Member States, the Commission and EFTA Member States

    2. SECTION 2 Suspicion of a listed disease – Epizootic investigation

      1. Article 28.Initial control measures

      2. Article 29.Epizootic investigation

      3. Article 30.Lifting restrictions

    3. SECTION 3 Minimum control measures in the case of confirmation of exotic diseases in aquaculture animals

      1. Article 31.Introductory provision

      2. Article 32.General measures

      3. Article 33.Harvesting and further processing

      4. Article 34.Removal and disposal

      5. Article 35.Fallowing

      6. Article 36.Protection of aquatic animals

      7. Article 37.Lifting measures

    4. SECTION 4 Minimum control measures in the case of confirmation of non-exotic diseases in aquaculture animals

      1. Article 38.General provisions

      2. Article 39.Containment measures

    5. SECTION 5 Minimum control measures in the case of confirmation of diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV in wild aquatic animals

      1. Article 40.Control of diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV in wild aquatic animals

    6. SECTION 6 Control measures in case of emerging diseases

      1. Article 41.Emerging diseases

    7. SECTION 7 Alternative measures and national provisions

      1. Article 42.Procedure for adoption of ad hoc epidemiological measures for diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV

      2. Article 43.Provisions for limiting the impact of diseases not listed in Part II of Annex IV

  7. CHAPTER VI CONTROL PROGRAMMES AND VACCINATION

    1. SECTION 1 Surveillance and eradication programmes

      1. Article 44.Drawing up and approval of surveillance and eradication programmes

      2. Article 45.Content of programmes

      3. Article 46.Period of application of programmes

    2. SECTION 2 Contingency plan for emerging and exotic diseases

      1. Article 47.Contingency plan for emerging and exotic diseases

    3. SECTION 3 Vaccination

      1. Article 48.Vaccination

  8. CHAPTER VII DISEASE-FREE STATUS

    1. Article 49.Disease-free Member State

    2. Article 50.Disease-free zone or compartment

    3. Article 51.Lists of disease-free Member States, zones or compartments

    4. Article 52.Maintenance of disease-free status

    5. Article 53.Suspension and restoration of disease-free status

  9. CHAPTER VIII COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND LABORATORIES

    1. Article 54.General obligations

    2. Article 55.Community reference laboratories

    3. Article 56.National reference laboratories

    4. Article 57.Diagnostic services and methods

  10. CHAPTER IX INSPECTIONS, ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT AND PENALTIES

    1. Article 58.Community inspections and audits

    2. Article 59.Electronic management

    3. Article 60.Penalties

  11. CHAPTER X AMENDMENTS, DETAILED RULES AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

    1. Article 61.Amendments and detailed rules

    2. Article 62.Committee procedure

  12. CHAPTER XI TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 63.Repeal

    2. Article 64.Transitional provisions

    3. Article 65.Transposition

    4. Article 66.Entry into force

    5. Article 67.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      DEFINITIONS

      1. In addition to the definitions in Article 3, the following...

      2. ‘compartment’ means one or more farms under a common biosecurity...

    2. ANNEX II

      Information required in the official register of aquaculture production businesses and authorised processing establishments

      1. PART I Authorised aquaculture production business

      2. PART II Authorised processing establishments

    3. ANNEX III

      1. PART A Health status of aquaculture zones or compartments to be considered for the application of Article 12

      2. PART B Recommended surveillance and inspections on farms and mollusc-farming areas

        1. Risk levels

        2. Types of health surveillance

    4. ANNEX IV

      Disease listing

      1. PART I Criteria for listing diseases

      2. PART II

    5. ANNEX V

      Requirements for declaring a Member State, zone or compartment disease-free

      1. PART I Disease-free Member State

      2. PART II Disease-free zone or compartment

    6. ANNEX VI

      Functions and duties of laboratories

      1. PART I Community reference laboratories

      2. PART II National reference laboratories

      3. PART III Designated laboratories in Member States

    7. ANNEX VII

      CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINGENCY PLANS

      1. Member States shall ensure that contingency plans meet at least...

      2. Provision must be made to ensure the legal powers needed...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      CORRELATION TABLE

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