CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Detailed rules and adaptation to technical progress
Article 24
1
Amendments to Annexes I, II, III and IV and their corresponding provisions necessary in order to adapt them to technical and scientific progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
2
In order for species to be added to Annex IV, the aquatic organism must have been used in aquaculture for a long time (with reference to its life cycle) in certain parts of the Community with no adverse effects, and introductions and translocations must be able to take place without the coincident movement of potentially harmful non target species.
3
The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the rules implementing the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex IV, as referred in paragraph 2.
4
After the adoption by the Commission of the implementing rules mentioned in paragraph 3, Member States may request the Commission to add species to Annex IV making use of the procedure mentioned in paragraph 1. Member States may provide scientific data to prove coherence with relevant criteria for adding species to Annex IV. The Commission shall decide within five months following receipt of the requests on their suitability excluding time when the Member State provides additional information if the Commission so requests.
5
However, Member States’ requests to add species to Annex IV received before the date of entry into force of the Regulation, shall be decided before 1 January 2009.
6
Member States concerned may propose in respect of their outermost regions, as referred to in Article 299(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the addition of species to be included in a separate part of Annex IV.