CHAPTER IIGENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES
Article 4Measures for avoiding adverse effects
F11.
Member States shall ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to avoid adverse effects to biodiversity, and especially to species, habitats and ecosystem functions which may be expected to arise from the introduction or translocation of aquatic organisms and non-target species in aquaculture and from the spreading of these species into the wild.
F12.
The competent authorities in the Member States shall monitor and supervise aquaculture activities so as to ensure that:
(a)
closed aquaculture facilities comply with the requirements laid down in Article 3(3); and
(b)
transport from or to closed aquaculture facilities takes place in conditions that are such as to prevent the escape of alien or non-target species.
Article 5Decision making and advisory bodies
Member States shall designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of this Regulation (the competent authority(ies)). Each competent authority may appoint an advisory committee to assist it, which shall include appropriate scientific expertise (the advisory committee). If a Member State does not appoint an advisory committee then the competent authority or competent authorities shall assume the tasks assigned to the advisory committee in this Regulation.