CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Amendments of Annexes and detailed rules
Article 24
1
The Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 24a and subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 24b and 24c:
a
amend Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation in order to adapt them to technical and scientific progress;
b
adopt specifications for the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex IV, as provided for in paragraph 3; and
c
add species to Annex IV where the conditions provided for in paragraph 3 and their further specifications are complied with.
2
When adopting delegated acts as referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall act in accordance with this Regulation.
3
In order for its species to be added to Annex IV, an aquatic organism must have been used in aquaculture in certain parts of the Union for a long time (with reference to its life cycle) with no adverse effect, and its introduction and translocation must be possible without the coincident movement of potentially harmful non-target species.
4
Member States may request the Commission to add species to Annex IV. Member States may provide scientific data to prove coherence with relevant criteria for adding species to Annex IV. The Commission shall decide on the suitability of a request within 5 months of its receipt, excluding the time for the Member State to provide additional information if the Commission so requests.
5
Member States concerned may, in respect of their outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, propose the addition of species to be included in a separate part of Annex IV.
6
The Commission may adopt detailed rules for the implementation of paragraphs 4 and 5, and in particular the formats, the contents and the particulars of Member States’ requests for the addition of species and the information to be provided in support of such requests, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Exercise of the delegation
Article 24a
1
The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 24 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from
24 April 2011
. The Commission shall make a report in respect of the delegated power at the latest 6 months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 24b.
2
As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
3
The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 24b and 24c.

Revocation of the delegation
Article 24b
1
The delegation of power referred to in Article 24 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
2
The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of power shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated power which could be subject to revocation and possible reasons for a revocation.
3
The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
.

Objections to delegated acts
Article 24c
1
The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of 2 months from the date of notification.
At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council, that period shall be extended by 2 months.
2
If, on expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 1, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
and shall enter into force on the date stated therein.
The delegated act may be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
and enter into force before the expiry of that period if the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission of their intention not to raise objections.
3
If either the European Parliament or the Council objects to the delegated act within the period referred to in paragraph 1, it shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shall state the reasons for objecting to the delegated act.

Entry into force
Article 25
1
This Regulation shall enter into force 20 days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply six months after a Commission's Regulation on implementing rules referred to in Article 24(3) enters into force, but not later than 1 January 2009.
2
However, the provisions contained in Chapter I and Chapter II as well as Article 24, shall be applicable as from the date of entry into force of the Regulation.
Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 304/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.
Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 304/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.