Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008Show full title

CHAPTER VI GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 18 Certification requirements laid down in other Community legislation

The animal health certificates required in accordance with Chapters III, IV and V of this Regulation shall, where appropriate, incorporate any animal health certificate requirements pursuant to:

(a)

measures to prevent the introduction of or control of diseases not listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, approved in accordance with Article 43(2) thereof; or

(b)

Article 5 of Commission Decision 2004/453/EC(1).

Article 19 Repeal

Decisions 1999/567/EC, 2003/390/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC and 2006/656/EC are repealed with effect from 1 January 2009.

References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 20 Transitional provisions

1. For a transitional period until 30 June 2009, ornamental aquatic animals referred to in Article 4(1) may be placed on the market without notification under the computerised system provided for in Article 20(1) of Directive 90/425/EEC (Traces) provided that they reach their place of final destination before that date.

2. For a transitional period until 30 June 2009, consignments of aquaculture animals and products thereof accompanied by a movement document or animal health certificate in accordance with Annex E to Directive 91/67/EEC or Decisions 1999/567/EC and 2003/390/EC may be placed on the market provided that they reach their place of final destination before that date.

3. For a transitional period until 30 June 2009, the following consignments of aquaculture animals and products thereof may be imported into or transited through the Community:

(a) consignments accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with Decisions 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC and 2006/656/EC;

(b) consignments covered by Chapter IV of this Regulation, but which are not covered by Decisions 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC and 2006/656/EC.

Article 14(3) shall not apply to the consignments referred to in points (a) and (b) during that period.

4. For a transitional period until 31 December 2009, Member States may authorise the import of aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption from third countries, territories, zones or compartments which are listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.

5. For a transitional period until 31 December 2010, Member States may authorise the import of ornamental aquatic animals of species susceptible to epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) intended solely for closed ornamental facilities from third countries or territories that are Members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

During that transitional period, the requirements concerning EUS set out in Part II.2 of the animal health certificate set out in Part B of Annex IV, shall not apply to ornamental aquatic animals intended solely for closed ornamental facilities.

Article 21 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2009.

(1)

OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 5.