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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II VECTOR SPECIES

    1. Article 3.List of vector species

  4. CHAPTER III PLACING ON THE MARKET OF AQUACULTURE ANIMALS

    1. Article 4.Ornamental aquatic animals originating from or intended for ornamental facilities

    2. Article 5.Aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking

    3. Article 6.Aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for further processing before human consumption

    4. Article 7.Live molluscs and crustaceans intended for purification centres, dispatch centres and similar businesses before human consumption

    5. Article 8.Aquaculture animals and products thereof leaving Member States, zones and compartments subject to disease control measures, including eradication programmes

    6. Article 8a. Aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking in Member States and parts thereof with national measures approved by Decision 2010/221/EU

    7. Article 8b. Live molluscs intended for dispatch centres, purification centres or similar businesses before human consumption in Member States and parts thereof with national measures approved by Decision 2010/221/EU

    8. Article 9.Introduction of aquaculture animals after inspection

  5. CHAPTER IV CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTS

    1. Article 10.Aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities

    2. Article 11.Ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities

    3. Article 12.Aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption

    4. Article 13.Electronic certification

    5. Article 14.Transport of aquaculture animals

    6. Article 15.Requirements for the release of aquaculture animals and products thereof and for transport water

  6. CHAPTER V CONDITIONS FOR TRANSIT

    1. Article 16.Transit and storage

    2. Article 17.Derogation for transit through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

  7. CHAPTER VI GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 18. Certification requirements laid down in other Community legislation

    2. Article 19.Repeal

    3. Article 20.For a transitional period until 31 December 2012 , Member...

    4. Article 21.Entry into force

  8. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX II

      1. PART A Model animal health certificate for the placing on the market of aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking

      2. PART B Model animal health certificate for the placing on the market of aquaculture animals or products thereof intended for further processing, dispatch centres and purification centres and similar businesses before human consumption

      3. PART C List of species susceptible to diseases for which national measures are approved under Decision 2010/221/EU

    3. ANNEX III

      List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments

      1. Apply to all fish species. Apply only to Cyprinidae ....

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. PART A Model animal health certificate for the import into the European Union of aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities

      2. PART B Model animal health certificate for the import into the European Union of ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities

      3. PART C Model animal health certificate for transit/storage of live aquaculture animals, fish eggs and uneviscerated fish intended for human consumption

      4. PART D Addendum for transport of live aquaculture animals by sea

    5. ANNEX V

      Explanatory notes

      1. Certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities of the...

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