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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
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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
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee(1),
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure(2),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007(3) establishes a framework governing aquaculture practices in relation to alien and locally absent species to assess and minimise the possible impact of those species and of associated non-target species on aquatic habitats. It provides that introductions and translocations for use in closed aquaculture facilities may at a future date be exempted from the permit requirement of Chapter III of that Regulation, based on new scientific information and advice.
(2) The Community-funded concerted action, entitled ‘Environmental impacts of alien species in aquaculture’ (IMPASSE), has delivered a new operational definition of ‘closed aquaculture facilities’. For facilities according to that definition, the degree of risk associated with alien and locally absent species can be reduced to an acceptable level if the potential for escape of the organisms to be farmed and of non-target organisms is addressed during transportation and if well-defined protocols are applied at the receiving facility. Introductions and translocations for use in closed aquaculture facilities should only be exempted from the permit requirement if those conditions are met.
(3) It is therefore necessary to amend the definition of ‘closed aquaculture facility’ in Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 by adding specific features intended to ensure the biosecurity of those facilities.
(4) Member States should draw up a list of closed aquaculture facilities located in their territory. For reasons of transparency, that list should be published and regularly updated on a website set up in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2008 of 13 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture(4).
(5) Following these amendments certain other adaptations are needed to Regulation (EC) No 708/2007, in particular, to remove the references to ‘closed aquaculture facilities’ in the definition of ‘routine movement’ and from Annex I.
(6) The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in order to adapt Annexes I, II and III to technical and scientific progress, to amend Annex IV in order to add species to that Annex and to adopt specifications for the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex IV. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
(7) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 291 TFEU.
(8) The term ‘Community’ used in the enacting terms of Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 should be changed, following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009.
(9) Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
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Position of the European Parliament of 23 November 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 21 February 2011.
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