PART IVU.K. REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS

TITLE IIU.K. AQUATIC ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM AQUATIC ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Registration, approval, record-keeping and registers

Section 4 U.K. Record-keeping and traceability

Article 187U.K.Record-keeping obligations of disease control aquatic food establishments

1.Operators of disease control aquatic food establishments subject to approval in accordance with Article 179 shall keep and maintain records of:

(a)all movements into and from their establishment of aquaculture animals and products of animal origin obtained from such animals;

(b)discharge of water and relevant biosecurity measures.

2.Operators of disease control aquatic food establishments shall:

(a)keep the records provided for in paragraph 1 on their establishment and shall make them available to the competent authority on request;

(b)retain those records for a minimum period to be prescribed by the competent authority, which may not be less than three years.

The records shall be kept and maintained in paper or electronic form.