PART IV U.K. REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS

TITLE II U.K. AQUATIC ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM AQUATIC ANIMALS

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Movements within the Union of aquatic animals

Section 2 U.K. Aquatic animals intended for aquaculture establishments or release into the wild

Article 197 U.K. Movements of aquaculture animals intended for Member States, zones or compartments which have been declared disease-free or which are subject to an eradication programme, and delegated acts

1. Operators shall only move aquaculture animals of listed species relevant for one or more of the listed diseases referred to in points (b) or (c) of Article 9(1) to an aquaculture establishment, or for release into the wild, in a Member State, zone or compartment which has been declared free of those listed diseases in accordance with Article 36(4) or 37(4), if the animals in question originate from a Member State, or a zone or compartment thereof, which has been declared free of those diseases.

2. Operators shall only move aquaculture animals of listed species relevant for one or more of the listed diseases referred to in points (b) or (c) of Article 9(1) to an aquaculture establishment, or for release into the wild, in a Member State, zone or compartment subject to an eradication programme for one or more of those listed diseases as provided for in Article 31(1) or (2), if the animals in question originate from a Member State, or a zone or compartment thereof, which has been declared free of those listed diseases.

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning derogations from the movement or release requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article which do not pose a significant risk for the spread of listed diseases as referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1) on account of:

(a) the species, categories, and life stage of the aquaculture animals concerned;

(b) the type of establishment of origin and of destination;

(c) the intended use of the aquaculture animals;

(d) the place of destination of the aquaculture animals;

(e) treatments, processing methods and other special risk-mitigation measures applied at the place of origin or destination.