PART 3MOVEMENT OF ANNEX IV SPECIES AND TRANSLOCATION OF LOCALLY ABSENT SPECIES
Movement of Annex IV speciesI111
1
This regulation applies where the competent authority receives notification under regulation 9(2) of a proposal to move an Annex IV species or where notification is deemed to have been given by virtue of regulation 9(3).
2
The competent authority must serve a written notice on the person proposing to undertake the movement—
a
prohibiting the movement;
b
permitting the movement and any subsequent movement of the same species undertaken by that person to the same aquaculture facility subject to any conditions stated in the notice; or
c
requiring the person, at that person’s own cost, to submit an environmental risk assessment carried out in accordance with Article 9(1) of Council Regulation 708/2007.
3
After considering any environmental risk assessment required under paragraph (2)(c) the competent authority must serve a written notice on the person proposing to undertake the movement—
a
prohibiting the movement; or
b
permitting the movement and any subsequent movement of the same species by that person to the same aquaculture facility subject to any conditions specified in the notice.
4
A notice served under paragraph (2)(b) or (3)(b) must contain—
a
the unique reference number assigned to the notice;
b
the duration of the notice;
c
the species to which the notice applies; and
d
the aquaculture facility into which the movement is permitted.
5
A notice served under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b) must include—
a
the reasons for that decision; and
b
information on the right of appeal under regulation 16.