European Communities (Aquaculture Animals and Fish) (Placing on the Market and Control of Certain Diseases) Regulations, 1996.

Subject

Food & nutrition, Fisheries

Keyword

Fish disease Hygiene/sanitary procedures Fish products Aquaculture Mariculture Registration Animal health Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Transport/storage

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

Regulation 4 prescribes requirements for holding or displaying for sale, offering for sale, selling, delivering, transferring or any other form of placing on the market of fish and fish products in the European Union. Regulation 5 defines requirements regarding transportation. A person shall not introduce into a zone specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 from any place in the European Union, or subsequently move within that zone, any live fish, eggs or gametes specified in column 3 opposite the reference to such zone unless they are accompanied by valid movement documents in the form specified in column 4 opposite the reference to such zone and such live fish, eggs or gametes (reg. 8). The Minister shall establish and maintain a register of all farms rearing or keeping fish susceptible to List I or List II (as contained in Schedule 1) diseases. A person who manages a farm on which fish species specified in column 2 of List I or List II in Schedule 1 are reared or kept shall apply to the Minister for the Marine to have the farm entered in the said register. Regulation 13 requires a person who manages a registered farm to keep records, whereas regulation 14 requires persons who manage a farm registered to notify occurrence of fish diseases. Subsequent regulations define procedures in the case of suspicion of occurrence List I or List II diseases. Regulation 22 places restriction on vaccination of fish. (24 regulations completed by 8 Schedules)

Full text

English

Website

www.bailii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases.

Legislation | European Union | 1993

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Disinfection/disinfestation, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

European Communities (Aquaculture Animals and Fish) (Placing on the Market and Control of Certain Diseases) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 377 of 2000).

Legislation | Ireland | 2000

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Fish products, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Aquaculture Animals and Fish) (Placing on the Market and Control of Certain Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 34 of 2001).

Legislation | Ireland | 2001

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Fish products, Vaccination, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

European Communities (Health of aquaculture animals and products) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 261 of 2008).

Legislation | Ireland | 2008

Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fish disease, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Vaccination, Quarantine, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX