This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of 48 articles, establishes, in accordance with the legislation of the European Community: (a) veterinary and hygiene requirements for aquaculture animals, their breeding and protection from infections and diseases transmitted from animals to human, their marketing and import; (b) veterinary and hygiene requirements for products derived from aquaculture, as well as specific requirements for import of these products from third countries; (c) measures for the prevention and control of certain aquatic animal diseases. This Decree does not apply to: ornamental aquatic animals kept in non-commercial aquaria; (b) wild aquatic animals harvested or caught for their direct involvement in the food chain; (c) aquatic animals used for the production of fishmeal, fish feed, fish oil or similar products.