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The Regulations: (a) prohibit the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products unless certain requirements relating to their health status are met (reg. 3); (b) prohibit the transport of aquaculture animals unless certain requirements relating to the welfare of the aquaculture animals and the prevention of the spread of disease are met (reg. 4); (c) prohibit the despatch of aquaculture animals and products unless requirements as to identification of the aquaculture animals and products are met (reg. 5); (d) contain certain requirements concerning movement documents for aquaculture animals and products (reg. 6); (e) prohibit the introduction into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the European Community of live fish, eggs and gametes except for tropical fish kept permanently in aquaria (regulation 7 and Schedule 2) and live molluscs, eggs and gametes (reg. 9 and Schedule 4) unless they are accompanied by appropriate movement documents;(f) prohibit the introduction into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the European Community of certain dead fish which have not been eviscerated unless they come from areas of appropriate fish health status (reg. 8 and Schedule 3); (g) set out the requirement for quarantine of certain introductions of wild fish, molluscs and crustacea from the deep sea (reg. 10); (h) prohibit the export to other parts of the European Community of aquaculture animals and products from Northern Ireland unless they are accompanied by appropriate movement documents where required pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EC (reg. 11); (i) require the notification of certain diseases (reg. 12 and Schedule 1).
The Regulations: (a) prohibit the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products unless certain requirements relating to their health status are met (reg. 3); (b) prohibit the transport of aquaculture animals unless certain requirements relating to the welfare of the aquaculture animals and the prevention of the spread of disease are met (reg. 4); (c) prohibit the despatch of aquaculture animals and products unless requirements as to identification of the aquaculture animals and produ
These Regulations revoke and re-enact with amendments the Fish Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 as amended.
Title:
Fish Health Regulations 1998 (S.R. No. 310 of 1998).
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1998
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