The Regulation defines general requirements (health conditions) for marketing aquaculture animals, i.e. live fish, crustaceans or molluscs coming from a farm, including those from the wild intended for a farm; and products, i.e. products derived from aquaculture animals, whether intended for farming, such as eggs and gametes, or for human consumption. It applies without prejudice to community or national provisions on the conservation of species. It introduces the concept of zones for aquacultur