(a) a list of vector species; (b) animal health conditions for the placing on the market of: (i) ornamental aquatic animals either originating from or intended for closed ornamental facilities; and (ii) aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking, and for dispatch centres, purification centres and similar businesses before human consumption in Member States and parts thereof with national measures approved by Commission Decision 2010/221/EU OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7 .
(c) animal health certification requirements for the placing on the market of: (i) aquaculture animals intended for farming, including relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities, and restocking; and (ii) aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption;
(d) animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports into the Community, and transit therein, including storage during transit, of: (i) aquaculture animals intended for farming, including relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities; (ii) aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption; (iii) ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 719/2009of 6 August 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of third countries and territories from which certain crustaceans and ornamental aquatic animals may be imported into the Community(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0719, August 7, 2009
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 346/2010of 15 April 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the placing on the market and import requirements for consignments of aquaculture animals intended for Member States or parts thereof with national measures approved by Decision 2010/221/EU(Text with EEA relevance), 32010R0346, April 24, 2010
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2010of 7 December 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the period of application of the transitional provisions for certain ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities(Text with EEA relevance), 32010R1143, December 8, 2010
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 350/2011of 11 April 2011amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the placing on the market requirements for consignments of Pacific oysters intended for Member States or parts thereof with national measures regarding ostreid herpes virus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) approved by Decision 2010/221/EU(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R0350, April 12, 2011
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012of 5 November 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R1012, November 6, 2012
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013of 21 February 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, external relations, and foreign, security and defence policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia, 32013R0519, June 10, 2013
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 25/2014of 13 January 2014amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entry for Canada in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain aquatic animals may be imported into the Union(Text with EEA relevance), 32014R0025, January 14, 2014
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1096of 6 July 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the requirements for placing on the market of consignments of certain fish species intended for the Member States or parts thereof with national measures for salmonid alphavirus (SAV) approved by Decision 2010/221/EU(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R1096, July 7, 2016
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124of 10 October 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R2124, December 12, 2019
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202of 22 December 2020amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments authorised for the import into the European Union of consignments of aquaculture animals(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R2202, December 28, 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2236of 16 December 2020laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of aquatic animals and of certain products of animal origin from aquatic animals, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R2236, December 30, 2020
(a) "closed ornamental facilities" means pet shops, garden centres, garden ponds, commercial aquaria or wholesalers keeping ornamental aquatic animals: (i) without any direct contact with natural waters in the Community; or (ii) which are equipped with an effluent treatment system reducing the risk of transmitting diseases to the natural waters to an acceptable level;
(b) "open ornamental facility" means ornamental facilities other than closed ornamental facilities; (c) "restocking" means the release of aquaculture animals into the wild.
(a) originate from ornamental facilities in one Member State; (b) are intended for closed ornamental facilities in another Member State, where the entire territory, or certain zones or compartments thereof: (i) are declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC in accordance with Articles 49 or 50 thereof; or (ii) are subject to a surveillance or eradication programme in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of that Directive; and
(c) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases for which the Member State or zone or compartment concerned is declared disease-free, or for which a surveillance or eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (b).
(a) are introduced into Member States, zones or compartments: (i) declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC in accordance with Articles 49 or 50 thereof; or (ii) subject to a surveillance or eradication programme in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of that Directive;
(b) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases, or vector species for one or more of the diseases, for which the Member State, zone or compartment concerned is declared disease-free, or for which a surveillance or eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (a).
(a) are introduced into Member States, zones or compartments: (i) declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC in accordance with Articles 49 or 50 of that Directive; or (ii) subject to a surveillance or eradication programme in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of that Directive;
(b) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases for which the Member State, zone or compartment concerned is declared disease-free, or for which a surveillance or eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (a).
(a) fish which have been slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch; (b) molluscs or crustaceans which are intended for human consumption and packed and labelled for that purpose in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and which are: (i) non-viable, which means no longer able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained; or (ii) intended for further processing without temporary storage at the place of processing;
(c) aquaculture animals or products thereof placed on the market for human consumption without further processing, provided that they are packed in retail-sale packages which comply with the provisions for such packages in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(a) are introduced into Member States, zones or compartments: (i) declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC in accordance with Articles 49 or 50; or (ii) subject to a surveillance or eradication programme in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of that Directive;
(b) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases for which the Member State, zone or compartment concerned is declared disease-free, or for which a surveillance or eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (a).
(a) Part A of Annex II and the explanatory notes in Annex V where the consignments consist of aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities or restocking; and (b) Part B of Annex II and the explanatory notes in Annex V where the consignments consist of aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for further processing, purification centres, dispatch centres or similar businesses before human consumption.
(a) are leaving a Member State, zone or compartment with an eradication programme approved in accordance with Article 44(2) of Directive 2006/88/EC; (b) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases, or vector species for one or more of the diseases, for which the eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (a).
(a) are leaving a Member State, zone or compartment with an eradication programme approved in accordance with Article 44(2) of Directive 2006/88/EC; (b) are of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases for which the eradication programme applies, as referred to in point (a).
(a) fish which have been slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch; (b) molluscs or crustaceans which are intended for human consumption and packed and labelled for that purpose in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and which are: (i) non-viable, which means no longer able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained; or (ii) intended for further processing without temporary storage at the place of processing;
(c) aquaculture animals or products thereof placed on the market for human consumption without further processing, provided that they are packed in retail-sale packages which comply with the provisions for such packages in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(a) are introduced into Member States or parts thereof listed in the second and fourth column of the table set out in: (i) Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as free of one or more of the diseases listed in the first column of that table; or (ii) Annex II to Decision 2010/221/EU as subject to an eradication programme for one or more of the diseases listed in the first column of that table; (iii) Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU as subject to a surveillance programme for one or more of the diseases listed in the first column of that table;
(b) are of species which are listed in Part C of Annex II as species susceptible to the diseases, for which the Member State concerned or part thereof is regarded as disease-free, or for which an eradication programme applies in accordance with Decision 2010/221/EU, as referred to in point (a).
(a) are introduced into Member States or parts thereof listed in the second and fourth column of the table set out in Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU as subject to a surveillance programme for one or more of the diseases listed in the first column of that table; (b) are of species which are listed in Part C of Annex II as species susceptible to the disease(s), for which a surveillance programme applies in accordance with Decision 2010/221/EU, as referred to in point (a).
(a) inactivates enveloped viruses; or (b) reduces the risk of transmitting diseases to the natural waters to an acceptable level.
(a) be accompanied by an animal health certificate completed in accordance with the model set out in Part A of Annex IV and the explanatory notes in Annex V; (b) comply with the animal health requirements set out in the model certificate and explanatory notes, as referred to in point (a).
(a) are members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); or (b) are listed in Annex III and have a formal agreement with the OIE to regularly submit information concerning their animal health status to the members of that organisation.
(a) be accompanied by an animal health certificate completed in accordance with the model set out in Part B of Annex IV and the explanatory notes in Annex V; and (b) comply with the animal health requirements set out in the model certificate and explanatory notes, as referred to in point (a).
(a) be accompanied by a joint public and animal health certificate completed in accordance with the relevant models set out in Appendixes IV and V of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005; and (b) comply with the animal health requirements and notes set out in the model certificates and attestations, as referred to in point (a).
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry. (b) the documents accompanying the consignment, as provided for in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC, are stamped with the words "Only for transit to Russia via the EC" on each page by the official inspector at the border inspection post of entry; (c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with; and (d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the common veterinary entry document issued by the official inspector at the border inspection post of entry.
(a) measures to prevent the introduction of or control of diseases not listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, approved in accordance with Article 43(2) thereof; or (b) Article 5 of Commission Decision 2004/453/EC OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 5 .
| Diseases | Vectors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species which shall be regarded as vectors for the purposes of Article 17(1) and (2) where the additional conditions set out in Columns 3 and 4 of this table are fulfilled | Additional conditions related to the place of origin of the aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 | Additional conditions related to the place of destination of the aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 | |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis | Bighead carp ( | No additional conditions | No additional conditions |
| Epizootic ulcerative syndrome | No additional conditions | No additional conditions | |
| Infection with Bonamia exitiosa | Portuguese oyster ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm or mollusc farming area where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm or mollusc farming area keeping species susceptible to that disease. |
| Infection with Perkinsus marinus | European lobster ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm or mollusc farming area where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm or mollusc farming area keeping species susceptible to that disease. |
| Infection with Microcytos mackini | None | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Taura syndrome | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. | |
| Yellowhead disease | Penshells ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm where species susceptible to that disease are present. | No additional conditions apply related to the place of destination. |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) | Beluga ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm or river catchment area where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. |
| Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. | ||
| Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. | |
| Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease | None | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) | None | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Infection with Marteilia refringens | Common edible cockle ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm or mollusc farming area where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. |
| Infection with Bonamia ostreae | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm or mollusc farming area where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm or mollusc farming area keeping species susceptible to that disease. | |
| White spot disease | Penshells ( | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they originate from a farm where species susceptible to that disease are present. | Aquatic animals of the species listed in Column 2 shall only be regarded as vectors for the disease listed in Column 1 where they are intended for a farm keeping species susceptible to that disease. |
| Disease | Susceptible species |
|---|---|
| Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC) | Bighead carp ( |
| Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) | Family: |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) | Rainbow trout ( |
| Infection with salmonid alphavirus (SAV) | Atlantic salmon ( |
| Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris | Atlantic salmon ( |
| Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) | Pacific oyster ( |
| Country/territory | Aquaculture Species | Zone/Compartment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO-code | Name | Fish | Molluscs | Crustaceans | Code | Description |
| AU | Australia | X | ||||
| BR | Brazil | X | ||||
| CA | Canada | X | CA 0 ( | Whole territory | ||
| CA 1 ( | British Columbia | |||||
| CA 2 ( | Alberta | |||||
| CA 3 ( | Saskatchewan | |||||
| CA 4 ( | Manitoba | |||||
| CA 5 ( | New Brunswick | |||||
| CA 6 ( | Nova Scotia | |||||
| CA 7 ( | Prince Edward Island | |||||
| CA 8 ( | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| CA 9 ( | Yukon | |||||
| CA 10 ( | Northwest Territories | |||||
| CA 11 ( | Nunavut | |||||
| CA 12 ( | Quebec | |||||
| CL | Chile | X | Whole country | |||
| CN | China | X | Whole country | |||
| CO | Colombia | X | Whole country | |||
| CG | Congo | X | Whole country | |||
| CK | Cook Islands | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| GB | United Kingdom | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| GG | Guernsey | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| HR | Croatia | X | Whole country | |||
| HK | Hong Kong | X | Whole country | |||
| ID | Indonesia | X | Whole country | |||
| IL | Israel | X | Whole country | |||
| IM | Isle of Man | X | Whole country | |||
| JE | Jersey | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| JM | Jamaica | X | Whole country | |||
| JP | Japan | X | Whole country | |||
| KI | Kiribati | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| LK | Sri Lanka | X | Whole country | |||
| MH | Marshall Islands | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| MK | the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | X | Whole country | |||
| MY | Malaysia | X | Peninsular, Western Malaysia | |||
| NR | Nauru | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| NU | Niue | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| NZ | New Zealand | X | Whole country | |||
| PF | French Polynesia | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| PG | Papua New Guinea | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| PN | Pitcairn Islands | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| PW | Palau | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| RU | Russia | X | Whole country | |||
| SB | Solomon Islands | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| SG | Singapore | X | Whole country | |||
| ZA | South Africa | X | Whole country | |||
| TW | Taiwan | X | Whole country | |||
| TH | Thailand | X | Whole country | |||
| TR | Turkey | X | Whole country | |||
| TK | Tokelau | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| TO | Tonga | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| TV | Tuvalu | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| US | United States | X | X | US 0 | Whole country | |
| X | US 1 | Whole country, except the following states: New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania | ||||
| X | US 2 | Humboldt Bay (California) | ||||
| US 3 | Netarts Bay (Oregon) | |||||
| US 4 | Wilapa Bay, Totten Inlet, Oakland Bay, Quilcence Bay and Dabob Bay (Washington) | |||||
| US 5 | NELHA (Hawaii) | |||||
| WF | Wallis and Futuna | X | X | X | Whole country | |
| WS | Samoa | X | X | X | Whole country | |
(a) Certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin, based on the appropriate model set out in Annex II and IV to this Regulation taking into account the place of destination and use of the consignment after the arrival at the destination. (b) Considering the status of the place of destination as regards non-exotic diseases referred to in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC in the EU Member State or diseases for which the place of destination has measures approved by to Decision 2010/221/EU approving national measures in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC, the appropriate specific requirements shall be incorporated and completed in the certificate. (c) The "Place of origin" shall be the localisation of the farm or mollusc farming area where the aquaculture animals were reared reaching their commercial size relevant for the consignment covered by this certificate. For wild aquatic animals "place of origin" shall be the place of harvest. (d) Where the model certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant, may be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the certifying officer, or completely deleted from the certificate. (e) The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required it must be in such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible. (f) For import into the Union from third countries, the original of the certificate and the labels referred to in the model certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of the border inspection post of introduction of the consignment into the Union and of the Member State of destination. However, those Member States may authorise the certificate to be drawn up in the official language of another Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation. (g) Where additional sheets are attached to the certificate for the purpose of identifying the items making up the consignment, such additional sheets shall also be considered to form part of the original of the certificate, provided the signature and stamp of the certifying official inspector appear on each page. (h) When the certificate, including any additional sheets as referred to in (g), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered "–x (page number) of y(total number of pages) –" on the bottom and shall bear the certificate reference number allocated by the competent authority on the top.(i) The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official inspector not more than 72 hours prior to loading of the consignment, or not more than 24 hours in those cases were the aquaculture animals must be inspected within 24 hours of loading. The competent authorities of the country of origin shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed. (j) The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. The same requirement shall apply to stamps other than embossed stamps or watermarks. (k) For import into the Union from third countries, the original of the certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches the EU border inspection post. For consignments placed on the market within the Union, the original of the certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches its final destination. (l) A certificate issued for live aquaculture animals shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issue. In the case of transport by ship, the time of validity is prolonged by the time of journey at sea. To that end, the original of a declaration by the ship's master, drawn up in accordance with the addendum drawn up in conformity with the model laid down in Part D of Annex IV, shall be attached to the animal health certificate. (m) Please note that the general conditions on the transport of animals laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 may, where applicable, require measures to be taken after entry into the Union if the requirements of that Regulation are not fulfilled.