S.L. 437.95 Art. 1Citation.

(1) The title of these rules is the Animal Health

Requirements for Aquaculture Animals and Products thereof, and on the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases in Aquatic Animals Rules.

(2) The scope of these rules is to transpose Council Directive 2006/88/EC on animal health requirements for aquaculture, animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals, repealing and replacing Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases and Council Directive 95/70/EEC on the introduction of minimum European Community measures for the control of certain disease affecting bivalve molluscs.

(3) These rules shall define:

(a) the animal health requirements to be applied for the placing on the market, the importation and the transit of aquaculture animals and the products thereof;

(b) the minimum preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorities, aquaculture production business operators and others related to this industry, for diseases in aquaculture animals;

(c) the minimum control measures to be applied in the event of a suspicion of, or an outbreak of certain diseases in aquatic animals.