Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

1. 1..

   ‘quarantine facility’ means a facility:

   1. (a)

      in which quarantine of aquaculture animals is carried out;

   2. (b)

      which contains one or more quarantine units; and

   3. (c)

      which is authorised and registered by a competent authority, within the meaning of F1Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, as a quarantine facility F2... and which complies with the minimum conditions for quarantine facilities set out in Annex I to this Decision;

2. 2..

   ‘quarantine unit’ means an operationally and physically separated unit of a quarantine facility, which only contains aquaculture animals of the same consignment, with the same health status, and, when appropriate, sentinel aquaculture animals;

3. 3..

   ‘sentinel aquaculture animals’ means aquaculture animals which are to be used as a diagnostic aid during quarantine;

4. 4..

   ‘listed diseases’ means the diseases listed in F3Annex 1A to Regulation 1251/2008;

5. 5..

   ‘approved qualified aquatic animal health professional’ means a qualified aquatic animal health professional designated by the competent authority to carry out specific official controls on quarantine facilities on its behalf.

6. 6..

   F4“the appropriate authority” means:

   1. (a)

      in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

   2. (b)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

   3. (c)

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

      but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given:

   4. (a)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

   5. (b)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

7. 7..

   “the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations” means—

   1. (a)

      in relation to England and Wales, the Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009;

   2. (b)

      in relation to Scotland, the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009;

8. 8..

   “constituent GB territory” means England, Wales or Scotland as the case may be;

9. 9..

   “Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 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;

10. 10..

    “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands..

11. 11..

    F5“susceptible species”, in relation to a disease, means a species listed in a document published by the appropriate authority under Article 3a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as susceptible to that disease;

12. 12..

    “vector species”, in relation to a disease, means a species listed as a vector of that disease in a document published by the appropriate authority under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 that fulfils the conditions set out in that document.