{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-708/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-708/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/708",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 of 11 June 2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-708",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Measures for avoiding adverse effects",
  "text": "1. The appropriate authority shall ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to avoid adverse effects to biodiversity in Great Britain, and especially to species, habitats and ecosystem functions which may be expected to arise from the introduction or translocation of aquatic organisms and non-target species in aquaculture and from the spreading of these species into the wild.\n2. The competent authorities shall monitor and supervise aquaculture activities so as to ensure that:\n(a) closed aquaculture facilities comply with the requirements laid down in Article 3(3); and\n(b) transport from or to closed aquaculture facilities takes place in conditions that are such as to prevent the escape of alien or non-target species.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 304/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(5)(a)(i) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(5)(a)(ii) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/451), regs. 1, 9(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/708/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:53.113108+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}