{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1251",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Subject matter and scope",
  "text": "This Regulation lays down:\n(a)a list of diseases, making provision for the publication by the appropriate authority of a list of vector and susceptible species;\n(b)animal health conditions for the placing on the market of:\n(i)ornamental aquatic animals either originating from or intended for closed ornamental facilities; and\n(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 Great Britain\n(c)animal health certification requirements for the placing on the market of:\n(i)aquaculture animals intended for farming, including relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities, and restocking; and\n(ii)aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption;\n(d)animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports into Great Britain, and transit therein, including storage during transit, of:\n(i)aquaculture animals intended for farming, including relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities;\n(ii)aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption;\n(iii)ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(a) substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 346/2010 of 15 April 2010 amending 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 350/2011 of 11 April 2011 amending 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(b)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1251/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:48.752272+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."
}