Article 11 Ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities

United Kingdom

Ornamental fish of species susceptible to one or more of the diseases listed in F1Annex 1A and intended for closed ornamental facilities shall only be imported into F2Great Britain from F3third countries or territories listed in Annex 3, or zones or compartments of those third countries or territories, set out in a list which the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the appropriate authority, publish from time to time.

F42.

Ornamental fish which are not of F5species susceptible to any of the diseases listed in F6Annex 1A, and ornamental molluscs and ornamental crustaceans, intended for closed ornamental facilities, shall only be imported into F7Great Britain from third countries or territories that:

(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.

Consignments of the animals referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall:

(a)

be accompanied by an animal health certificate completed in accordance with the F8relevant model; and

(b)

comply with the animal health requirements set out in the F9relevant model.

F10(4.)

The list published by the Secretary of State under paragraph 1 may specify the aquaculture species permitted to enter Great Britain from the countries, territories, zones, or compartments referred to in paragraph 1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 11(1) 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(13)(a)(i)
F2: Words in Art. 11(1) 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(13)(a)(ii)
F3: Words in Art. 11(1) substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(8)(a)
F4: Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 719/2009 of 6 August 2009 amending 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).
F5: Words in Art. 11(2) 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(13)(b)
F6: Words in Art. 11(2) 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(13)(a)(i)
F7: Words in Art. 11(2) 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(13)(a)(ii)
F8: Words in Art. 11(3)(a) 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(13)(c)
F9: Words in Art. 11(3)(b) 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(13)(c)
F10: Art. 11(4) inserted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(8)(b)