{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-12.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/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption",
  "text": "1. Aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption shall only be imported into Great Britain from third countries, territories, zones or compartments which are included on a list drawn up in accordance with Articles 126 and 127 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.\n2. Consignments of the animals and products referred to in paragraph 1 shall:\n(a) be accompanied by a joint public and animal health certificate completed in accordance with the relevant model; and\n(b) comply with the animal health requirements and notes set out in the relevant model.\n3. This Article shall not apply where the aquaculture animals are intended for relaying areas or re-immersion into waters within, and territorial waters adjacent to, Great Britain, in which case Article 10 shall apply.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(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(14)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(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(14)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Art. 12(2)(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(14)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(2)(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(14)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(3) 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(14)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1251/article/12",
    "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."
}