{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-15.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/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Requirements for the release of aquaculture animals and products thereof and for transport water",
  "text": "1. Aquaculture animals and products thereof imported into Great Britain and intended for human consumption shall be handled appropriately to avoid contamination of natural waters in Great Britain.\n2. Aquaculture animals imported into Great Britain shall not be released into the wild within the Community, unless authorised by the competent authority of the place of destination.\nThe competent authority may only grant authorisations where the release does not jeopardise the health status of the aquatic animals at the place of release and it shall ensure that appropriate risk-mitigating measures are taken.\n3. Transport water from imported consignments of aquaculture animals and products thereof shall be handled appropriately to avoid contamination of natural waters in Great Britain.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(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(17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(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(17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(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(17)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1251/article/15",
    "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."
}