{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-8a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1251/article-8a.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/8a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8a",
  "heading": "Aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking in areas listed under powers conferred by the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations",
  "text": "1. Consignments of aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities, or restocking shall be accompanied by an animal health certificate completed in accordance with the relevant model, where the animals:\n(a) are introduced into a constituent GB territory or part thereof that is listed in a document published by the appropriate authority under regulation 3B of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations as free of one or more of the diseases listed in Schedule 1 to those Regulations;\n(b) are of species which are listed in a document published by the appropriate authority under regulation 3B of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations as species susceptible to a disease listed in that document, for which the constituent GB territory concerned or part thereof is regarded as disease-free....\n2. Consignments of animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with the animal health requirements set out in the relevant model.\n3. Paragraph 1 and 2 shall apply to consignments of fish of any species originating from waters where species listed in a document published by the appropriate authority under regulation 3B of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations as species susceptible to infection with Gyrodactylus salaris, are present, where those consignments are intended for a constituent GB territory or part thereof listed in a document published by the appropriate authority under regulation 3B of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations as free of Gyrodactylus salaris (GS).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted 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": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a(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(9)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 8a(1)(a) substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a(1)(b) substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a(1)(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(9)(b)(iii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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(9)(b)(iii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a(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(9)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Art. 8a(3) substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a heading 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(9)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8a heading substituted (15.8.2022) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1251/article/8a",
    "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."
}