Article 2

For the purposes of F1Article 24(3) of Regulation (EC) No 708/2007:

1. (a)

   ‘long time (with reference to its life cycle)’ shall mean a minimum period of 10 years following the completion of two production cycles;

2. (b)

   ‘adverse effect’ shall mean a case where scientific evidence shows that an aquatic species, after its introduction in F2Great Britain, cause inter alia, significant:

   1. (i)

      habitat degradation;

   2. (ii)

      competition with native species for spawning habitat;

   3. (iii)

      hybridisation with native species threatening species integrity;

   4. (iv)

      predation on native species' population resulting in their decline;

   5. (v)

      depletion of native food resources;

   6. (vi)

      spread of disease and novel pathogens in wild aquatic organisms and ecosystems.