# Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2008 of 13 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture, Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of Article 24(3) of Regulation (EC) No 708/2007:
(a)‘long time (with reference to its life cycle)’ shall mean a minimum period of 10 years following the completion of two production cycles;
(b)‘adverse effect’ shall mean a case where scientific evidence shows that an aquatic species, after its introduction in Great Britain, cause inter alia, significant:
(i)habitat degradation;
(ii)competition with native species for spawning habitat;
(iii)hybridisation with native species threatening species integrity;
(iv)predation on native species' population resulting in their decline;
(v)depletion of native food resources;
(vi)spread of disease and novel pathogens in wild aquatic organisms and ecosystems.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/535/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-535/article-2
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