{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/article-25e",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/article-25e.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/889",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889",
  "path": "article/25e",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25e",
  "heading": "Origin and management of non-organic aquaculture animals",
  "text": "1. For breeding purposes or for improving genetic stock and when organic aquaculture animals are not available, wild caught or non-organic aquaculture animals may be brought into a holding. Such animals shall be kept under organic management for at least three months before they may be used for breeding.\n2. For on-growing purposes and when organic aquaculture juvenile animals are not available non-organic aquaculture juveniles may be brought into a holding. At least the latter two thirds of the duration of the production cycle shall be managed under organic management.\n3 . The maximum percentage of non-organic aquaculture juveniles introduced to the farm shall be 80 % by 31 December 2011 , 50 % by 31 December 2014 and 0 % by 31 December 2016 .\n4 . For on-growing purposes the collection of wild aquaculture juveniles is specifically restricted to the following cases:\n( a ) natural influx of fish or crustacean larvae and juveniles when filling ponds, containment systems and enclosures;\n( b ) European glass eel, provided that an approved eel management plan is in place for the location and artificial reproduction of eel remains unsolved;\n( c ) the collection of wild fry of species other than European eel for on-growing in traditional extensive aquaculture farming inside wetlands, such as brackish water ponds, tidal areas and costal lagoons, closed by levees and banks, provided that:\n(i) the restocking is in line with management measures approved by the relevant authorities in charge of the management of the fish stocks in question to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the species concerned, and\n(ii) the fish are fed exclusively with feed naturally available in the environment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards laying down detailed rules on organic aquaculture animal and seaweed production."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/673 of 29 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1358/2014 of 18 December 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the origin of organic aquaculture animals, aquaculture husbandry practices, feed for organic aquaculture animals and products and substances allowed for use in organic aquaculture (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/889/article/25e",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:02.274006+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."
}