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Division 1 The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of aquaculture establishments which are open facilities keeping aquaculture animals for ornamental purposes as referred to in point (b) of Article 18, shall be the following:

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  1. (a)

    the operator shall implement the biosecurity plan in accordance with Article 5, which must take the following elements into consideration:

    1. (i)

      disinfection points must be installed at critical locations in the aquaculture establishment;

    2. (ii)

      where they exist within the same aquaculture establishment, functional units must be kept separate using appropriate hygiene measures;

    3. (iii)

      work clothing and footwear for personnel must be kept at the aquaculture establishment and cleaned and disinfected regularly;

    4. (iv)

      equipment must not be shared between aquaculture establishments but in cases where this unavoidable, an appropriate protocol for cleaning and disinfection of the equipment must be put in place;

    5. (v)

      visitors to the aquaculture establishment must be controlled in cases where they pose a disease risk. These visitors must either:

      • wear protective clothing and footwear provided at the aquaculture establishment, or

      • clean and disinfect any protective clothing and footwear they bring onto the aquaculture establishment on arrival and in the case of non-disposable clothing and footwear, on departure;

    6. (vi)

      dead animals must be removed from all production units at a frequency that ensures infective pressure is kept to a minimum and disposed of in compliance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

    7. (vii)

      as far as possible, equipment in the aquaculture establishment must be cleaned and disinfected at the end of each production cycle;

    8. (viii)

      the cleaning and disinfection records of transporters must be verified before animals are loaded or unloaded at the aquaculture establishment;

  2. (b)

    operators shall ensure that a named person is charged with implementing the biosecurity plan for the aquaculture establishment with other personnel reporting to that individual in relation to biosecurity matters, where necessary.