Division 1 The requirements in relation to the biosecurity measures of confined aquaculture establishments as referred to in point (b) of Article 9, shall be the following:

operators 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 confined aquaculture establishment;

2. (ii)

   where different functional units exist within the same confined aquaculture establishment, they must be kept separate using hygiene barriers;

3. (iii)

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

4. (iv)

   visitors must wear protective clothing and footwear provided by the operator;

5. (v)

   equipment shall not be shared with other aquaculture establishments;

6. (vi)

   dead animals must be removed 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)

   the equipment in the confined aquaculture establishment must be cleaned and disinfected at an appropriate frequency;

8. (viii)

   where confined aquaculture establishments receive fertilised eggs from other establishments, where biologically feasible and where it does not interfere with research objectives, these eggs must be disinfected appropriately on arrival, and all packaging must be disinfected or disposed of in a biosecure manner;

9. (ix)

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

operators shall nominate a named person to be in charge of implementing the biosecurity plan for the confined aquaculture establishment with other personnel reporting to that individual in relation to biosecurity matters.