{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-691/annex-I/part-3/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-691/annex-I/part-3/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/691",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of Council as regards rules for aquaculture establishments and transporters of aquatic animals (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-691",
  "path": "annex/I/part/3/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of confined aquaculture establishments as referred to in point (d) of Article 9, shall be the following:",
  "text": "(a) the boundaries of the confined aquaculture establishments must be clearly demarcated and the access of aquatic animals and humans to animal facilities must be controlled;\n(b) where necessary, adequate facilities suited for the quarantine of aquaculture animals introduced from other establishments must be available;\n(c) adequate means for isolating aquaculture animals must be available;\n(d) tanks and other holding facilities must be of a suitable standard and constructed so that:\n(i) contact with aquatic animals outside is prevented and that inspections and any necessary treatments can be easily carried out;\n(ii) floors, walls and all other material or equipment can be readily cleaned and disinfected;\n(e) suitable equipment and facilities must be available for the purpose of maintaining appropriate husbandry conditions for the aquaculture animals kept in the confined aquaculture establishment;\n(f) the confined aquaculture establishment must provide for good standards of hygiene and allow adequate health monitoring to be carried out;\n(g) appropriate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinfection of facilities, equipment and means of transport;\n(h) appropriate predator control measures must be put in place, taking into account the risk of disease spread these predators pose;\n(i) appropriate disinfection equipment must be in place to ensure that all wastewater which is discharged from the confined aquaculture establishment is treated to a level which ensures that any infectious agents of listed or emerging diseases which are present are fully inactivated before discharge.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/691/annex/I/part/3/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:37.230185+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."
}