# 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), Division 1: The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of quarantine establishments for aquatic animals as referred to in point (a) of Article 15 shall be the following:

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

(a) the quarantine establishment must be located at a secure distance from other quarantine establishments, aquaculture establishments or groups of aquaculture establishments by a distance specified by the competent authority on the basis of a risk assessment which must take into account the epidemiology of the relevant listed and emerging diseases;
(b) the operator shall implement the biosecurity plan which is provided for in Article 5 and which must include at least the following elements:
(i) disinfection points must be installed at critical locations as identified in the biosecurity plan;
(ii) where they exist within the same quarantine establishment, measures must be taken to ensure that quarantine units remain epidemiologically separate from each other;
(iii) work clothing and footwear for personnel must be kept at the quarantine establishment and cleaned and disinfected regularly;
(iv) equipment must not be shared between quarantine units within the quarantine establishment, but in cases where this is unavoidable, an appropriate protocol for cleaning and disinfection of the equipment must be put in place; equipment must not be shared with other establishments;
(v) only authorised persons may enter the quarantine establishment;
(vi) persons entering the quarantine establishment must wear the protective clothing and footwear provided and these must be safely disposed of or cleaned and disinfected after use;
(vii) dead animals must be removed from all quarantine units at a frequency that ensures infective pressure is kept to a minimum and disposed of as Category 1 or Category 2 material in compliance with Article 12 or Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;
(viii) all equipment in the quarantine establishments must be cleaned and disinfected at the end of each quarantine period;
(ix) the required quarantine period must start when the last aquatic animal in the cohort to be quarantined is introduced;
(x) each quarantine unit must be emptied of animals, cleaned and disinfected at the end of the quarantine period and be kept free of animals for a period of at least seven days before new aquatic animals are introduced;
(xi) precautions must be taken to prevent cross-contamination between incoming and outgoing consignments of aquatic animals;
(xii) animals released from the quarantine establishment must meet the requirements for movements of aquaculture animals between Member States;
(c) a named person must be in charge of implementing the biosecurity plan for the quarantine establishment with other personnel reporting to that individual in relation to biosecurity matters, where necessary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/691/annex/I/part/8/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-691/annex-I/part-8/division-1
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