Article 21 Information obligation of the competent authority as regards the register of approved aquaculture establishments
United Kingdom
In addition to the information required by Article 185(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the competent authority shall include the following information in the register of approved aquaculture establishments provided for in Article 185(1)(b) and (c) of that Regulation, for each aquaculture establishment or group of aquaculture establishments it approves:
the unique approval number assigned to it by the competent authority
the date of approval granted by the competent authority or of any suspension or withdrawal of approval by the competent authority;
the address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location of the approved aquaculture establishment or group of aquaculture establishments;
a description of its relevant facilities and equipment;
categories of aquaculture animals which are kept in the aquaculture establishment or in the group of aquaculture establishments;
the approximate number or the maximum biomass, or both, of the aquaculture animals which may be kept in the aquaculture establishment or in the group of aquaculture establishments;
the period during which aquaculture animals are kept in the aquaculture establishment or group of aquaculture establishments if not continuously occupied, including when relevant, information on seasonal occupation or occupation during particular events;
the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.
In addition to the information required by Article 185(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the competent authority shall include up-to-date information on the health status of the aquaculture animals kept in aquaculture establishments or groups of aquaculture establishments which are approved in accordance with Article 181(1) of that Regulation, in an internet-based information page which is publicly available.
That up-to-date health information shall at least set out the health status of the aquaculture establishment or group of aquaculture establishments for each relevant listed disease and for each relevant category thereof, as follows:
whether it is free from a category B disease or category C disease;
if it is in an eradication programme for a category B disease or category C disease;
if it is in a voluntary surveillance programme for a category C disease; or
any other information which pertains to a category B, category C or category D disease, other than the information which is set out in points (a), (b) and (c).