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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-990/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/990",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990 of 28 April 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health and certification requirements for movements within the Union of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-990",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 apply.\nThe following definitions also apply:\n(1) ‘container’ means any crate, box, receptacle or other rigid structure used for the transport of aquatic animals or eggs of aquatic animals which is not the means of transport;\n(2) ‘well-boat’ means a vessel which has a well or tank for the storage, transport or treatment of live aquaculture animals in water;\n(3) ‘vector species’ means species listed in column 4 of the table set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882, which fulfil the conditions to be regarded as vectors as set out in column 3 of Annex I to this Regulation;\n(4) ‘fishing bait’ means any aquatic animal used to attract or catch another aquatic animal;\n(5) ‘national measures’ means national measures designed to limit the impact of diseases other than listed diseases as referred to in Article 226 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;\n(6) ‘habitat’ means aquatic areas distinguished by geographical, abiotic and biotic features whether entirely natural or semi-natural;\n(7) ‘disease-free Member State, zone or compartment’ means a Member State, zone or compartment thereof which has been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 36(4) or 37(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;\n(8) ‘eradication programme’ means a compulsory eradication programme established in accordance with Article 31(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, or an optional eradication programme established in accordance with Article 31(2) of that Regulation;\n(9) ‘registered aquaculture establishment’ means an establishment which has been registered by the competent authority in accordance with Article 173 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;\n(10) ‘approved aquaculture establishment’ means an establishment which has been approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 176 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;\n(11) ‘approved group of aquaculture establishments’ means a group of aquaculture establishments approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 177 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/990/article/2",
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  "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."
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