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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-990/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-990/article-3.json",
  "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/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "General obligations on operators as regards biosecurity requirements for the transport of aquatic animals",
  "text": "1. Operators, including transporters, shall ensure that aquatic animals are:\n(a) loaded and transported in water which does not alter their health status;\n(b) not transported in the same water or in the same container as aquatic animals of a lower health status, from the time of loading to the time of arrival at their place of destination.\n2. Operators, including transporters, shall ensure that:\n(a) the means of transport and containers are designed and constructed in such a way that cleaning and disinfection can be carried out effectively between consignments in order not to jeopardise the health status of the aquatic animals during transport;\n(b) the container, when it is not a single use item, or the vessel, as well as other transport equipment, are cleaned and disinfected between consignments.\n3. Operators, including transporters, shall ensure that the cleaning and disinfection required by paragraph 2(b) is carried out in accordance with a protocol agreed by the competent authority of the place of origin, which must include details of where and when the cleaning and disinfection is to take place and the type of disinfecting agents that must be used.",
  "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/2020/990/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:32.953493+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."
}