# 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), Article 8: Derogations from the movement requirements of live aquatic animals of listed species intended for human consumption in a Member State, zone or compartment, which has obtained disease-free status or which is subject to an eradication programme

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

By way of derogation from Article 201(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in conjunction with Article 202(1) thereof, when live aquatic animals are intended for human consumption, Member States may authorise operators to move animals of listed species for the category B or category C diseases for which the Member State, zone or compartment of destination has obtained disease-free status, or for which it is subject to an eradication programme, when one or more of the following circumstances apply:
(a) the live aquatic animals are of one of the species listed in column 4 of the table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 and they are not vectors of the category B or category C diseases in question; or
(b) the live aquatic animals are destined for a disease control aquatic food establishment for slaughter and subsequent processing having originated from an area which is subject to movement restrictions or emergency measures as referred to in Article 191(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and where such movements are authorised by the competent authority, and take place in accordance with the conditions set out in that authorisation; or
(c) the live aquatic animals are molluscs or crustaceans which are packed and labelled for human consumption in accordance with the specific requirements for those animals as set out in Sections VII and VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and they would no longer be able to survive as live animals if returned to the aquatic environment; or
(d) the live aquatic animals are molluscs or crustaceans which are packed and labelled for human consumption in accordance with the specific requirements for those animals as set out in Sections VII and VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and they are intended for further processing without temporary storage at the place of processing; or
(e) the live aquatic animals are molluscs or crustaceans which are intended for human consumption without further processing, and they are packed for retail sale in accordance with the specific requirements for those animals as set out in Sections VII and VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/990/article/8 (the official version)
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