Aqua-environmental measures
Article 11
1. Where support is granted to beneficiaries for the purposes referred to in Article 30 of the basic Regulation, Member States shall check that those beneficiaries comply with the aqua-environmental commitments at the latest three years from the date of approval of the operation and at the end of the implementation of the operation. 2. Support provided for in Article 30(2)(b) of the basic Regulation, shall concern only costs for participation in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) that are prior to the approval of the scheme for an individual enterprise. 3. For the purpose of Article 30(2)(c) of the basic Regulation, ‘organic aquaculture’ shall mean the aquaculture activities producing farmed aquatic species in accordance with the organic production method within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 ( 17 ) and which bear indications to that effect. Until the adoption of detailed production rules by the Community, including rules on conversion, applicable to organic aquaculture, national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards, applicable to organic aquaculture, accepted or recognised by the Member States, shall apply. 4. Support provided for in Article 30(2)(d) of the basic Regulation, may be granted only for specific restrictions or requirements for Nature 2000 areas, imposed by the relevant national measures for the implementation of the Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC. 5. For the purpose of Article 30(3) of the basic Regulation, ‘normal good aquaculture practice’ shall mean compliance with binding legislation, whether it relates to health, veterinary or environmental matters, and the use of production protocols that prevent the wastage of resources and avoidable pollution.