Record-keeping obligations of operators of an approved group of aquaculture establishments where aquaculture animals are kept with a view to being moved therefrom either alive or as products of aquaculture animal origin
Article 24
1. In addition to the information required by Article 186(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, operators of aquaculture establishments in a group of aquaculture establishments approved in accordance with point (a) of Article 177 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 shall record and keep the following information: (a) the unique approval number issued to the aquaculture establishment by the competent authority; (b) the current risk categorisation of the group of aquaculture establishments, as assigned by the competent authority; (c) details of the implementation and results of the risk-based surveillance provided for in Article 6(2); (d) details of movements to the aquaculture establishment including: (i) the unique approval or registration number of the aquaculture establishment of origin for all aquaculture animals which have been received from an aquaculture establishment outside the group; or (ii) the location of the habitat from which wild aquatic animals have been collected before being dispatched to the aquaculture establishment; (e) details of movements from the group of aquaculture establishments including: (i) aquaculture animals and products of aquaculture animal origin from aquaculture animals and, in the case of movements of aquaculture animals, including the unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination, where aquaculture animals are dispatched to another establishment outside the group; or (ii) in the case of movements into the wild, details of the habitat into which the aquaculture animals will be released; (f) the name and address of transporters who deliver aquatic animals to, or collect aquaculture animals from, the aquaculture establishment; (g) details of the biosecurity plan employed and evidence of its implementation; (h) self-declaration documents issued in compliance with Article 218 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, received with consignments of aquaculture animals which have arrived at the aquaculture establishment or which have been sent with consignments which have been dispatched from the aquaculture establishment, as relevant; (i) where relevant, any other documents accompanying the aquatic animals. 2. The operator of a group of aquaculture establishments approved in accordance with point (b) of Article 177 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 shall record or keep the information set out in paragraph 1(a) to (i) of this Article on behalf of each aquaculture establishment in the group.