Requirements regarding the third country or territory of origin or zone or compartment thereof and the establishment of origin
Article 170
1. Consignments of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals other than live aquatic animals shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the aquatic animals and products of animal origin of the consignment come from a third country or territory or zone or compartment thereof which complies with the following requirements: (a) it must be free from the following listed diseases: (i) category A diseases and category B diseases of aquatic animals; (ii) relevant category C diseases when the aquatic animals or products of animal origin are destined for Member States, zones or compartments which have disease-free status or an approved eradication programme for the specific diseases; (iii) category C diseases in all cases when the aquatic animals are intended for release into the wild; (iv) where Member States of destination have taken national measures referred to in Article 176 of this Regulation, aquatic animals of the species listed in Annex XXIX must also originate from third countries, territories, zones or compartments that are free from the diseases referred to in that Annex; (b) all the entries of aquatic animals of listed species into the third country or territory, zone or compartment exporting to the Union must originate from a different third country or territory or zone or compartment thereof which is free from the diseases referred to in point (a); (c) vaccination of aquatic animals of listed species against category A diseases, category B or where relevant category C diseases, has not been carried out in the third country or territory of origin. 2. Consignments of aquaculture animals and products of animal origin from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals, shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the aquaculture animals and products of animal origin of the consignment come from an establishment which is: (a) registered in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as to those laid down in Section 1 of Chapter 1, Title II of Part IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; or (b) approved in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as to those laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 1, Title II of Part IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Title I of Part II of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 ( 23 ) .