Section 6

Operators other than transporters shall notify the competent authority in their Member State of origin in advance of intended movements of aquatic animals from one Member State to another Member State where: the aquatic animals are required to be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Articles 208 and 209 and any rules adopted pursuant to Article 211 and Article 214(2); the aquatic animals are required to be accompanied by an animal health certificate for aquatic animals when they are being moved from a restricted zone as referred to in Article point (a) of 208(2); the aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals being moved are intended for: an establishment subject to registration in accordance with Article 173 or approval in accordance with Articles 176 to 179; release into the wild; notification is required in accordance with delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 221. For the purposes of the notification provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, operators shall provide the competent authority of their Member State of origin with all the necessary information to enable it to notify the movement to the competent authority of the Member State of destination in accordance with Article 220(1). The competent authority of the Member State of origin shall notify the competent authority of the Member State of destination of movements of aquatic animals as referred to in Article 219, unless a derogation has been granted in accordance with point (c) of Article 221(1) as regards such notification. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out prior to the movement in question and, whenever possible, through Traces. Member States shall designate regions for the management of notifications of movements as provided for in paragraph 1. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority of Member State of origin may authorise the operator concerned to notify, partially or completely, movements of aquatic animals through Traces to the competent authority of the Member State of destination. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning: the requirement for advance notification by operators, in accordance with Article 219, of movements between Member States of aquatic animals of species or categories other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 219(1), where traceability of such movements is necessary in order to ensure compliance with the animal health requirements laid down in this Chapter; the information needed in order to notify movements of aquatic animals as provided for in Articles 219 and 220(1); derogations from the notification requirements provided for in point (c) of Article 219(1) for species and categories of aquatic animals or types of movements which pose an insignificant risk; the emergency procedures for notification of movements of aquatic animals in the event of power cuts or other disturbances of Traces; the requirements for the designation of regions by Member States as provided for in Article 220(3). The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules concerning: the details of notifications by: operators to the competent authority of the Member State of origin of movements of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 219; the competent authority of the Member State of origin to the Member State of destination of movements of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 220(1); the deadlines for: the provision by operators of the necessary information referred to in Article 219(2) to the competent authority of the Member State of origin; the notification of movements by the competent authority of the Member State of origin as referred to in Article 220(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.