#AGRG2607633AAnimal Health Approval Rules for Certain Aquaculture Establishments
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This order sets the approval process for certain aquaculture establishments in France. Operators covered by EU animal health rules must apply to the prefect for animal health approval at least 90 days before starting activity, using CERFA form no. 13985. It also gives the prefect power to suspend or withdraw approval if problems are not corrected. Small or lower-risk aquaculture sites may avoid being treated as high-risk if they stay under production thresholds, source fish from disease-free establishments where required, and send annual breeding records to the prefect.
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Key Changes
- Requires covered aquaculture operators to apply for animal health approval at least 90 days before starting operations
- Allows the prefect to suspend or withdraw approval if corrective actions are not completed
- Defines low-risk cases for small aquaculture sites based on production limits, sourcing rules, location, and annual record reporting
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators of aquaculture establishments covered by Article 176(1)(a), Articles 177 to 179 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, or Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 must submit an animal health approval application to the prefect before starting activity.
The animal health approval application must include the information required under Article 180(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and must be submitted using CERFA form no. 13985.
Where the prefect suspends an animal health approval, the operator must implement adequate corrective actions within the deadline set by the prefect to avoid withdrawal of the approval.
Aquaculture establishments seeking not to be treated as presenting a significant risk of disease spread must source fish exclusively from establishments with disease-free status for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia and infectious haematopoietic necrosis when the fish are species sensitive to those diseases.
Aquaculture establishments seeking not to be treated as presenting a significant risk of disease spread must send breeding records annually to the prefect and, where applicable, to the animal health organization.