• Council Directive 2006/88/EC regulates animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals.
• Implementing rules are laid down in Commission Decision 2008/392/EC.
• Commission Decision 2008/896/EC provides guidelines for the purpose of the risk based animal health surveillance scheme established by Directive 2006/88.
• Commission Decision 2008/946/EC deals with the requirements of quarantine of aquaculture animals.
• More specifically, Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 details the certification requirements for aquaculture products.