What is the zoosanitary approval of a fish farm and who is concerned?

Placing aquaculture animals on the market with or without profit is an activity subject to obtaining zoosanitary approval as long as it involves a risk of spreading aquatic animal diseases.

Zoosanitary approval is required for:

• All aquaculture farms (primary production) which place live aquaculture animals on the market;
• Processing establishments who slaughter aquaculture animals as part of the fight against diseases deemed to be contagious in aquaculture animals (in the case of a prefectural decree declaring infection for example). than a registration.

Do not hesitate to contact usfor any request for assistance in submitting your file or for maintaining your animal health approval.

You will find all the details of the procedure for granting animal health approval for aquaculture farms by consulting the memory from the Directorate General for Food (DGAL) of April 13, 2011.

Consult the list of approved French aquaculture establishments …, (source: agriculture.gouv.fr)

Please note, zoosanitary approval is to be distinguished from :

• “European health approval” This is an authorization which allows establishments to prepare, transform, handle or store products of animal origin (meat, charcuterie, cooked dishes based on meat, fish, etc.) to manufacture and place their products on the market.
• “Restocking approval” Any fish farmer who sells live fish intended for restocking must hold this authorization according to the provisions of the Code of the Environment.
• “Health qualification” This recognition is issued to sites free of SHV and/or NHI having followed a qualification program. It is subject to regular monitoring by virological analyzes according to a frequency and sampling set by regulations.