
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 25e, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. For on-growing purposes the collection of wild aquaculture juveniles is specifically restricted to the following cases:
(a) natural influx of fish or crustacean larvae and juveniles when filling ponds, containment systems and enclosures;
(b) European glass eel, provided that an approved eel management plan is in place for the location and artificial reproduction of eel remains unsolved;
(c) the collection of wild fry of species other than European eel for on-growing in traditional extensive aquaculture farming inside wetlands, such as brackish water ponds, tidal areas and costal lagoons, closed by levees and banks, provided that:
((i)) the restocking is in line with management measures approved by the relevant authorities in charge of the management of the fish stocks in question to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the species concerned, and
((ii)) the fish are fed exclusively with feed naturally available in the environment.';
((2)) in Article 25f, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Stocking density and husbandry practices are set out in Annex XIIIa by species or group of species. In considering the effects of stocking density and husbandry practices on the welfare of farmed fish, the condition of the fish (such as fin damage, other injuries, growth rate, behaviour expressed and overall health) and the water quality shall be monitored.';
((3)) in Article 25k, paragraph 1, the following point (e) is added:
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(e) feed products derived from whole fish caught in fisheries certified as sustainable under a scheme recognised by the competent authority in line with the principles laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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((4)) in Article 25k, paragraph 2 is deleted;
((5)) in Article 25k, the following paragraph is added:
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5. Histidine produced through fermentation may be used in the feed ration for salmonid fish when the feed sources listed in paragraph 1 do not provide a sufficient amount of histidine to meet the dietary needs of the fish and prevent the formation of cataracts.';
((6)) in Article 25l, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. Where natural feed is supplemented according to paragraph 2:
(a) the feed ration of siamese catfish (Pangasius spp.) as referred to in Section 9 of Annex XIIIa may comprise a maximum of 10 % fishmeal or fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries;
(b) the feed ration of shrimps as referred to in Section 7 of Annex XIIIa may comprise a maximum of 25 % fishmeal and 10 % fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries. In order to secure the quantitative dietary needs of shrimps, organic cholesterol may be used to supplement their diets; where organic cholesterol is not available, non-organic cholesterol derived from wool, shellfish or other sources may be used.';
((7)) the following Article 25la is inserted:
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Article 25la 
In the larval rearing of organic juveniles, conventional phytoplankton and zooplankton may be used as feed.';
((8)) in Article 25s, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
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6. For biological control of ectoparasites, preference shall be given to the use of cleaner fish and to the use of freshwater, marine water and sodium chloride solutions.';
((9)) Annexes VII and XIIIa are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 December 2014.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
1. 
' 2. Products for cleaning and disinfection for aquaculture animals and seaweed production referred to in Articles 6e(2), 25s(2) and 29a.
 2.1. Subject to compliance with relevant Union and national provisions as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and in particular with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, products used for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities in the absence of aquaculture animals may contain the following active substances:

— ozone
— sodium hypochlorite
— calcium hypochlorite
— calcium hydroxide
— calcium oxide
— caustic soda
— alcohol
— copper sulphate: only until 31 December 2015
— potassium permanganate
— tea seed cake made of natural camelia seed (use restricted to shrimp production)
— mixtures of potassium peroxomonosulphate and sodium chloride producing hypochlorous acid.
 2.2. Subject to compliance with relevant Union and national provisions as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and in particular with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, products used for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities in the presence as well as in the absence of aquaculture animals may contain the following active substances:

— limestone (calcium carbonate) for pH control
— dolomite for pH correction (use restricted to shrimp production)
— sodium chloride
— hydrogen peroxide
— sodium percarbonate
— organic acids (acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid)
— humic acid
— peroxyacetic acids
— peracetic and peroctanoic acids
— iodophores (only in the presence of eggs).
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2. 

((a)) in the row on ‘Maximum stocking density’ in the table in Section 1, ‘Arctic charr 20 kg/m3’, is replaced by ‘Arctic charr 25 kg/m3’;
((b)) the following section is inserted after Section 7:
' Section 7a Organic production of crayfish:
Species concerned: Astacus astacus, Pacifastacus leniusculus.

Maximum stocking density: For small-sized crayfish (< 20 mm): 100 individuals per m2. For crayfish of intermediate size (20-50 mm): 30 individuals per m2. For adult crayfish (> 50 mm): 10 individuals per m2, provided that adequate hiding places are available.
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