7.—(1) This regulation applies where the Department has received notice of the proposed movement of an Annex IV species under regulation 6(2).
(2) The Department shall serve notice on the person proposing to undertake the movement —
(a)prohibiting the movement;
(b)permitting the movement, and any subsequent movement of the same species undertaken by that person to the same aquaculture facility, subject to any conditions specified in the notice; or
(c)requiring the person, at their own cost, to submit an environmental risk assessment carried out in accordance with Article 9(1) of Council Regulation 708/2007.
(3) After considering any environmental risk assessment required under paragraph (2)(c), the Department shall serve notice on the person proposing to undertake the movement—
(a)prohibiting the movement; or
(b)permitting the movement, and any subsequent movement of the same species undertaken by that person to the same aquaculture facility, subject to any conditions specified in the notice.
(4) A notice served under paragraph (2)(b) or (3)(b) shall specify —
(a)the unique reference number assigned to the notice;
(b)the species to which it applies;
(c)the aquaculture facility into which the movement is permitted; and
(d)the duration of the notice.
(5) A notice served under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) or (3) shall –
(a)give the reasons for the decision; and
(b)inform the person on whom the notice is served of the right of appeal under regulation 20.