order on quarantine facilities for live bivalve molluscs 2007 and the associated implementing decree under article 2 1 of the order on quarantine facilities for live bivalve molluscs 2007 the order on quarantine facilities for live bivalve molluscs 2007 sets out rules in respect of approval legal protection and precautionary measures for the purposes of laying down more detailed rules regarding the requirements for and authorisation and construction of quarantine facilities in order to prevent the occurrence of dinoflagellates or dinocysts responsible for the formation of foreign biotoxins shellfish or fish diseases viruses or other live organisms or the larvae thereof. the following articles may contain technical regulations - articles 2 to 8. the implementing decree under article 2 1 of the order on quarantine facilities for live bivalve molluscs 2007 article 2 1 of the order on quarantine facilities for live bivalve molluscs 2007 stipulates that the chairman on behalf of the board may by means of an implementing decree designate areas for which it has become evident that there is virtually no risk of the introduction of dinoflagellates or dinocysts responsible for the formation of foreign marine biotoxins shellfish or fish diseases viruses or other live organisms or the larvae thereof definitions annex i of regulation ec no. 853 2004 . if bivalve molluscs are collected in areas not referred to in article 1 processing of such bivalve molluscs may only take place in an establishment authorised as a quarantine facility. article 2 is necessary for penalisation and contains the banning provisions required to indicate what is and what is not permitted. the article states that there is a general ban on the introduction of parts of or waste from bivalve molluscs into dutch surface waters. this does not apply to bivalve molluscs originating from areas nominated by the chairman on behalf of the board pursuant to paragraph 1. in addition process water cleaning water and dirt tare from the processing activities must not come into contact with surface waters as harmful substances or organisms could be washed into the surface waters. the ban does not apply if the water is cleaned before discharge in a water treatment installation authorised by the chairman. article 3 specifies to whom an application must be made and what documents must in principle be included therewith. the purpose of the documents that have to be forwarded with the application is to provide clarification as to which means of production and parts of the business need to be authorised as quarantine facilities. article 4 states that the chairman is empowered to grant authorisation to a quarantine facility. a water treatment system forms part of a quarantine facility that may be authorised by the chairman. in such an authorisation the conditions from paragraph 2 are laid down in every case. in addition the chairman may lay down other conditions - in particular the conditions specified in paragraph 3. under article 5 the chairman may on behalf of the board grant exemptions or dispensations from article 2. the chairman is authorised to attach conditions to the granting of an exemption or dispensation. the term exemption is used for a decision by the chairman whereby an exception is made to a requirement or prohibition under the regulation for a certain category of cases. the term dispensation is used for an order whereby an exception is made to a requirement or prohibition under the regulation for a single case. dispensations or exemptions may have conditions attached in order to ensure that there is no abuse of possible exceptions. this article is a safety net for unexpected developments. article 5 3 allows for the introduction of a general obligation to report each batch. article 8 states that disciplinary measures may be taken in response to infringements as laid down in the act on disciplinary jurisprudence relating to business organisation 2004 and the associated legal protection system. article 7 states that the supervisory authority and persons are to be designated by decree and that they are all authorised to draft judgment reports