(a) Part II covers kept and wild terrestrial animals, and in particular: (i) Chapter I lays down supplementing rules on disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of a category A disease in kept animals as referred to in Articles 53, 54, 55, 58 and 63 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (ii) Chapter II lays down supplementing rules regarding the establishment of restricted zones in the event of official confirmation of a category A disease in kept animals as referred to in Article 64 and 67 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (iii) Chapter III lays down supplementing rules regarding the repopulation of the restricted zone with kept animals in the event of official confirmation of a category A disease as referred to in Articles 63 and 68 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (iv) Chapter IV lays down supplementing rules regarding disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of a category A disease in wild animals as referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (v) Chapter V lays down supplementing rules on disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of category B and C diseases in terrestrial animals as referred to in Article 74 and 77 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(b) Part III covers kept and wild aquatic animals, and in particular: (i) Chapter I lays down supplementing rules on disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of a category A disease in aquatic animals as referred to in Articles 53, 54, 55, 58 and 63 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (ii) Chapter II lays down supplementing rules regarding the establishment of restricted zones in the event of official confirmation of a category A disease in aquaculture animals as referred to in Article 64 and 67 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (iii) Chapter III lays down supplementing rules regarding disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of a category A disease in wild aquatic animals as referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (iv) Chapter IV lays down supplementing rules on disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of category B and C diseases in aquatic animals as referred to in Article 74 and 77 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(c) Part IV covers final provisions.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance) (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1140of 5 May 2021amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases(Text with EEA relevance), 32021R1140, July 13, 2021
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/751of 30 January 2023amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases(Text with EEA relevance), 32023R0751, April 13, 2023
(1) "means of transport" means road or rail vehicle, vessels and aircrafts; (2) "day-old chicks" means poultry less than 72 hours old; (3) "semen" means the ejaculate of an animal or animals, either in the unaltered state or prepared or diluted; (4) "oocytes" means the haploid stages of the ootidogenesis including secondary oocytes and ova; (5) "embryo" means the initial stage of development of an animal while it is capable of being transferred to a recipient dam; (6) "fresh meat" means meat, minced meat and meat preparations, including vacuum-wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere, which has not undergone any process other than chilling, freezing or quick-freezing; (7) "carcass of an ungulate" means the whole body of a slaughtered or killed ungulate after: bleeding, in the case of slaughtered animals, evisceration, removal of the limbs at the carpus and tarsus, removal of the tail, the udder, the head and the skin, except in porcine animals;
(8) "offal" means fresh meat other than that of the carcass as defined in (7), even if it remains naturally connected to the carcass; (9) "meat products" means processed products, including treated stomachs, bladders, intestines, rendered fats, meat extracts and blood products, resulting from the processing of meat or from the further processing of such processed products, so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat; (10) "casings" means the bladders and intestines that after cleaning have been processed by tissue scraping, defatting and washing and have been treated with salt or dried; (11) "colostrum" means the fluid secreted by the mammary glands of kept animals up to five days post parturition that is rich in antibodies and minerals, and precedes the production of raw milk. (12) "colostrum-based products" means processed products resulting from the processing of colostrum or from the further processing of such processed products; (13) "safe commodity" means a commodity that can be moved without the need for risk mitigation measures specifically directed against a particular listed disease regardless of the status of the Member State or zone of origin for that disease; (14) "supply chain" means an integrated production chain of a common health status as regards listed diseases consisting of a collaborative network of specialised establishments approved by the competent authority for the purpose of Article 45, between which animals are moved to complete the production cycle; (15) "infected zone" means a zone in which restrictions on the movements of kept and wild animals or products and other disease control and biosecurity measures may be applied with the view to preventing the spread of a category A disease in the event of official confirmation of the disease in wild animals.
(a) the sampling of animals for clinical examination is carried out in accordance with: (i) point A.1 of Annex I for terrestrial animals; and (ii) point 1 of Annex XII for aquatic animals;
(b) the clinical examination comprises: (i) an initial general evaluation of the animal health status of the establishment which comprises all the animals of listed species kept in the establishment; and (ii) an individual examination of the animals included in the sample referred to in point (a).
(a) the sampling of animals for laboratory examination is carried out in accordance with: (i) point A.2 of Annex I for terrestrial animals; and (ii) point 1(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Annex XII for aquatic animals;
(b) the diagnostic methods for laboratory examinations fulfil the requirements set out in: (i) point B of Annex I for terrestrial animals; and (ii) point 2 of Annex XII for aquatic animals;
(c) the samples are sent: (i) without delay to an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1 ).(ii) in accordance with point C of Annex I for terrestrial animals and point 1(f) of Annex XII for aquatic animals; and (iii) following any other instruction from the competent authority and from the laboratory regarding biosecurity and biosafety conditions to prevent the spread of category A disease agents;
(d) in the case of kept animals: (i) an inventory of all kept animals on the establishment and their species and categories is compiled; for poultry and aquaculture animals the number of animals may be estimated; and (ii) an identification mark of each sampled animal of listed species, or in the case of poultry and aquaculture animals the batch number, is recorded.
(a) isolate all animals suspected of being infected with the category A disease; (b) keep the manure, including litter and used bedding, and any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with and to transmit category A diseases isolated and protected from insects and rodents, kept animals of non-listed species and wild animals to the extent technically and practically feasible; (c) implement the appropriate additional biosecurity measures to avoid any risk of spread of the category A disease; (d) cease all movements of kept animals of listed species from or to the establishment; (e) prevent non-essential movements of animals of non-listed species, products, materials, substances, persons and means of transport from or to the establishment; (f) ensure that production, health and traceability records of the establishment are updated; (g) provide the competent authority, on its request, with any relevant information regarding the category A disease; and (h) follow any instructions given by the competent authority regarding the control of the category A disease, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and this Regulation.
(a) clinical examinations of kept animals of listed species at the establishment; and (b) collection of samples for laboratory examinations.
(a) prohibition of movements of kept animals of listed species into and from the establishment; (b) prohibition of movements of kept animals of non-listed species into and from the establishment; (c) prohibition of movements of any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit category A diseases from the establishment; (d) isolation of kept animals of listed species and protection from wild animals, animals of non-listed species and, when necessary, from insects and rodents; (e) prohibition of killing of animals of listed species, unless authorised by the competent authority; and (f) prohibition of non-essential movements of products, materials, substances, persons and means of transport into the establishments.
(a) the movements of animals and products comply with all conditions and biosecurity measures necessary in order to avoid the spread of the disease; (b) in the establishment of destination there are not other kept animals of listed species; and (c) the establishment of destination is not a slaughterhouse.
(a) the species, categories and number of animals kept on the establishment; for poultry, the number of animals may be estimated; (b) the individual identification number of all the animals of species for which the individual identification is compulsory in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 115 ).(c) the species, categories and number of kept animals of listed species which have been born, died, showed clinical signs or are likely to be infected or contaminated with the category A disease in the establishment; (d) any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit the relevant category A disease in the establishment; and (e) when relevant, all places likely to enable the survival of the vectors of the relevant category A disease in the establishment.
(a) the inventory referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of kept animals of listed species; (c) the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of other relevant transport movements; (d) the production records; and (e) the records concerning to visits to the establishment, if available.
(a) the location of the establishment in an area with a high density of kept animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected; (b) the movement of animals or persons in contact with kept animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected; (c) the delay in confirming the category A disease pursuant to Article 11; (d) the insufficient information on the possible origin and routes of introduction of the suspected category A disease; and (e) the disease profile, in particular the routes and speed of transmission of the disease and the persistence of the disease in the animal population.
(a) the relevant provisions laid down in Articles 5 to 9; and (b) if needed, additional measures adapted to the specific situation in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease to unaffected animals or to humans.
(a) all animals of listed species kept in the affected establishment shall be killed as soon as possible on the spot, within the establishment, in such a way as to avoid any risk of spreading the relevant category A disease agent during and after killing; (b) all appropriate and necessary biosecurity measures shall be taken to avoid any possible spread of the category A disease to unaffected kept or wild animals or to humans; (c) bodies or parts of kept animals of listed species which have died or which have been killed pursuant to point (a) of this paragraph shall be disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; (d) all potentially contaminated products, materials or substances present in the establishment shall be isolated until: (i) they are disposed of or processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in the case of animal by-products (including those resulting from the killing and products of animal origin and germinal products); (ii) cleaning and disinfection measures are completed in accordance with the Article 15, in the case of other materials and substances fit for cleaning and disinfection; (iii) disposal is completed under the supervision of official veterinarians, in the case of feeding stuff and other materials unfit for cleaning and disinfection.
(a) the transport from the affected establishment of animal by-products referred to in paragraphs 1(c) and 1(d)(i) complies with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; (b) the transport from the affected establishment of materials or substances referred to in paragraph 1(d)(iii) complies with its instructions regarding biosecurity and biosafety conditions to prevent the spread of category A disease agent.
(a) to order the killing of kept animals of listed species at the nearest suitable place in such a way as to avoid any risk of spreading the category A disease during killing or transport; or (b) postpone the killing of kept animals of listed species, provided that those animals are subject to emergency vaccination as provided for in Article 69 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.
(a) the epidemiological enquiry referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 has not revealed any epidemiological link between the epidemiological units in which the category A disease has been confirmed and those in which the disease has not been confirmed, to suspect the spread of the category A disease between them; and (b) the competent authority has confirmed that, at least during the monitoring period, set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, before the confirmation of the category A disease, the epidemiological units in which the disease has not been confirmed were kept completely separated and handled by different personnel.
(a) animals kept in a confined establishment; (b) animals kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of protected or endangered species; (c) animals officially registered in advance as rare breeds; and (d) animals with a duly justified high genetic, cultural or educational value.
(a) the competent authority has carried out an assessment of the effects of granting such derogation and, in particular, of the effects on the animal health status of the Member State concerned and of the adjacent countries and the outcome of this assessment indicated that the animal health status is not endangered; (b) appropriate biosecurity measures are applied to prevent the risk of transmission of the category A disease to unaffected kept animals or to wild animals or to humans taking into account: (i) the disease profile; and (ii) the affected species of animals;
(c) the animals are subject to appropriate isolation and clinical surveillance, including laboratory examinations, until the competent authority can ensure that the animals do not pose a risk of transmission of the category A disease.
(a) performed in accordance with the procedures set out in points A and B of Annex IV using the appropriate biocidal products to ensure destruction of the relevant category A disease agent; and (b) adequately documented.
(a) pastures epidemiologically linked to the affected establishment, under specific procedures to ensure effective inactivation of the relevant category A disease agent taking into account the disease profile, the type of establishment and the climatic conditions; and (b) manure, including litter and used bedding, from the affected establishment, under specific procedures to ensure effective inactivation of the relevant category A disease agent in accordance with scientific evidence.
(a) those dispatched into and from the establishment; and (b) those that have entered into contact with the establishment.
(a) carry out investigations and impose restriction and biosecurity measures in accordance with Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 in the establishments of destination or origin of the movement; or (b) immediately extend the measures in Article 12 to the establishment of origin or the establishment of destination of the movement in the case that there is epidemiological evidence of spreading of the disease to, from or through that establishment.
(a) the first food processing establishment in the case of products of animal origin; (b) the hatchery or the establishment where eggs were sent for hatching, in the case of hatching eggs which did not yet hatch; and (c) the first establishment of processing in the case of animal by products, except manure; or (d) the location where it is stored, in the case of manure, including litter and used bedding.
(a) the relevant provisions laid down in Articles 12 to 19; and (b) if needed, additional measures adapted to the specific situation in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the affected animals and affected establishments and locations to other unaffected animals or to humans.
(a) a protection zone based on the minimum radius from the outbreak set out for the relevant category A disease in Annex V; (b) a surveillance zone based on the minimum radius from the outbreak set out for the relevant category A disease in Annex V; and (c) if necessary, on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones, where the competent authority shall apply the same measures as those provided for in Section 3 of this Chapter for the surveillance zone.
(a) establishments keeping animals referred to Article 13(2); (b) hatcheries; (c) food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments; (d) means of transport; (e) locations where assembly operations or temporal exhibition or veterinary assistance of animals take place; and (f) any other location which is not an establishment; and (g) establishments keeping up to 50 captive birds, provided that they have no direct or indirect contact with poultry or other establishments keeping captive birds.
(a) within the territory of the Member State; or (b) in another Member State in accordance with Article 48(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, where it is not feasible to process or dispose the entire bodies or parts of dead animals in an approved plant in the territory of the Member State where the outbreak occurred.
(a) without stopping or unloading in the restricted zone; (b) prioritising major highways or mainline railways; and (c) avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species.
(a) in the further restricted zones referred to in Article 21(1)(c); (b) in the case that the competent authority decides to establish a restricted zone when an outbreak of a category A disease occurs in establishments and locations referred to in Article 21(3); (c) in the case that the outbreak occurs in an establishment keeping up to 50 captive birds; or (d) in establishments and locations referred to in Article 21(3) located in a restricted zone.
(a) constructed and maintained in such a way to avoid any leakage or escape of animals, products or any item representing an animal health risk; (b) cleaned and disinfected immediately after every transport of animals, products or any item representing an animal health risk and, if necessary, subsequently disinfected again, and in any case dried or allowed to dry, before any new loading of animals or products; and (c) where relevant, subjected to measures for the control of insects and rodents before the transport.
(a) in accordance with the instructions or procedures provided for by the competent authority using the appropriate biocidal products to ensure the destruction of the relevant category A disease agent; and (b) adequately documented.
(a) to keep animals of listed species separate from wild animals and animals of non-listed species; (b) to implement additional surveillance in order to identify any further spread of the category A disease to the establishments, including any increased morbidity or mortality or significant drop in production data; any such increase or drop shall be immediately notified to the competent authority; (c) when appropriate, to implement adequate means of controlling insects and rodents and other disease vectors in and around the establishment; (d) to use appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the establishment; (e) to apply appropriate biosecurity measures to all persons in contact with kept animals of listed species or entering or leaving the establishment as well as to means of transport in order to avoid any risk of spread of the relevant category A disease; (f) to keep records of all persons visiting the establishment, maintain them up to date in order to facilitate disease surveillance and control and made them available to the competent authority upon request; (g) to dispose entire bodies or parts of dead or killed kept animals of listed species according to Article 22(3).
(a) documentary checks, including production, health and traceability records analysis; (b) verification of the implementation of the measures applied to prevent the introduction or spread of the relevant category A disease in accordance with Article 25; (c) clinical examination of kept animals of listed species; and (d) if necessary, collection of samples of animals for laboratory examination in order to confirm or rule out the presence of the relevant category A disease.
(a) animals of non-listed species and products from such animals; and (b) activities, including movements, other than those set out in Annex VI.
(a) products of animal origin considered as safe commodities, in accordance with Annex VII, as regards the relevant disease; (b) products of animal origin which have undergone the relevant treatment in accordance with Annex VII; (c) products or other materials likely to spread the disease obtained or produced before the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease calculated backwards from the date on which the suspicion was notified; (d) products produced in the protection zone which have been obtained from kept animals of listed species: (i) kept outside the protection zone; (ii) kept and slaughtered outside the protection zone; or (iii) kept outside the protection zone and slaughtered in the protection zone;
(e) derived products.
(a) the products were not clearly separated, during the production process, storage and transport, from products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant to this Regulation; or (b) the competent authority has epidemiological evidences of spreading of the disease to, from or through those products.
(a) exclusively via designated routes, (b) prioritising major highways or mainline railways, (c) avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species; and (d) without unloading or stopping, until the unloading in the establishment of destination.
(a) a clinical examination, with favourable results, of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; (b) if necessary, a laboratory examination, with favourable results, of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; and (c) the outcome of the visits referred to in Article 26.
(a) during the whole production process and their storage, products were clearly separated from products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone in accordance with this Regulation; and (b) products will not be transported with products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant to this Regulation.
(a) as near as possible to the establishment of origin, within the protection zone; (b) in the surveillance zone, when it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the protection zone; or (c) as near as possible to the surveillance zone when it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone.
(a) the means of transport must be sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority of dispatch or under its supervision; (b) the competent authority of the slaughterhouse shall: (i) be informed in advance by the slaughterhouse operator of the intention to receive kept animals of listed species; (ii) confirm the absence of any signs indicative of the category A disease during the ante andpost mortem inspections;(iii) supervise the slaughterhouse operator having effective procedures in place to ensure that kept animals of listed species originating in the protection zone are kept separately and slaughtered separately from such animals or at different times, preferably at the end of the working day of arrival; (iv) confirm the slaughter of the animals to the competent authority of the establishment of origin of the animals; (v) supervise the slaughterhouse operator cleaning and disinfecting the premises where the animals have been kept and slaughtered and the completion of the cleaning and disinfection is completed before other kept animals of listed species are kept or slaughtered in those premises; and (vi) supervise the obtaining of meat from such animals complying with the conditions laid down in Article 33.
(a) the animals are kept separately from other animals originating from the protection zone and are slaughtered separately from those animals or at a different time; (b) the fresh meat obtained is cut, transported and stored separately from fresh meat obtained from animals originating in the protection zone; and (c) the cleaning and disinfection of the means of transport referred to in Article 24 takes place under official supervision after unloading the animals.
(a) in the case of day-old-chicks hatched from eggs originating in the restricted zone: (i) the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision; (ii) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance by the official veterinarians following the arrival of the animals; and (iii) if moved outside the restricted zone, the poultry remain in the establishment of destination at least for a period of 21 days.
(b) in the case of day-old-chicks hatched from eggs originating outside the restricted zone, the hatchery of dispatch can ensure that no contact has occurred between those eggs and any other hatching eggs or day-old chicks originating in the restricted zone.
(a) there is no other kept animal of listed species in the establishment or epidemiological unit of destination; (b) the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision; (c) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance by the official veterinarians following the arrival of the animals; and (d) if moved outside the restricted zone, the animals remain on the establishment of destination at least for a period of 21 days.
(a) from an establishment located in the protection zone to a hatchery located in the same Member State; or (b) from an establishment located in the same member State to a hatchery located in the protection zone.
(a) the parent flocks from which the hatching eggs are derived have undergone a clinical examination and have been sampled for laboratory examination with favourable results; (b) the hatching eggs and their packaging are disinfected before dispatch and the tracing back of the hatching eggs can be ensured; and (c) the hatching eggs must be transported in means of transport sealed by the competent authority.
(a) the parent flocks from which the hatching eggs are derived have undergone a clinical examination and have been sampled for laboratory examination with favourable results; (b) the establishment of destination is placed under official supervision until 21 days following hatching of the eggs; (c) the poultry must remain on the establishment of destination during the period referred to in (b); and (d) the requirements referred to in paragraph 2(b) and (c) are complied with.
(a) all the disease control measures relating to the category A disease have been lifted in the protection zone in accordance with Article 39; (b) all kept animals of listed species in the semen collection centre have undergone a clinical examination and have been sampled for laboratory examination in order to rule out the presence of the category A disease in the semen collection centre; and (c) the donor animal has been subjected with favourable result to a laboratory examination on a sample taken not earlier than seven days after the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, calculated forwards from the date on which the semen was collected.
(a) they are moved to a processing establishment to undergo one of the relevant risk-mitigating treatments set out in Annex VII; or (b) in the case of fresh meat of poultry: (i) it has been marked in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex IX from the moment it was obtained in the slaughterhouse; and (ii) it is not intended to another Member State.
(a) fresh meat must be marked in accordance with point 2 of Annex IX in the slaughterhouse after the post-mortem inspection and must bear such mark until it is treated; (b) the movement of fresh meat and raw milk from the establishment of origin to the processing establishment must be carried out in sealed containers; and (c) the processing establishment must be located in the same restricted zone or as near as possible to the restricted zone and must operate under the supervision of official veterinarians.
(a) to a packing centre, provided that they are packed in: (i) a disposable packaging; or (ii) a packaging which can be cleaned and disinfected in such way as to destroy the relevant category A disease agent;
(b) to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products as set out in Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, in order to be handled and treated in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ).
(a) they were produced in locations not keeping animals of listed species; (b) they were produced in feed processing establishments not keeping animals of listed species and the raw plant material originates: (i) from locations referred to in point (a); or (ii) from outside the protection zone;
(c) they are intended for use within the protection zone; or (d) they have undergone at least one of the risk-mitigating treatments in accordance with Annex VIII.
(a) the kept animals are immediately killed; and (b) the resulting animal by-products are disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
(a) the minimum period set out in Annex X has elapsed following the date of completion of preliminary cleaning and disinfection and, where relevant, control of insects and rodents, performed in accordance with Article 15 in the affected establishment; and (b) in all establishments keeping animals of listed species in the protection zone, animals of listed species have undergone, with favourable results, clinical and, when necessary, laboratory examinations in accordance with Article 26.
(a) establish the duration of the measures in the protection zone on a case by case basis, taking into account any factor influencing the risk of the disease spreading; and (b) provide for the introduction of sentinel animals.
(a) prioritising major highways or mainline railways; (b) avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species; and (c) without unloading or stopping, until the unloading in the establishment of destination.
(a) a clinical examination with favourable results of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; (b) if necessary, a laboratory examination with favourable results of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; and (c) the outcome of the visits referred to in Article 41, if available.
(a) during the whole production process and storage, products were clearly separated from products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant this Regulation; (b) products will not be transported with products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant this Regulation.
(a) as near as possible to the establishment of origin, within the restricted zone; or (b) outside the restricted zone, as near as possible to the surveillance zone, when it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone, and after carrying out a risk assessment.
(a) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the preliminary cleaning and disinfection referred to in Article 15 has been completed and approved; and (b) the animals do not come into contact with animals of listed species from other establishments.
(a) to establishments in the same Member State where they were hatched from eggs originating from establishments within the restricted zone, if: (i) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance following the arrival of the animals; and (ii) if moved outside the restricted zone, the animals remain in the establishments of destination for at least 21 days; and (iii) the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision;
(b) to establishments in the same Member State where they were hatched from eggs originating outside the restricted zone, if the hatchery of dispatch can ensure that no contact has occurred between those eggs and any other hatching eggs or day-old chicks obtained from animals kept within the restricted zone.
(a) there is no other kept animal of listed species in the establishment or epidemiological unit of destination; (b) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance following the arrival of the ready-to-lay poultry; and (c) the poultry remain on the establishment of destination for at least 21 days.
(a) a hatchery located in the surveillance zone; or (b) an establishment for in-house hatching located in the surveillance zone.
(a) all the disease control measures relating to the relevant category A disease have been lifted in the surveillance zone in accordance with Article 55; (b) all the kept animals of listed species in the semen collection centre have undergone a clinical examination and have been sampled for laboratory examinations in order to rule out the presence of the category A disease in the semen collection centre; (c) the donor animal has been subjected with favourable results to a laboratory examination on a sample taken not earlier than seven days after the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, calculated forwards from the date on which the semen was collected.
(a) the fresh meat or the raw milk is moved to a processing establishment to undergo one of the risk-mitigating treatments set out in Annex VII; or (b) the fresh meat is obtained from poultry.
(a) fresh meat is marked in accordance with Annex IX when it is obtained in the slaughterhouse and keeps such mark until it is treated; and (b) the treatment is applied in an establishment situated in the same restricted zone or as near as possible of the restricted zone, which operates under the supervision of official veterinarians.
(a) a disposable packaging; or (b) a packaging which can be cleaned and disinfected in such way as to destroy the category A disease agent.
(a) the establishment for the manufacture of egg products complies with Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and (b) the eggs are moved to the establishment for the manufacture of egg products in order to be handled and treated in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004.
(a) without processing, to a landfill, previously authorised for that purpose by the competent authority, located in the same surveillance zone; or (b) following processing, to a landfill, previously authorised for that purpose by the competent authority, located in the territory in the Member State.
(a) were produced in locations not keeping animals of listed species, other than feed processing establishments; (b) were produced in feed processing establishments not keeping animals of listed species and the raw plant material originates: (i) from locations referred to in paragraph (a); or (ii) from outside the surveillance zone;
(c) are intended for use within the surveillance zone; or (d) have undergone at least one of the risk-mitigating treatments set out in Annex VIII.
(a) the kept animals are immediately killed; and (b) the resulting animal by-products are disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
(a) the minimum period set out in Annex XI has elapsed after the date of completion of preliminary cleaning and disinfection and, where relevant, control of insects and rodents, performed in accordance with Article 15 in the affected establishment, (b) the requirements provided for in Article 39(1), point (b), have been met in the protection zone, and (c) a representative number of establishments keeping animals of listed species have undergone, with favourable results, visits carried out by official veterinarians, in accordance with Article 41.
(a) set the duration of the measures in the surveillance zone on a case by case basis taking into account factors influencing the risk of spreading the disease; and (b) provide for the introduction of sentinel animals.
(a) the operator has submitted a reasoned application for that authorisation; (b) the risks derived from authorising such movements have been assessed prior to the authorisation and the assessment indicates that the risk of spreading of the category A disease is negligible; (c) official veterinarians have carried out clinical examinations and have collect samples for laboratory examinations from animals of listed species, including those to be moved, which have yielded favourable results.
(a) a final cleaning and disinfection and, when relevant, control of insects and rodents has been: (i) carried out, in accordance with the procedures set out in points A and C of Annex IV, using the appropriate biocidal products to ensure destruction of the relevant category A disease agent; and (ii) adequately documented;
(b) the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, calculated forwards from the date on which the final cleaning and disinfection provided for in point (a) was carried out, has elapsed.
(a) a period of at least 3 months has elapsed since the preliminary cleaning and disinfection, as referred to in Article 15, was performed; and (b) prior to granting the authorisation, the competent authority has assessed the risks deriving from that authorisation and the assessment indicates that the risk of spreading the category A disease is negligible.
(a) the measures referred to in Articles 12, Article 14, Article 15, Article 17, Article 18 and Article 57(1)(a); and (b) any additional measure applied by the competent authority adapted to the specific situation.
(a) not originate from an establishment subject to the restrictions provided for in Chapter II; and (b) be sampled for laboratory examination to rule out the presence of the disease with favourable results prior to their introduction into the establishment.
(a) a representative number of all the animals to be introduced in the establishment, if they are all introduced at the same time and from the same establishment of origin; or (b) a representative number of animals of each consignment, if animals are all to be introduced at different times or from different establishments of origin. In the case of day-old-chicks, the competent authority may decide not to perform the sampling for laboratory examination referred to in paragraph 2(b).
(a) in all the epidemiological units and buildings of the affected establishment; (b) preferably at the same time or within the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, calculated forwards from the date on which the first animal was introduced; or (c) in case of open-air farming establishments or when the requirement set out in point (a) is impractical, by using sentinel animals which have been sampled for laboratory examinations with favourable results for the relevant category A disease before being introduced in the establishment.
(a) documentary checks, including production, health and traceability records analysis; (b) clinical examination of kept animals of listed species; and (c) collection of samples of animals for laboratory examination in order to confirm or rule out the presence of the relevant category A disease.
(a) keep up to date the records of health and production data for kept animals of listed species; and (b) immediately notify to the competent authority any significant change in production data and any other abnormalities.
(a) the entire bodies of the dead wild animals or parts thereof are disposed of or processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; and (b) where feasible, any material or substance likely to be contaminated by contact with the bodies of dead wild animals or animal by-products obtained therefrom undergoes cleaning and disinfection or is disposed of following the instructions and under the supervision of official veterinarians.
(a) the disease profile; (b) the estimated population of wild animals of listed species; (c) the risk factors contributing to the spread of the relevant category A disease, in particular, the risk of the introduction of a category A disease into establishments keeping animals of listed species; (d) sampling results; and (e) other relevant factors.
(a) their entire bodies of the dead wild animals or parts thereof are disposed of or processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; and (b) where feasible, any material or substance likely to be contaminated by contact with the bodies of dead wild animals or animal by-products therefrom undergoes cleaning and disinfection or is disposed of following the instructions and under the supervision of official veterinarians.
(a) in order to control the further spread of the relevant category A disease; and (b) in the case of confirmation of further outbreaks of the category A disease in wild animals.
(a) implement risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the affected animals and infected zone to unaffected animals or to humans; (b) prohibit movements of wild animals of listed species and products of animal origin thereof as provided for to in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (see page 140 of this Official Journal).(c) ensure that all bodies of dead wild animals of listed species, whether the animals were killed or found dead, or parts thereof, are disposed of or processed in accordance with in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
(a) regulate movements of kept animals of listed species; (b) regulate hunting activities and other outdoors activities; (c) restrict the feeding of wild animals of listed species; and (d) develop and implement an eradication plan for the category A disease in wild animals of listed species if the epidemiological situation so requires.
(a) assessing the epidemiological situation and its evolution; (b) defining the infected zone; (c) establishing the appropriate measures to be applied in the infected zone in accordance with this Chapter and their duration; and (d) developing an eradication plan, when relevant.
(a) Articles 21, 22, 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with Brucella abortus ,B. melitensis ,B. suis , infection withMycobacterium tuberculosis complex , enzootic bovine leucosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis, infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus and bovine viral diarrhoea;(b) Article 35 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with rabies virus; and (c) Article 41 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with bluetongue virus (serotype 1-24).
(a) Articles 24 to 31 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with Brucella abortus ,B. melitensis ,B. suis , infection withMycobacterium tuberculosis complex , enzootic bovine leucosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis, infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus and bovine viral diarrhoea;(b) Article 36 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with rabies virus; and (c) Article 42 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with bluetongue virus (serotype 1-24).
(a) isolate, where technically possible, all aquaculture animals in the establishment suspected of being infected with the category A disease; (b) prevent movements of aquaculture animals into and from the establishment; (c) keep records of all visits and movements from and to the establishment; (d) keep any product, piece of equipment, material or substance likely to be contaminated with and to transmit category A diseases isolated and as far as practicable protected from vectors and other aquatic animals;; (e) implement the appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid spread of the category A disease; (f) provide the competent authority, on its request, with any relevant information regarding the category A disease; and (g) follow any instructions given by the competent authority regarding the control of category A disease, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and this Regulation.
(a) clinical examinations of aquaculture animals; and (b) the collection of samples for laboratory examination.
(a) prohibition of movements of aquaculture animals into and from the establishment; (b) prohibition of non-essential movements from the establishment of means of transport and equipment; (c) prohibition of slaughter of aquaculture animals for human consumption; (d) where technically feasible and regarded necessary, order the isolation of all aquaculture animals; and (e) when practicable, implement adequate means and measures to control birds and other predators.
(a) the species, categories and quantities (numbers, volume or weight) of all aquaculture animals kept in the establishment; (b) any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit the category A disease; and (c) the mortality in each epidemiological unit within the establishment, recorded on a daily basis.
(a) establishments situated in the same compartment as the establishment where the disease is suspected, or which, due to distance, hydrodynamic conditions or topographic conditions, have an increased risk for contracting the relevant disease agent from the establishment where the disease is suspected; (b) any establishment other than those referred to in point (a) which has a direct epidemiological link with the establishment where the disease is suspected.
(a) the location of the establishment in an area with other establishments keeping aquaculture animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected; (b) the movement of animals in the vicinity of the suspected establishment; (c) the delay in confirming the category A disease pursuant to Article 77; (d) the insufficient information on the possible origin and routes of introduction of the suspected category A disease; and (e) the disease profile, in particular the routes and speed of transmission of the disease and the persistence of the disease in the relevant population of aquaculture animals of listed species.
(a) the measures provided for in Articles 71 to 75; and (b) if needed, additional measures adapted to the specific situation in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the animals and establishments or locations under suspicion to unaffected animals.
(a) fish and crustaceans of listed species shall be killed as soon as possible and molluscs of listed species shall be removed from water as soon as possible; (b) animals referred to in (a) shall by way of derogation from Article 10(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 be disposed of as category 1 or category 2 material in accordance with that Regulation; (c) the measures provided for in point (a) and (b) shall be carried out either: (i) in the establishment where the official confirmation of an outbreak of a category A disease has occurred with subsequent processing on site; or (ii) in a disease control aquatic food establishment, or in a plant approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 for processing or disposal in a way that prevents risk of spreading the category A disease;
(d) aquaculture animals of non-listed species shall, as soon as possible, be killed or slaughtered for human consumption or, in case of molluscs, removed from water in accordance with paragraph 1(b); (e) appropriate measures shall be applied to limit any possible spread of the category A disease to and from any wild aquatic animals that might be in epidemiological contact with the establishment; (f) all potentially contaminated products, materials or substances shall be isolated until: (i) they are disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in the case of animal by-products; (ii) by way of derogation from Article 10(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 they are disposed of or processed as category 1 or category 2 material in accordance with that Regulation, in the case of products of animal origin; (iii) cleaning and disinfection measures have been completed in accordance with the provisions in Article 80, in the case of materials and substances which are fit for cleaning and disinfection; and (iv) they are removed from the establishment and disposed of under the supervision of official veterinarians, in the case of feeding stuff and other materials unfit for cleaning and disinfection.
(a) the transport from the affected establishment of animal by-products referred to in paragraph 1(f)(i) and of the products of animal origin referred to in paragraph 1(f)(ii) being in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; and (b) the transport from the affected establishment of materials or substances referred to in paragraph 1(f)(iv) being in compliance with its instructions regarding biosecurity and biosafety conditions to prevent the spread of category A disease agent.
(a) the animal health status of the concerned Member State, or of other Member States, is not jeopardised; and (b) all appropriate biosecurity measures as listed in Article 78 are taken to prevent any risk of spreading of the category A disease agent.
(a) kept in premises where appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid spread of the relevant category A disease are implemented; and (b) subjected to further surveillance and laboratory examination and are not moved from the establishment until the laboratory tests have indicated that they do not pose a risk of further spread of the relevant category A disease.
(a) the establishment, as far as the competent authority considers it is technically possible; (b) any husbandry-related equipment including but not limited to feeding, grading, treatment, vaccination and workboats; (c) any production-related equipment including but not limited to cages, netting, trestles, bags and long-lines; (d) any protective clothing or safety equipment used by operators and visitors; and (e) all means of transport including tanks and other equipment used to move infected animals or personnel who have been in contact with infected animals.
(a) in accordance to a protocol previously agreed between the competent authority and the operator; and (b) under the supervision of official veterinarians.
(a) establishments of the same compartment or which due to distance, hydrodynamic conditions or topographic conditions, have an increased risk for contracting the relevant disease agent from the suspected establishment where the disease is confirmed; (b) any establishment which as a result of the enquiry provided for in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, has shown a direct epidemiological link with the establishment where the disease is confirmed.
(a) fish must be slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch; (b) molluscs and crustaceans must be fully traceable and processed to non-viable products unable to survive if returned to the water, before dispatch.
(a) to the final consumer directly; or (b) for further processing in a disease control aquatic food establishment.
(a) the measures provided for in Articles 78, Article 80 and Article 81; and (b) if needed, additional measures adapted to the specific situation in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the affected animals and establishments or locations to unaffected animals.
(a) a protection zone around the establishment or location where the category A disease is confirmed; (b) a surveillance zone around the protection zone; and (c) if necessary, on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.
(a) data from the epidemiological enquiry in accordance with Article 57 in Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (b) relevant hydrodynamic data; (c) criteria listed in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; and (d) criteria provided for in Annex XIV to this Regulation.
(a) not establish the restricted zone as provided for in paragraph 1 around the infected establishment or location; (b) establish a restricted zone consisting of a protection zone without any adjacent surveillance zone; and (c) not establish a restricted zone when a category A disease is confirmed in food and feed businesses, purification centre, dispatch centre, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance, including means of transport.
(a) in the further restricted zones; and (b) in the case that the competent authority decides to establish the restricted zone when an outbreak of a category A disease occurs in establishments or any other locations of relevance referred to in paragraph 4(c).
(a) without delay update the records of the inventory provided for in Article 73(1); (b) when practicable, implement appropriate measures to limit any possible spread of the category A disease to and from any wild aquatic animals that might be in epidemiological contact with the establishment; (c) prevent aquaculture animals from being removed from the establishment in which they are kept unless authorised by the competent authority; (d) implement appropriate biosecurity measures to any product, piece of equipment, material or substance likely to spread the relevant category A disease; (e) reduce the number of visitors to those which are strictly necessary to operate the establishment in a proper manner; and (f) where practicable, implement appropriate means of cleaning and disinfection at the entry and exit of the establishment.
(a) documentary checks and record analysis; (b) verification of the implementation of the measures intended to prevent the introduction or spread of the relevant category A disease in accordance with to Article 87; (c) clinical examination of aquaculture animals of listed species; and (d) if necessary, collection of samples for laboratory examination in order to confirm or rule out the presence of the relevant category A disease.
(a) movement of aquaculture animals of listed species between establishments in the protection zone; (b) movement of aquaculture animals of listed species from or to the protection zone; (c) any movements from the establishments within the protection zone of means of transport and any equipment, product, material or substance likely to transmit the relevant category A disease; (d) transport of aquaculture animals by well-boats through the protection zone; and (e) dispatch of unprocessed animal by-products from aquaculture animals of any species from establishments in the protection zone.
(a) all movements must be carried out exclusively via designated routes, agreed with the competent authority, without unloading or stopping; (b) any exchange of water and discharges of water during the transportation must be carried out in areas, establishments or water exchange points approved by the competent authority; (c) the means of transport must be constructed and maintained in such a way that they can undergo proper cleaning and disinfection; (d) the means of transport are cleaned and disinfected: (i) prior to the transport operations; and (ii) after transport operations under the supervision of the official veterinarian;
(e) any other supplementary biosecurity measure considered necessary by the competent authority must be taken in relation to transport operations.
(a) slaughtered within the establishment in compliance with biosecurity measures provided for by the competent authority; or (b) moved for immediate slaughter for human consumption in a disease control aquatic food establishment; or (c) in the case of molluscs, removed from water and moved to a disease control aquatic food establishment for purification if necessary and further processing.
(a) be informed of the intention to send aquaculture animals of listed species to the disease control aquatic food establishment; (b) agree to receive the aquaculture animals in question; (c) supervise and confirm the slaughter of the animals to the competent authority of dispatch; (d) ensure that the aquaculture animals of listed species originating from the protection zone are kept separately from aquaculture animals of listed species originating from outside the protection zone, and slaughtered or processed separately from those animals; (e) monitor the slaughtering or processing; (f) ensure that the cleaning and disinfection of the premises is completed before aquaculture animals from establishments outside the protection zone are slaughtered or processed; (g) ensure that products of animal origin obtained from the aquaculture animals comply with the specific conditions for placing on the market provided for in Article 92; and (h) ensure that animal by-products from slaughter or other processes referred to in paragraph 1, are processed or disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
(a) fish must be slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch; and (b) molluscs and crustaceans must be fully traceable and processed to non viable products unable to survive if returned to the water, before dispatch.
(a) for direct supply to the final consumer; or (b) for further processing in a disease control aquatic food establishment.
(a) commercial and recreational fishing activities in the protection zone; (b) other activities that are related to aquatic animals in the protection zone and that might pose a risk of spreading the disease; and (c) transport of service boats used for maintenance activities and treatment of aquatic animals in the protection zone.
(a) the measures in Article 96 are carried out and completed; and (b) the competent authority has, based on the outcome of the investigations conducted in accordance with Article 88, ruled out any occurrence of the relevant category A disease in the other establishments within the protection zone.
(a) the competent authority shall apply the measures provided for in Section 3 of this Chapter in the protection zone for the period of time set out in Article 101; and (b) the establishments referred to in Article 96(1) and (2) and previously covered by the protection zone may be repopulated.
(a) immediately conduct an investigation of wild aquatic animals of listed species fished, caught, collected or found dead to confirm or rule out the presence of the category A disease in accordance with Article 71(2); (b) ensure that all animal by-products obtained from the wild aquatic animals of listed species suspected to be infected, including molluscs shells with meat, are processed or disposed of as category 1 or category 2 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; (c) ensure that, where practicable any material or substance likely to be contaminated by animals suspected to be affected or by the animal by-products obtained from those animals undergoes cleaning and disinfection or is disposed of following the instructions and under the supervision of official veterinarians; and (d) provide relevant information to the operators or authorities in charge of the management of the relevant animal population.
(a) relevant hydrodynamic, topographic and epidemiological conditions; (b) the disease profile and the estimated population of aquatic animals of listed species; and (c) the risk factors contributing to the spread of the relevant category A disease, in particular those associated with the risk of introducing the disease into establishments keeping aquatic animals of listed species.
(a) in order to control the further spread of the relevant category A disease; and (b) in the case of confirmation of further outbreaks of the category A disease in wild animals.
(a) implement risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures, in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the affected animals and infected zone to unaffected animals and areas; (b) prohibit any movement by humans of wild aquatic animals of listed species and products of animal origin obtained from those animals from the infected zone; (c) by way of derogation from Article 10(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 ensure that all animal by-products obtained from the wild aquatic animals of listed species in the infected zone including molluscs shells, with meat are processed or disposed of as category 1 or category 2 material in accordance with that Regulation; (d) ensure, where practicable, that any material or substance likely to be contaminated by wild aquatic animals of listed species in the infected zone or animal by-products obtained from those animals undergoes cleaning and disinfection or is disposed of following the instructions and under the supervision of official veterinarians; and (e) prohibit bringing into establishments keeping aquaculture animals of listed species both within and outside the infected zone or to water catchment or coastal areas outside the infected zone any parts of aquatic animals of listed species whether, fished, caught, collected or found dead in the infected zone as well as any product, material or substance which is likely to be contaminated with a category A disease in the infected zone.
(a) suspend restocking, fishing, collecting and catching activities; (b) order mandatory cleaning and disinfection of fishing equipment and boats and other equipment likely to be contaminated; and (c) increase fishing, collecting and catching activities or implement other relevant measures to eradicate the disease.
(a) assessing the epidemiological situation and its evolution; (b) determining the infected zone; and (c) establishing the appropriate measures to be applied in the infected zone and their duration.
(a) out of the infected zone; or (b) to other establishments in the infected zone.
(a) animals showing clinical signs of category A diseases; (b) animals likely to have recently died from the suspected/confirmed disease; (c) animals with epidemiological link to a suspected or confirmed case; and (d) animals that obtained positive or non-conclusive results in previous laboratory examinations.
(a) the purpose of the sampling; (b) the listed species kept in the establishment; (c) the number of animals of listed species kept in the establishment; (d) the category of the kept animals; (e) the available production, health and traceability records of the kept animals relevant for the investigation; (f) the type of establishment and the husbandry practices; (g) the level of exposure risk: (i) likelihood of exposure to the disease agent or to the vector; (ii) absence of immunisation of the animals due to vaccination or maternal immunity; and (iii) history of residence in the establishment;
(h) other relevant epidemiological factors.
(a) the expected prevalence in the establishment; (b) the level of confidence desired of the survey results, which in any case must not be lower than 95 %; and (c) international standards and available scientific evidence.
(a) the establishment of origin of the sampled animals; (b) information on the species, age and category of the sampled animals; (c) the clinical history of the animals, if available and relevant; (d) the clinical signs and post-mortem findings; and (e) any other relevant information.
(a) stored in watertight and unbreakable containers and packages and in accordance with applicable international standards; (b) kept at the most appropriate temperature and other conditions during transport taking into account the factors that may affect the sample quality.
| Category A diseases | Monitoring period |
|---|---|
| Foot and mouth disease (FMD) | 21 days |
| Infection with rinderpest virus (RP) | 21 days |
| Infection with Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) | 30 days |
| Infection with lumpy skin disease virus (LSD) | 28 days |
| Infection with | 45 days |
| Sheep pox and goat pox (SPGP) | 21 days |
| Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus (PPR) | 21 days |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) | 45 days |
| African horse sickness (AHS) | 14 days |
| Infection with | 6 months |
| Classical swine fever (CSF) | 15 days |
| African swine fever (ASF) | 15 days |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) | 21 days |
| Infection with Newcastle disease virus (NCD) | 21 days |
(a) the affected animals subject to the derogation are isolated in vector-protected premises which avoid any transmission of the disease agent from the animals to the relevant vectors until 40 days, corresponding to the infective period established in the relevant Chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), have elapsed after the entry of the animals into the vector protected premises; and (b) surveillance, including if needed laboratory examinations, carried out by the competent authority, indicates that none of the animals in the vector protected premises poses a risk of virus transmission.
(a) the affected animals have been killed and destroyed; (b) after the killing, the cleaning and disinfection of the establishment has been completed as provided for in Article 15; and (c) the remaining animals have been subjected to a complement fixation test carried with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on samples taken at least 6 months after the cleaning and disinfection referred to in point (b).
(a) the causal agent of infection; (b) the nature of the establishments, vehicles, objects and materials which are to be treated; and (c) the applicable legislation.
(a) entire bodies or parts of dead kept animals of listed species must be sprayed with disinfectant and removed from the establishment, in closed and leak-proof vehicles or containers for processing and disposal; (b) any tissue or blood which may have been spilled during killing, slaughter or post-mortem examination must be carefully collected and disposed of; (c) as soon as the entire bodies or parts of dead kept animals of listed species have been removed for processing or disposal, the parts of the establishment in which these animals were kept and any parts of other buildings, surfaces or equipment contaminated during killing or post-mortem examination must be sprayed with disinfectant; (d) manure, including litter and used bedding, must be thoroughly soaked with disinfectant; (e) the disinfectant must remain on the treated surface for at least 24 hours; (f) equipment, containers, consumption utensils, surfaces or any material likely to be contaminated after the washing and disinfecting must be destroyed.
1. Manure, including litter and used bedding, must be removed and treated as follows: (a) the solid phase of manure, including litter and used bedding, must either: (i) undergo a steam treatment at a temperature of at least 70 °C; (ii) be destroyed by burning; (iii) be buried deep enough to prevent access by animals; or (iv) be stacked to heat, sprayed with disinfectant and left for at least 42 days, during which the stack must be either covered or re-stacked to ensure thermic treatment of all layers;
(b) the liquid phase of manure must be stored for at least 42 days, and in the case of highly pathogenic avian influenza 60 days, after the last addition of infective material.
2. Buildings, surfaces and equipment must be thoroughly washed and cleaned by removing the remaining grease and dirt and sprayed with disinfectants. 3. After 7 days the establishments must be cleaned and disinfected again.
| Category A diseases | Protection Zone | Surveillance Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Foot and mouth disease | 3 km | 10 km |
| Infection with rinderpest virus | 3 km | 10 km |
| Infection with Rift Valley fever virus | 20 km | 50 km |
| Infection with lumpy skin disease virus | 20 km | 50 km |
| Infection with | Establishment | 3 km |
| Sheep pox and goat pox | 3 km | 10 km |
| Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus | 3 km | 10 km |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | Establishment | 3 km |
| African horse sickness | 100 km | 150 km |
| Infection with | Establishment | Establishment |
| Classical swine fever | 3 km | 10 km |
| African swine fever | 3 km | 10 km |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza | 3 km | 10 km |
| Infection with Newcastle disease virus | 3 km | 10 km |
| Movements of kept animals of listed species from establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of kept animals of listed species to establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | X | X | |
| Restocking of game animals of listed species | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | X | X | |
| Fairs, markets, shows and other gatherings of kept animals of listed species including collection and dispersion of those species | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of semen, oocytes and embryos obtained from kept animals of listed species from establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | NA | NA | |
| Collection of semen, oocytes and embryo from kept animals of listed species | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NP | NA | NA | NA | |
| Itinerant artificial insemination of kept animals of listed species | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | NA | NA | |
| Itinerant natural service of kept animals of listed species | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | NA | NA | |
| Movements of hatching eggs to and from establishments in the restricted zone | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of fresh meat excluding offal from kept and wild animals of listed species from slaughterhouses or game handling establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | NP | NP | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of offal from kept and wild animals of listed species from slaughterhouses or game handling establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NP | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of meat products obtained from fresh meat of listed species from establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | NP | NP | NP | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of raw milk and colostrum obtained from kept animals of listed species from establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | NA | NP | NA | NA | NA | |
| Movements of dairy products and colostrum based products from establishments in the restricted zone | X | X | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | NA | NP | NA | NA | NA | |
| Movements of eggs for human consumption from establishments in the restricted zone | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of animal by-products from kept animals of listed species from establishments in the restricted zone, except entire bodies or parts of dead animals | Manure, including litter and used bedding | X | X | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | X | X |
| Hides, skins, wool, bristles and feathers | X | X | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | X | X | NP | NA | X | X | |
| Animal by-products other than manure, including litter and used bedding, and other than hides, skins, wool, bristles and feathers | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | NA | X | X | |
| Movements of feed materials of plant origin and straw obtained in the restricted zone | X | X | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NA | NP | NP | |
| Treatment | FMD | RP | RVFV | LSD | CBPP | SPGP | PPR | CCPP | CSF | ASF | AHS | HPAI | NCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat treatment in an hermetically sealed container, to achieve a minimum F | x | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 80 °C | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 70 °C | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Heat treatment (to meat previously de-boned and defatted) to achieve a core temperature of 70 °C for a minimum of 30 minutes | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| In an hermetically sealed container, applying 60 °C for a minimum of 4 hours | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Core temperature of 73,9 °C for a minimum of 0,51 seconds | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Core temperature of 70,0 °C for a minimum of 3,5 seconds | X | X | |||||||||||
| Core temperature of 65,0 °C for a minimum of 42 seconds | X | X | |||||||||||
| Core temperature of 60 °C for a minimum of 507 seconds | X | X | |||||||||||
| Heat treatment to achieve desiccation to maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 | |||||||||||||
| Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 65 °C for a period of time to achieve a minimum pasteurisation value of 40 | X | ||||||||||||
| Natural fermentation and maturation for bone-in meat: minimum 9 months, to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 | X | X | |||||||||||
| Natural fermentation and maturation for de-boned meat: minimum 9 months, to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Natural fermentation for loins: minimum 140 days to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 | X | X | |||||||||||
| Natural fermentation for hams: minimum 190 days to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 | X | X | |||||||||||
| Drying after salting Italian style bone-in hams: minimum 313 days | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Maturation of carcasses at a minimum temperature of 2 °C for a minimum of 24 hours following slaughter | X | ||||||||||||
| Removal of offal | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Salting with sodium chloride (NaCl) either dry or as saturated brine (Aw < 0,80), for a continuous period of 30 days or longer at an ambient temperature of 20 °C or above | X | SC | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Salting with phosphate supplemented salt 86,5 % NaCl, 10,7 % Na2HPO4 and 2,8 % Na3PO4 either dry or as saturated brine (Aw < 0,80) for a continuous period of 30 days or longer at an ambient temperature of 20 °C or above | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Salting with sodium chloride (NaCl) minimum 30 days | |||||||||||||
| Bleaching | |||||||||||||
| Drying | |||||||||||||
| Heat treatment (sterilization process) to achieve a minimum F | X | SC | SC | ||||||||||
| Heat treatment UHT (Ultra high temperature): Minimum 132 °C for a minimum of 1 second | X | X | |||||||||||
| Heat treatment UHT (Ultra high temperature): Minimum 135 °C for a suitable holding time | X | ||||||||||||
| Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) if milk pH is lower than 7, minimum 72 °C for a minimum of 15 seconds | X | X | |||||||||||
| Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) if milk pH is 7 or higher, minimum 72 °C for a minimum of 15 seconds, applied twice | X | X | |||||||||||
| Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) combined with a physical treatment to achieve pH value below 6 for a minimum of 1 hour or to achieve a minimum of 72 °C, combined with desiccation | X | ||||||||||||
| Pasteurisation consisting in a single heat treatment with an effect at least equivalent to that achieved by applying 72 °C for 15 seconds | X | X | X | X |
| Treatment | HPAI | NCD |
|---|---|---|
| X | |
| X |
| Treatment | FMD | RP |
|---|---|---|
| Heat treatment, minimum temperature of 80 °C and for a minimum of 10 minutes, steam in a closed chamber | X | X |
| Storage in package or bales under shelter at premises situated not closer than 2 km to the nearest outbreak and releasing from the premises do not take place before at least three months have elapsed following the completion of cleaning and disinfection according to Article 15 | X | X |
(a) shape and content: Where "XY" means the relevant country code provided for in point 6 of Part B of Section I of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and "1234" means the approval number of the establishment referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (b) dimensions: "XY" width of 8 mm, "1234" width of 11 mm, width outer diameter of not less than 30 mm, line thickness of square of 3 mm.
(a) the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 with an additional diagonal cross consisting of two straight lines intersecting at the centre of the stamp and enabling the information thereon to remain legible; or (b) a single oval stamp, 6,5 cm wide by4,5 cm high, in which the following information must appear in perfectly legible characters:on the upper part, the full name or ISO code of the Member State in capitals, in the centre, the approval number of the slaughterhouse, on the lower part, one of the following sets of initials CE, EC, EF, EG, EK, EY, EO, ES, EU, EB, WE or EZ, two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured, the letters must be at least 0,8 cm high and the figures at least 1 cm high.
| Category A diseases | Minimum period of duration of measures in the protection zone (Article 39(1)) | Additional period of duration of surveillance measures in the protection zone (Article 39(3)) |
|---|---|---|
| Foot and mouth disease | 15 days | 15 days |
| Infection with rinderpest virus | 21 days | 9 days |
| Infection with Rift Valley fever virus | 30 days | 15 days |
| Infection with lumpy skin disease virus | 28 days | 17 days |
| Infection with | 45 days | Not applicable |
| Sheep pox and goat pox | 21 days | 9 days |
| Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus | 21 days | 9 days |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | 45 days | Not applicable |
| African horse sickness | 12 months | Not applicable |
| Infection with | 6 months | Not applicable |
| Classical swine fever | 15 days | 15 days |
| African swine fever | 15 days | 15 days |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza | 21 days | 9 days |
| Infection with Newcastle disease virus | 21 days | 9 days |
| Category A diseases | Minimum period of duration of measures in the surveillance zone |
|---|---|
| Foot and mouth disease | 30 days |
| Infection with rinderpest virus | 30 days |
| Infection with Rift Valley fever virus | 45 days |
| Infection with lumpy skin disease virus | 45 days |
| Infection with | 45 days |
| Sheep pox and goat pox | 30 days |
| Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus | 30 days |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | 45 days |
| African horse sickness | 12 months |
| Infection with | Not applicable |
| Classical swine fever | 30 days |
| African swine fever | 30 days |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza | 30 days |
| Infection with Newcastle disease virus | 30 days |
(a) the clinical examination and the sampling for laboratory examinations must include: (i) aquaculture animals of listed species showing clinical signs of the relevant category A disease; and (ii) aquaculture animals likely to have recently died from the suspected/confirmed category A disease; and (iii) aquaculture animals with an epidemiological link to a suspected or confirmed case of a category A disease;
(b) the minimum number of samples to be collected is: Scenario Type of animals Report of increased mortality Introduction of infected animals Post-mortem or clinical signs observed Suspicion based on other circumstances Molluscs (the whole animal) 30 30 — 150 Crustaceans 10 10 150 Fish — — 10 30 (c) the following additional criteria apply to the sampling of molluscs: (i) animals suspected to be infected must be selected for sampling. If listed species are present in the population of animals concerned by the suspicion, those must be selected for sampling; (ii) if weak, gaping or freshly dead but not decomposed molluscs are present, those must be selected first. If such molluscs are not present, the molluscs selected must include the oldest healthy molluscs; (iii) if the establishment uses more than one water source for mollusc production, molluscs representing all water sources must be included for sampling to ensure that all parts of the establishment are proportionally represented in the sample; (iv) when sampling from a group of mollusc farming establishments which apparently have identical epidemiological status, molluscs from a representative number of sampling points must be included in the sample. The main factors to be considered when selecting those sampling points must be stocking density, water currents, the presence of listed species, both susceptible and vector species, bathymetry and management practices. Natural beds within or adjacent to the mollusc farming establishment(s) must be included in the sample;
(d) the following additional criteria apply when sampling crustaceans: (i) if weak or moribund crustaceans of listed species are present in the production units, those crustaceans must be selected first. If such animals are not present, the crustaceans selected must include crustaceans of different year classes, proportionally represented in the sample; (ii) if more than one water source is used for crustacean production, crustaceans of listed species representing all water sources must be included in the sample to ensure that all parts of the establishment are proportionally represented in the sample; (iii) when collection of samples from wild populations of listed species is required under Article 102(a) of this Regulation, the number and geographical distribution of the sampling points must be determined in a way that ensures a reasonable coverage of the area suspected to be infected. The sampling points must be representative for the different ecosystems where the wild populations of susceptible species are located such as marine, estuary, river and lake systems;
(e) the following additional criteria apply for sampling fish: (i) if weak, abnormally behaving or freshly dead but not decomposed fish are present, those fish must be selected. If such animals are not present, the fish selected must include fish of listed species, belonging to different year classes, proportionally represented in the sample; (ii) if more than one water source is used for fish production, listed species representing all water sources must be included for sampling to ensure that all parts of the establishment are proportionally represented in the sample; (iii) if rainbow trout ( Onchorynchus mykiss ) or European perch (Perca fluviatilis ) are present, only fish of those species may be selected for sampling. If neither rainbow trout nor European perch are present, the sample must be representative of all other listed species present, following the criteria in points (a) to (d);(iv) when collection of samples from wild populations of listed species is required under Article 102(a) of this Regulation, the number and geographical distribution of the sampling points must be determined in a way that ensures a reasonable coverage of the area suspected to be infected. The sampling points must also be representative of the different ecosystems where the wild populations of susceptible species are located such as marine, estuary, river and lake systems;
(f) the selection of organs to be sampled, preparation, storage and shipment of the samples to the laboratory must be carried out in compliance with recommendations from the European Union reference laboratory for the relevant disease.
| Category A disease | Minimum period of fallowing of the affected establishment | Minimum period of synchronised fallowing of affected establishments in the same protection zone | Supplementary requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infection with | 6 months | 4 weeks | Must include the coldest period of the year |
| Infection with | 6 months | 4 weeks | Must include the warmest period of the year |
| Infection with | 6 weeks | 4 weeks | Must include the warmest period of the year |
| Infection with | 6 weeks | 3 weeks | Must include the warmest period of the year |
| 8 weeks | 4 weeks | Must include the warmest period of the year |
(a) the accumulated number, the accumulated percentage and the distribution of the mortalities of molluscs/crustaceans/fish in the establishment or group of farming establishments infected with category A diseases; (b) relevant information regarding movements to and from the infected establishment(s); (c) the distance to and density of neighbouring establishments; (d) the presence of wild aquatic animals; (e) any knowledge concerning mortalities, suspected cases or outbreaks in wild aquatic animals which are, or could be related to the specific category A disease; (f) the proximity to processing establishments, and the species present at those establishments, especially as regards listed species; (g) farming practices applied in the affected and neighbouring establishments; (h) hydrodynamic conditions and other identified factors of epidemiological significance.
(a) the protection zone must be established in the immediate vicinity of an establishment or group of farming establishments officially confirmed as infected with a category A disease and must correspond to an area determined according to appropriate hydrodynamic and epidemiological data; (b) the surveillance zone must be established outside the protection zone and must correspond to an area surrounding the protection zone, determined according to appropriate hydrodynamic or epidemiological data.
(a) the protection zone must be established around an establishment where Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis (EHN) has been confirmed. This zone shall correspond:(i) in coastal areas: to an area included in a circle with a radius of at least one tidal excursion or at least 5 km, whichever is larger, centred on the establishment in which EHN has been officially confirmed, or an equivalent area determined according to appropriate hydrodynamic or epidemiological data; (ii) in inland areas: to the entire water catchment area of the establishment in which EHN has been officially confirmed. The competent authority may limit the extension of the zone to parts of the water catchment area, or the area of the establishment, provided this does not compromise prevention of the spread of the disease;
(b) the surveillance zone must be established by the competent authority outside the protection zone and must: (i) in coastal areas: correspond to an area, surrounding the protection zone, of overlapping tidal excursion; or an area, surrounding the protection zone, and included in a circle of radius 10 km from the centre of the protection zone; or an equivalent area determined according to appropriate hydrodynamic or epidemiological data; (ii) in inland areas: be an extended area outside the established protection zone.
| Category A disease | Number of health visits per year | Number of laboratory examinations per year | Number of animals in the sample | Period of the year for sampling | Residency period of the sampled animals in the establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection with | 1 | 1 | 150 | When the prevalence of infection is known to be maximal or April–May, after 3–4 months period when seawater temperatures are less than 10 °C | 4 months |
| Infection with | 1 | 1 | 150 | When the prevalence of infection is known to be maximal or in the month of September, October or November | 4 months |
| Infection with | 2 | 2 | 150 | In the period of the year when water temperature is likely to reach its highest annual level | 2 months |
| Infection with | 2 | 2 | 150 | In the period of the year when water temperature is likely to reach its highest annual level | 2 months |
| Type of establishment | Number of health inspections per year (2 years) | Number of samplings per year (2 years) | Number of fish in the sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of growing fish | Number of brood stock fish | |||
| 2 | 2 | 150 (first and second inspection) | 150 (first or second inspection) |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| 2 | 2 | 150 (first and second inspection) | 0 |
| Maximum number of fish per pool: 10 | ||||
| Category A disease | Minimum periods of surveillance |
|---|---|
| Infection with | 3 years |
| Infection with | 3 years |
| Infection with | 2 years |
| Infection with | 2 years |
| 2 years |