clinical examinations of kept animals of listed species at the establishment; and

collection of samples for laboratory examinations.

prohibition of movements of kept animals of listed species into and from the establishment;

prohibition of movements of kept animals of non-listed species into and from the establishment;

prohibition of movements of any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit category A diseases from the establishment;

isolation of kept animals of listed species and protection from wild animals, animals of non-listed species and, when necessary, from insects and rodents;

prohibition of killing of animals of listed species, unless authorised by the competent authority; and

prohibition of non-essential movements of products, materials, substances, persons and means of transport into the establishments.

the movements of animals and products comply with all conditions and biosecurity measures necessary in order to avoid the spread of the disease;

in the establishment of destination there are not other kept animals of listed species; and

the establishment of destination is not a slaughterhouse.

the species, categories and number of animals kept on the establishment; for poultry, the number of animals may be estimated;

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 ( 3 );

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;

any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit the relevant category A disease in the establishment; and

when relevant, all places likely to enable the survival of the vectors of the relevant category A disease in the establishment.

the inventory referred to in paragraph 1;

the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of kept animals of listed species;

the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of other relevant transport movements;

the production records; and

the records concerning to visits to the establishment, if available.

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;

the movement of animals or persons in contact with kept animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected;

the delay in confirming the category A disease pursuant to Article 11;

the insufficient information on the possible origin and routes of introduction of the suspected category A disease; and

the disease profile, in particular the routes and speed of transmission of the disease and the persistence of the disease in the animal population.

the relevant provisions laid down in Articles 5 to 9; and

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.

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;

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;

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;

all potentially contaminated products, materials or substances present in the establishment shall be isolated until:

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;

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.

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

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.

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

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.

animals kept in a confined establishment;

animals kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of protected or endangered species;

animals officially registered in advance as rare breeds; and

animals with a duly justified high genetic, cultural or educational value.

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;

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:

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.

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

adequately documented.

those dispatched into and from the establishment; and

those that have entered into contact with the establishment.

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

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.

the first food processing establishment in the case of products of animal origin;

the hatchery or the establishment where eggs were sent for hatching, in the case of hatching eggs which did not yet hatch; and

the first establishment of processing in the case of animal by products, except manure; or

the location where it is stored, in the case of manure, including litter and used bedding.

the relevant provisions laid down in Articles 12 to 19; and

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 protection zone based on the minimum radius from the outbreak set out for the relevant category A disease in Annex V;

a surveillance zone based on the minimum radius from the outbreak set out for the relevant category A disease in Annex V; and

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.

establishments keeping animals referred to Article 13(2);

hatcheries;

food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments;

means of transport;

locations where assembly operations or temporal exhibition or veterinary assistance of animals take place; and

any other location which is not an establishment; and

establishments keeping up to 50 captive birds, provided that they have no direct or indirect contact with poultry or other establishments keeping captive birds.

within the territory of the Member State; or

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.

without stopping or unloading in the restricted zone;

prioritising major highways or mainline railways; and

avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species.

constructed and maintained in such a way to avoid any leakage or escape of animals, products or any item representing an animal health risk;

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

where relevant, subjected to measures for the control of insects and rodents before the transport.

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

adequately documented.

to keep animals of listed species separate from wild animals and animals of non-listed species;

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;

when appropriate, to implement adequate means of controlling insects and rodents and other disease vectors in and around the establishment;

to use appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the establishment;

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;

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;

to dispose entire bodies or parts of dead or killed kept animals of listed species according to Article 22(3).

documentary checks, including production, health and traceability records analysis;

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;

clinical examination of kept animals of listed species; and

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.

animals of non-listed species and products from such animals; and

activities, including movements, other than those set out in Annex VI.

products of animal origin considered as safe commodities, in accordance with Annex VII, as regards the relevant disease;

products of animal origin which have undergone the relevant treatment in accordance with Annex VII;

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;

products produced in the protection zone which have been obtained from kept animals of listed species:

derived products.

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

the competent authority has epidemiological evidences of spreading of the disease to, from or through those products.

exclusively via designated routes,

prioritising major highways or mainline railways,

avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species; and

without unloading or stopping, until the unloading in the establishment of destination.

a clinical examination, with favourable results, of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved;

if necessary, a laboratory examination, with favourable results, of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; and

the outcome of the visits referred to in Article 26.

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

products will not be transported with products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant to this Regulation.

as near as possible to the establishment of origin, within the protection zone;

in the surveillance zone, when it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the protection zone; or

as near as possible to the surveillance zone when it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone.

the means of transport must be sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority of dispatch or under its supervision;

the competent authority of the slaughterhouse shall:

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;

the fresh meat obtained is cut, transported and stored separately from fresh meat obtained from animals originating in the protection zone; and

the cleaning and disinfection of the means of transport referred to in Article 24 takes place under official supervision after unloading the animals.

in the case of day-old-chicks hatched from eggs originating in the restricted zone:

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.

there is no other kept animal of listed species in the establishment or epidemiological unit of destination;

the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision;

the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance by the official veterinarians following the arrival of the animals; and

if moved outside the restricted zone, the animals remain on the establishment of destination at least for a period of 21 days.

from an establishment located in the protection zone to a hatchery located in the same Member State; or

from an establishment located in the same member State to a hatchery located in the protection zone.

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;

the hatching eggs and their packaging are disinfected before dispatch and the tracing back of the hatching eggs can be ensured; and

the hatching eggs must be transported in means of transport sealed by the competent authority.

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;

the establishment of destination is placed under official supervision until 21 days following hatching of the eggs;

the poultry must remain on the establishment of destination during the period referred to in (b); and

the requirements referred to in paragraph 2(b) and (c) are complied with.

they are moved to a processing establishment to undergo one of the relevant risk-mitigating treatments set out in Annex VII; or

in the case of fresh meat of poultry:

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;

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

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.

the kept animals are immediately killed; and

the resulting animal by-products are disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

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

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.

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

provide for the introduction of sentinel animals.

prioritising major highways or mainline railways;

avoiding the vicinity of establishments keeping animals of listed species; and

without unloading or stopping, until the unloading in the establishment of destination.

a clinical examination with favourable results of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved;

if necessary, a laboratory examination with favourable results of animals kept in the establishment, including those animals to be moved; and

the outcome of the visits referred to in Article 41, if available.

during the whole production process and storage, products were clearly separated from products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant this Regulation;

products will not be transported with products not eligible for dispatch outside the restricted zone pursuant this Regulation.

as near as possible to the establishment of origin, within the restricted zone; or

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 period of 15 days has elapsed after the preliminary cleaning and disinfection referred to in Article 15 has been completed and approved; and

the animals do not come into contact with animals of listed species from other establishments.

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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.

there is no other kept animal of listed species in the establishment or epidemiological unit of destination;

the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance following the arrival of the ready-to-lay poultry; and

the poultry remain on the establishment of destination for at least 21 days.

a hatchery located in the surveillance zone; or

an establishment for in-house hatching located in the surveillance zone.

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

the fresh meat is obtained from poultry.

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

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 disposable packaging; or

a packaging which can be cleaned and disinfected in such way as to destroy the category A disease agent.

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

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.

the kept animals are immediately killed; and

the resulting animal by-products are disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

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,

the requirements provided for in Article 39(1), point (b), have been met in the protection zone, and

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.

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

provide for the introduction of sentinel animals.

the operator has submitted a reasoned application for that authorisation;

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;

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.

clinical examinations of aquaculture animals; and

the collection of samples for laboratory examination.

prohibition of movements of aquaculture animals into and from the establishment;

prohibition of non-essential movements from the establishment of means of transport and equipment;

prohibition of slaughter of aquaculture animals for human consumption;

where technically feasible and regarded necessary, order the isolation of all aquaculture animals; and

when practicable, implement adequate means and measures to control birds and other predators.

the species, categories and quantities (numbers, volume or weight) of all aquaculture animals kept in the establishment;

any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit the category A disease; and

the mortality in each epidemiological unit within the establishment, recorded on a daily basis.

the measures provided for in Articles 71 to 75; and

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.

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;

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;

the measures provided for in point (a) and (b) shall be carried out either:

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);

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;

all potentially contaminated products, materials or substances shall be isolated until:

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

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.

the animal health status of the concerned Member State, or of other Member States, is not jeopardised; and

all appropriate biosecurity measures as listed in Article 78 are taken to prevent any risk of spreading of the category A disease agent.

kept in premises where appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid spread of the relevant category A disease are implemented; and

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.

the establishment, as far as the competent authority considers it is technically possible;

any husbandry-related equipment including but not limited to feeding, grading, treatment, vaccination and workboats;

any production-related equipment including but not limited to cages, netting, trestles, bags and long-lines;

any protective clothing or safety equipment used by operators and visitors; and

all means of transport including tanks and other equipment used to move infected animals or personnel who have been in contact with infected animals.

in accordance to a protocol previously agreed between the competent authority and the operator; and

under the supervision of official veterinarians.

fish must be slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch;

molluscs and crustaceans must be fully traceable and processed to non-viable products unable to survive if returned to the water, before dispatch.

to the final consumer directly; or

for further processing in a disease control aquatic food establishment.

the measures provided for in Articles 78, Article 80 and Article 81; and

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 protection zone around the establishment or location where the category A disease is confirmed;

a surveillance zone around the protection zone; and

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.

data from the epidemiological enquiry in accordance with Article 57 in Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

relevant hydrodynamic data;

criteria listed in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; and

criteria provided for in Annex XIV to this Regulation.

not establish the restricted zone as provided for in paragraph 1 around the infected establishment or location;

establish a restricted zone consisting of a protection zone without any adjacent surveillance zone; and

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.

in the further restricted zones; and

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).

without delay update the records of the inventory provided for in Article 73(1);

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;

prevent aquaculture animals from being removed from the establishment in which they are kept unless authorised by the competent authority;

implement appropriate biosecurity measures to any product, piece of equipment, material or substance likely to spread the relevant category A disease;

reduce the number of visitors to those which are strictly necessary to operate the establishment in a proper manner; and

where practicable, implement appropriate means of cleaning and disinfection at the entry and exit of the establishment.

documentary checks and record analysis;

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;

clinical examination of aquaculture animals of listed species; and

if necessary, collection of samples for laboratory examination in order to confirm or rule out the presence of the relevant category A disease.

movement of aquaculture animals of listed species between establishments in the protection zone;

movement of aquaculture animals of listed species from or to the protection zone;

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;

transport of aquaculture animals by well-boats through the protection zone; and

dispatch of unprocessed animal by-products from aquaculture animals of any species from establishments in the protection zone.

all movements must be carried out exclusively via designated routes, agreed with the competent authority, without unloading or stopping;

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;

the means of transport must be constructed and maintained in such a way that they can undergo proper cleaning and disinfection;

the means of transport are cleaned and disinfected:

any other supplementary biosecurity measure considered necessary by the competent authority must be taken in relation to transport operations.

slaughtered within the establishment in compliance with biosecurity measures provided for by the competent authority; or

moved for immediate slaughter for human consumption in a disease control aquatic food establishment; or

in the case of molluscs, removed from water and moved to a disease control aquatic food establishment for purification if necessary and further processing.

be informed of the intention to send aquaculture animals of listed species to the disease control aquatic food establishment;

agree to receive the aquaculture animals in question;

supervise and confirm the slaughter of the animals to the competent authority of dispatch;

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;

monitor the slaughtering or processing;

ensure that the cleaning and disinfection of the premises is completed before aquaculture animals from establishments outside the protection zone are slaughtered or processed;

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

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.

fish must be slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch; and

molluscs and crustaceans must be fully traceable and processed to non viable products unable to survive if returned to the water, before dispatch.

for direct supply to the final consumer; or

for further processing in a disease control aquatic food establishment.

commercial and recreational fishing activities in the protection zone;

other activities that are related to aquatic animals in the protection zone and that might pose a risk of spreading the disease; and

transport of service boats used for maintenance activities and treatment of aquatic animals in the protection zone.

the measures in Article 96 are carried out and completed; and

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.

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

the establishments referred to in Article 96(1) and (2) and previously covered by the protection zone may be repopulated.