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Commission Decision of 8 January 1991 laying down the criteria to be applied when drawing up contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, in application of Article 5 of Council Directive 90/423/EEC (91/42/EEC)
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ANNEXCriteria for contingency plans
Contingency plans shall meet at least the following criteria:
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the establishment of a crisis centre on a national level, which shall coordinate all control measures in the Member State concerned,
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a list shall be provided of local disease control centres with adequate facilities to coordinate the disease control measures at a local level,
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detailed information shall be given about the staff involved in control measures, their skills and their responsibilities,
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each local disease control centre must be able to contact rapidly persons/organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in an outbreak,
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equipment and materials shall be available to carry out the disease control measures properly,
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detailed instructions shall be provided on action to be taken on suspicion and confirmation of infection or contamination, including proposed means of disposal of carcases,
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training programmes shall be established to maintain and develop skills in field and administrative procedures,
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diagnostic laboratories must have facilities for post-mortem examination, the necessary capacity for serology, histology, etc., and must maintain the skills for rapid diagnosis. Arrangements must be made for rapid transportation of samples,
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details shall be provided of the quantity of foot and mouth disease vaccine estimated to be required in the event of a reinstatement of emergency vaccination,
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provisions shall be made to ensure the legal powers, necessary for the implementation of the contingency plans.
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