Council Directive 2006/88/ECShow full title

Article 10 Animal health surveillance scheme

1. Member States shall ensure that a risk-based animal health surveillance scheme is applied in all farms and mollusc farming areas, as appropriate for the type of production.

2. The risk-based animal health surveillance scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at the detection of:

(a) any increased mortality in all farms and mollusc farming areas as appropriate for the type of production;

and

(b) the diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV, in farms and mollusc farming areas were species susceptible to those diseases are present.

3. Recommendations for the frequencies of such animal health surveillance schemes, depending on the health status of the concerned zone or compartment, are laid down in Part B of Annex III. This surveillance shall apply without prejudice to the sampling and surveillance carried out in accordance with Chapter V or Article 49(3), Article 50(4) and Article 52.

4. The risk-based animal health surveillance scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall take account of guidelines to be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2).

5. In the light of the outcome of official controls carried out in accordance with Article 7 and of the outcome of Community controls carried out in accordance with Article 58, and of any other relevant information, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the overall operation of risk-based animal health surveillance in Member States. This report may, where appropriate, be accompanied by an appropriate proposal, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2) laying down detailed rules for the implementing of this Article.