1.The regions of Italy listed in Annex I are recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.
2.The regions of Italy listed in Annex II are not recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.
1.Italy shall ensure that paragraphs 2 to 6 are complied with.
2.In regions recognised as free from swine vesicular disease, a pig holding shall be recognised as free from that disease if:
(a)on two occasions at an interval of 28 to 40 days, sampling for serological testing has been carried out on a number of breeding pigs sufficient to detect a prevalence of swine vesicular disease of 5 % with a confidence interval of 95 % and the results have been negative, and
(b)where no breeding pigs are kept on holdings in regions recognised as free from swine vesicular disease, any pigs moved to such holdings originate in holdings recognised as free from that disease.
3.In regions not recognised as free from swine vesicular disease, a pig holding shall be recognised as free from that disease if on two occasions at an interval of 28 to 40 days, sampling for serological testing has been carried out on a number of pigs sufficient to detect prevalence of swine vesicular disease of 5 % with a confidence interval of 95 % and the results were negative;
4.A pig holding recognised as free from swine vesicular disease shall retain that status if:
(a)sampling and checking procedures are carried out in accordance with Article 5(1) and Article 6 and the results are negative, and
(b)pigs moved to such a holding originate in holdings recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.
5.The recognition of a holding as free from swine vesicular disease:
(a)shall be suspended where any seropositive case is detected and confirmed by further investigations, until such time as the pig concerned is slaughtered under official supervision, or
(b)shall be withdrawn where two or more seropositive cases are detected.
6.A pig holding shall be recognised once more as free from swine vesicular disease if the sampling and checking procedures set out in paragraphs 2 or 3, as the case may be, have been carried out and the results are negative.