1.A Community Veterinary Emergency Team composed of experts is created (the team) for veterinary technical assistance on control measures relating to the diseases subject to notification listed in Annex I to Council Directive 82/894/EEC(1) (the diseases).
2.Members of the team shall be designated from among experts in the field of veterinary epidemiology, virology, wildlife, management of eradication programmes, laboratory diagnostics, organisation of veterinary services and regulatory framework, risk communication, management and any other relevant field for animal disease control.