SECTION 2AREAS FREE OF NON-EXOTIC DISEASES
F1Article 2bNon-exotic disease-free status for a zone or compartment
1.
The appropriate authority may declare a zone or compartment free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Annex 1A to Regulation 1251/2008 if—
(a)
the condition in paragraph 2 is met; and
(b)
the requirements for surveillance, buffer zones, sampling and diagnostic methods set out in Decision (EU) 2015/1554 have been met.
2.
The first condition is that—
(a)
none of the species susceptible to the disease in question are present in the zone or compartment;
(b)
the pathogen is known not to be able to survive in the zone or compartment and, where relevant, its water source; or
(c)
the conditions in Part 2 of Annex 5 to Directive 2006/88/EC are met.