Article 4
1
Without prejudice to the provisions referred to in Article 1 (2), each Member State shall notify directly to the Commission, at least on the first working day of each week, the secondary outbreaks of any of the diseases listed in Annex I which are confirmed in its territory.
The aforesaid notification shall cover the week ending at midnight on the Sunday prior thereto.
The Commission shall correlate the various information, which it shall transmit to the veterinary headquarters of each Member State.
2
The receipt of no information by the Commission shall be considered to mean that no secondary outbreaks have occurred during the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1.
3
The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the information featured in Annex II and shall be communicated by telex.