Article 2U.K.Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a)

‘pig’ shall mean any animal of the Suidae family, including feral pigs;

(b)

‘feral pig’ shall mean a pig which is not kept or bred on a holding;

(c)

‘holding’ shall mean any agricultural or other premises located in the territory of a Member State where pigs are being bred or kept on a permanent or temporary basis. This definition does not include slaughterhouses, means of transport and fenced areas where feral pigs are kept and may be hunted; these fenced areas must be of a size and structure that makes the measures laid down in Article 5(1) not applicable;

(d)

‘diagnostic manual’ shall mean the diagnostic manual referred to in Article 18(3);

(e)

‘pig suspected of being infected with African swine fever virus’ shall mean any pig or pig carcase exhibiting clinical symptoms or showing post mortem lesions or reactions to laboratory tests carried out in accordance with the diagnostic manual which indicate the possible presence of African swine fever;

(f)

‘case of African swine fever’ or ‘pig infected with African swine fever’ shall mean any pig or pig carcase:

  • in which clinical symptoms or post mortem lesions of African swine fever have been officially confirmed, or

  • in which the presence of the disease has been officially confirmed as the result of a laboratory examination carried out in accordance with the diagnostic manual;

(g)

‘outbreak of African swine fever’ shall mean the holding where one or more cases of African swine fever has or have been detected;

(h)

‘primary outbreak’ shall mean the outbreak within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community(1);

(i)

‘infected area’ shall mean the area of a Member State where, following the confirmation of one or more cases of African swine fever in feral pigs, disease eradication measures are in place in accordance with Article 15 or 16;

(j)

‘primary case of African swine fever in feral pigs’ shall mean any case of African swine fever which is detected in feral pigs in an area in which no measures are in place in accordance with Article 15 or 16;

(k)

‘contact holding’ shall mean a holding where African swine fever may have been introduced, whether as a result of the location, movement of persons, pigs or vehicles or in any other way;

(l)

‘owner’ shall mean any person or persons, either natural or legal, having ownership of the pigs, or charged with keeping the said animals, whether or not for financial reward;

(m)

‘competent authority’ shall mean the competent authority within the meaning of Article 2(6) of Directive 90/425/EEC(2);

(n)

‘official veterinarian’ shall mean the veterinarian designated by the competent authority of the Member State;

(o)

‘processing’ shall mean one of the treatments for high risk material laid down in Article 3 of Directive 90/667/EEC(3), applied in such a way as to avoid the risk of spread of the African swine fever virus;

(p)

‘killing’ shall mean the killing of pigs within the meaning of Article 2(6) of Directive 93/119/EEC(4);

(q)

‘slaughter’ shall mean the slaughter of pigs within the meaning of Article 2(7) of Directive 93/119/EEC;

(r)

‘vector’ shall mean a tick of the species Ornithodorus erraticus.

(1)

OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2000/556/EC (OJ L 235, 19.9.2000, p. 27).

(2)

Council Directive of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29). Directive as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49).

(3)

Council Directive of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51). Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(4)

Council Directive of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing (OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21).