PART VIΙ

EMERGENCY MEASURES
Section 1

Emergency measures concerning movements of animals and products within the Union and means of transport and other material that may have come into contact with such animals and products

Commission emergency measures
Article 259
1
In the event of an outbreak or the occurrence of a hazard as referred to in Article 257(1), and of emergency measures taken by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 257(1) and Article 258(1), (2) and (3), the Commission shall review the situation and the emergency measures taken, and shall adopt, by means of an implementing act, one or more of the emergency measures provided for in Article 257(1) concerning the animals and products in question and means of transport and other material that may have come into contact with those animals or products, in any of the following cases:
a
where the Commission has not been informed of any measures taken pursuant to Article 257(1) and Article 258(1), (2) and (3);
b
where the Commission considers the measures taken pursuant to Article 257(1) and Article 258(1), (2) and (3) to be inadequate;
c
where the Commission considers it necessary to approve or replace the measures taken by the competent authorities of the Member States pursuant to Article 257(1) and Article 258(1), (2) and (3) in order to avoid unjustified disruptions in the movement of animals and products.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).
2
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to serious risks of the spread of a disease or a hazard, the Commission may adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with Article 266(3).