PART ΙΧ

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Existing disease–free Member States, zones and compartments and existing Member State eradication and surveillance programmes
Article 280
1
Member States and zones with an approved disease–free status for one or more of the listed diseases referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 9(1), for one or more of the relevant animal species, in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC, Directive 91/68/EEC, Directive 92/65/EEC, Directive 2006/88/EC, Directive 2009/156/EC or Directive 2009/158/EC, shall be deemed to have an approved disease–free status in accordance with this Regulation and shall, as such, be subject to the relevant obligations provided for under this Regulation.
2
Member States and zones with an approved eradication programme or surveillance programme for one or more of the listed diseases referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 9(1), for one or more of the relevant animal species, in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC, Directive 91/68/EEC, Directive 92/65/EEC, Directive 2006/88/EC, Directive 2009/156/EC or Directive 2009/158/EC, shall be deemed to have an approved eradication programme in accordance with this Regulation and shall, as such, be subject to the relevant obligations provided for under this Regulation.
3
Approved compartments with an approved disease–free status for one or more of the listed diseases referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 9(1), in accordance with Directives 2005/94/EC and 2006/88/EC, shall be deemed to have a recognised disease-free status under Article 37 of this Regulation and shall, as such, be subject to the relevant obligations provided for under this Regulation.
4
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning rules necessary in order to ensure a smooth transition from the rules existing prior to this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.