PART III

DISEASE AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND CONTROL
TITLE II

DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES
CHAPTER 1

Disease control measures for listed diseases as referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1)
Section 3

Disease confirmation in kept animals

Official confirmation by the competent authority of a listed disease as referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1)
Article 58
1
The competent authority shall base an official confirmation of a listed disease as referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1) on the following information:
a
the results of the clinical and laboratory examinations provided for in Article 54(2);
b
the preliminary or final results of the epidemiological enquiry provided for in Article 57(1);
c
other available epidemiological data.
2
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning the requirements to be fulfilled for the official confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.