Article 10Submission of eradication programmes

1.

Member States shall submit to the Commission electronically, using the standard electronic templates provided for that purpose, for approval:

(a)

their compulsory eradication programmes by 31 May of the year preceding the year of their start of application;

(b)

their optional eradication programmes, at any time.

2.

The eradication programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the relevant information laid down in:

(a)

Section 1 of Annex VII for eradication programmes for category B and C diseases of terrestrial animals based on granting disease-free status at establishment level;

(b)

Section 2 of Annex VII for eradication programmes for infection with RABV;

(c)

Section 3 of Annex VII for eradication programmes for infection with BTV;

(d)

Section 4 of Annex VII for eradication programmes for category B and C diseases of aquatic animals.