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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

    3. Article 3.Clinical examinations, sampling procedures and diagnostic methods

    4. Article 4.Contingency plans

  3. PART II TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

    1. CHAPTER I Disease control measures for category A diseases in kept terrestrial animals

      1. Section 1 Preliminary disease control measures in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals

        1. Article 5.Obligations on operators in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

        2. Article 6.Investigation by the competent authority in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

        3. Article 7.Preliminary restriction and biosecurity measures in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

        4. Article 8.Inventory and records analysis in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

        5. Article 9.Temporary restricted zones in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept terrestrial animals in an establishment

        6. Article 10.Measures to apply in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance, including means of transport

      2. Section 2 Disease control measures in the event of the official confirmation of a category A disease in kept animals

        1. Article 11.Official confirmation of a category A disease in kept terrestrial animals

        2. Article 12.Disease control measures in the event of official confirmation of an outbreak of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

        3. Article 13.Specific derogations from Article 12(1)(a)

        4. Article 14.Additional disease control measures in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease in kept terrestrial animals in an establishment

        5. Article 15.Preliminary cleaning and disinfection and control of insects and rodents in the affected establishment

        6. Article 16.Derogations and special rules for the preliminary cleaning and disinfection and control of vectors

        7. Article 17.Identification of epidemiologically linked establishments and other locations of relevance, including means of transport

        8. Article 18.Measures to be applied in the epidemiologically linked establishments and other locations of relevance, including means of transport

        9. Article 19.Measures to be applied to the products identified by the tracing

        10. Article 20.Measures to be applied in the event of official confirmation of an outbreak of a category A disease in food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments and any other location of relevance, including means of transport

    2. CHAPTER II Disease control measures for category A diseases of kept terrestrial animals in the restricted zones

      1. Section 1 General disease control measures in the restricted zone

        1. Article 21.Establishment of a restricted zone

        2. Article 22.Measures to be applied in the restricted zone

        3. Article 23.Derogations from measures to be applied in the restricted zone

        4. Article 24.Requirements for the means of transport of kept animals of listed species and products thereof

      2. Section 2 Disease control measures in the protection zone

        1. Article 25.Measures to be applied in establishments keeping animals of listed species in the protection zone

        2. Article 26.Visits by official veterinarians in establishments in the protection zone

        3. Article 27.Prohibitions in relation to activities, including movements, concerning animals, products and other material within, from or to the protection zone

        4. Article 28.General conditions to grant derogations from prohibitions in the protection zone

        5. Article 29.Specific conditions for authorising movements for slaughter of kept animals of listed species in the protection zone

        6. Article 30.Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of poultry from establishments located in the protection zone

        7. Article 31.Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of hatching eggs in the protection zone

        8. Article 32.Specific conditions for authorising movements of semen from approved germinal product establishments in the protection zone

        9. Article 33.Specific conditions for authorising movements of fresh meat and raw milk obtained from kept animals of listed species from establishments in the protection zone

        10. Article 34.Specific conditions for authorising movements of eggs for human consumption from establishments located in the protection zone

        11. Article 35.Specific conditions for authorising movements of manure, including litter and used bedding from establishments located in the protection zone to a landfill

        12. Article 36.Specific conditions for authorising the movement of feed materials of plant origin and straw from the protection zone

        13. Article 37.Specific conditions for authorising movements of kept animals of listed species and products to an animal by-products approved plant

        14. Article 38.Measures to be applied in food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance in the protection zone, including means of transport

        15. Article 39.Duration of the disease control measures in the protection zone

      3. Section 3 Disease control measures in the surveillance zone

        1. Article 40.Measures to be applied in establishments in the surveillance zone

        2. Article 41.Visits by the official veterinarians in establishments in the surveillance zone

        3. Article 42.Prohibitions in relation to activities, including movements, concerning animals, products and other material within, from or to the surveillance zone

        4. Article 43.General conditions for granting derogations from prohibitions provided for in Article 42

        5. Article 44.Specific conditions for authorising movements for slaughter of kept animals of listed species within, from and to the surveillance zone

        6. Article 45.Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of kept ungulates of listed species from establishments in the surveillance zone

        7. Article 46.Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of poultry from establishments located in the surveillance zone

        8. Article 47.Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of hatching eggs to and from establishments in the surveillance zone

        9. Article 48.Specific conditions for authorising movements of semen from approved germinal product establishments in the surveillance zone

        10. Article 49.Specific conditions for authorising movements of fresh meat and raw milk obtained from kept animals of listed species from establishments located in the surveillance zone

        11. Article 50.Specific conditions for authorising movements of eggs for human consumption from establishments in the surveillance zone

        12. Article 51.Specific conditions for authorising movements of manure, including litter and used bedding, from establishments in the surveillance zone

        13. Article 52.Specific conditions for authorising the movement of feed materials of plant origin and straw from the surveillance zone

        14. Article 53.Specific conditions for authorising movements of kept animals of listed species and products to an approved plant

        15. Article 54.Measures to be applied in food and feed businesses, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance in the surveillance zone, including means of transport

        16. Article 55.Duration of the disease control measures in the surveillance zone

      4. Section 4 Derogations applicable in the restricted zone in the case of further disease outbreaks

        1. Article 56.Derogations from prohibitions of movements of animals within the restricted zones when restriction measures are maintained

    3. CHAPTER III Repopulation with terrestrial animals of establishments in restricted zones

      1. Article 57.Conditions to authorise the repopulation of the affected establishment

      2. Article 58.Derogation from the requirement provided for in Article 55(1)(b)

      3. Article 59.Requirements for the repopulation of the affected establishment with kept animals of listed species

      4. Article 60.Additional requirements for the repopulation of the affected establishment

      5. Article 61.End of the repopulation of the affected establishment and lifting of disease control measures in the affected establishment

    4. CHAPTER IV Disease control measures in wild animals of listed species

      1. Article 62.Measures in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in wild animals of listed species

      2. Article 63.Measures in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease in wild animals of listed species

      3. Article 64.Measures to be applied in the infected zone

      4. Article 65.Additional measures to apply in the infected zone

      5. Article 66.Operational expert group

      6. Article 67.Duration of measures in the infected zone

    5. CHAPTER V Disease control measures for category B and C diseases of terrestrial animals

      1. Article 68.Preliminary disease control measures to be applied when a category B or C disease is suspected by the competent authority in Member States or zones that have been granted with the disease free status

      2. Article 69.Disease control measures to be applied when a category B or C disease is confirmed

  4. PART III AQUATIC ANIMALS

    1. CHAPTER I Disease control measures for category A diseases in aquaculture animals

      1. Section 1 Preliminary disease control measures in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in aquaculture animals

        1. Article 70.Obligations on operators in the event of suspicion of category A disease in aquaculture animals in establishments

        2. Article 71.Investigation by the competent authority of the suspicion of a category A disease in aquaculture animals in an establishment

        3. Article 72.Preliminary restriction and biosecurity measures to be applied in the event of the suspicion of a category A disease in aquaculture animals

        4. Article 73.Inventory and record analysis in the event of the suspicion of a category A disease in aquaculture animals

        5. Article 74.Extension of disease control measures in the event of the suspicion of a category A disease to other establishments

        6. Article 75.Temporary restricted zones around the establishment

        7. Article 76.Measures to apply in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in food and feed businesses, purification centre, dispatch centre, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance, including means of transport

      2. Section 2 Disease control measures in the event of official confirmation of A category A disease in aquaculture animals

        1. Article 77.Official confirmation of a category A disease in aquaculture animals

        2. Article 78.Disease control measures in the event of official confirmation of an outbreak of category A disease in an establishment

        3. Article 79.Specific derogations from control measures in establishments where listed species are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of endangered species

        4. Article 80.Cleaning and disinfection

        5. Article 81.Fallowing of the affected establishment

        6. Article 82.Extension of disease control measures in the event of confirmation of a category A disease

        7. Article 83.Placing on the market of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals of listed species produced in infected establishments

        8. Article 84.Measures to be applied in the event of confirmation of category A diseases in, food and feed businesses, purification centre, dispatch centre, border control posts or any other location of relevance, including means of transport

    2. CHAPTER II Disease control measures for category A diseases of aquaculture animals in the restricted zone

      1. Section 1 General disease control measures in the restricted zone

        1. Article 85.Establishment of a restricted zone

        2. Article 86.Measures to be applied in the restricted zone

      2. Section 2 Disease control measures in the protection zone

        1. Article 87.Measures to be applied in establishments keeping aquaculture animals in the protection zone

        2. Article 88.Visits by official veterinarians in establishments in the protection zone

        3. Article 89.Prohibitions in relation to movements of aquaculture animals, products from aquaculture animals, other substances and material within, from or to the protection zone

        4. Article 90.General conditions to grant derogations from prohibitions of movement and transport concerning aquatic animals and products in the protection zone

        5. Article 91.Specific conditions for slaughter, and movements for slaughter or processing of aquaculture animals from listed species from establishments in the protection zone

        6. Article 92.Specific conditions for placing on the market of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals of listed species produced in non-affected establishments in the protection zone

        7. Article 93.Special conditions for authorising transport of unprocessed animal by-products from establishments located in the protection zone

        8. Article 94.Risk-mitigating measures concerning certain activities related to aquatic animals within the protection zone

        9. Article 95.Measures to be applied in food and feed businesses, purification centre, dispatch centres, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance in the protection zone, including means of transport

        10. Article 96.Removal of aquaculture animals from affected establishments and subsequent risk- mitigating measures

        11. Article 97.Duration of disease control measures in the protection zone, repopulation of establishments covered by the protection zone

      3. Section 3 Disease control measures in the surveillance zone

        1. Article 98.Measures to be applied in establishments in the surveillance zone

        2. Article 99.Measures in relation to the movement and transport of aquaculture animals within from or to the surveillance zone

        3. Article 100.Measures to be applied in food and feed businesses, purification centre, dispatch centres, border control posts, animal by-products establishments or any other location of relevance in the surveillance zone, including means of transport

        4. Article 101.Duration of disease control measures in the surveillance zone

    3. CHAPTER III Disease control measures in wild aquatic animals

      1. Article 102.Measures in the event of a suspect case of a category A disease in wild aquatic animals of listed species

      2. Article 103.Measures in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease in wild aquatic animals of listed species

      3. Article 104.Measures to be applied in the infected zone

      4. Article 105.Additional measures to be applied in the infected zone

      5. Article 106.Extension of measures

      6. Article 107.Operational expert group

      7. Article 108.Measures in the establishments within the infected zone

      8. Article 109.Duration of the measures in the infected zone

    4. CHAPTER IV Disease control measures for category B and C diseases of aquatic animals

      1. Article 110.Preliminary disease control measures to be applied when a category B or C disease is suspected by the competent authority in Member States, zones or compartments that have been granted a disease free status

      2. Article 111.Disease control measures to be applied when a category B or C disease is confirmed

  5. PART IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 112.Repeals

    2. Article 113.Entry into force and application

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS, SAMPLING PROCEDURES, DIAGNOSTIC METHODS OF CATEGORY A DISEASES AND TRANSPORT OF SAMPLES (as referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation)

        1. A. Sampling procedures

          1. A.1 SAMPLING OF ANIMALS FOR CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS

            1. 1. Clinical examinations must include, if possible:

            2. 2. Animals to examine must be selected at random, in a...

            3. 3. The animals to examine and the sampling method must be...

            4. 4. The minimum number of animals to examine must be in...

          2. A.2 SAMPLING OF ANIMALS FOR LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS

            1. 1. Sampling for laboratory examinations must take into account the outcome...

            2. 2. If there are no obvious signs of disease or post-mortem...

            3. 3. The animals to sample, the nature of the samples to...

            4. 4. The minimum number of animals to sample must be in...

            5. 5. In the case of wild animals, samples must be collected...

          3. A.3 SAMPLING OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOR VISITS

            1. 1. The choice of establishments to sample and the sampling method...

            2. 2. The minimum number of establishments to visit must be in...

        2. B. Diagnostic methods

        3. C. Transport of samples

          1. 1. All samples taken to confirm or rule out the presence...

          2. 2. All samples must be:

          3. 3. The exterior of the package must be labelled with the...

          4. 4. The person responsible in the official laboratory receiving the samples...

    2. ANNEX II

      1. MONITORING PERIOD (as referred to in Articles 8, 17, 27, 32, 48,...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN DEROGATIONS FROM ARTICLE 12(1)(a) IN EQUINE ANIMALS (as referred to in Article 13(4))

        1. 1. In the event of an outbreak of African horse sickness...

        2. 2. In the event of an outbreak of infection with Burkholderia...

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING, DISINFECTION AND WHEN NECESSARY CONTROL OF INSECTS AND RODENTS (as referred to in Articles 12, 15, 16, 39, 45...

        1. A. General requirements

          1. 1. The choice of biocidal products and procedures for cleaning and...

          2. 2. The conditions under which biocidal products are used must ensure...

          3. 3. Re-contamination of the previously cleaned parts must be avoided, in...

          4. 4. The water used for cleaning operations must be contained and...

          5. 5. Biocidal products must be used in a way that reduces...

        2. B. Preliminary cleaning and disinfection

        3. C. Final cleaning and disinfection:

    5. ANNEX V

      1. MINIMUM RADIUS OF PROTECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES (as referred to in Article 21 of this Regulation)

    6. ANNEX VI

      1. PROHIBITIONS IN THE RESTRICTED ZONE (as referred to in Article 27 of this Regulation)

    7. ANNEX VII

      1. RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENTS FOR PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THE RESTRICTED ZONE (as referred to in Articles 27, 33 and 49 of...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      1. RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENTS FOR PRODUCTS NOT OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THE PROTECTION ZONE (as referred to in Articles 36 and 52 of this...

    9. ANNEX IX

      1. MARKING OF FRESH MEAT FROM THE PROTECTION ZONE (as referred to in Articles 33 and 49 of this...

        1. 1. The mark to be applied to fresh meat of poultry...

        2. 2. The mark to be applied to fresh meat intended for...

    10. ANNEX X

      1. DURATION OF THE MEASURES IN THE PROTECTION ZONE (as referred to in Article 39 of this Regulation)

    11. ANNEX XI

      1. DURATION OF THE MEASURES IN THE SURVEILLANCE ZONE (as referred to in Articles 55 and 56 of this...

    12. ANNEX XII

      SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR CATEGORY A DISEASES IN AQUATIC ANIMALS

      1. 1. The following procedures apply to the clinical examination and collection...

      2. 2. Samples must be examined in the laboratory using the diagnostic...

    13. ANNEX XIII

      MINIMUM PERIODS OF FALLOWING OF AFFECTED AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS

    14. ANNEX XIV

      CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING RESTRICTED ZONES AS REGARDS CATEGORY A DISEASES IN AQUATIC ANIMALS

      1. 1. Restricted zones as referred to in Article 85 must be...

      2. 2. For the geographical demarcation of the protection and surveillance zones...

      3. 3. For the geographical demarcation of the protection and surveillance zones...

    15. ANNEX XV

      1. SURVEILLANCE SCHEME AND DURATION OF CONTROL MEASURES IN THE SURVEILLANCE ZONE FOR CATEGORY ADISEASES IN AQUACULTURE ANIMALS (as referred to in Articles 98 and 101 of this...

        1. 1. Surveillance scheme

        2. 2. Duration of the control measures in the surveillance zone

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