Article 8U.K.Specific control methods
1.At the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2):
(a)it may be decided that specific control methods may or shall be applied for the reduction of prevalence of zoonoses and zoonotic agents at the stage of the primary production of animals and other stages in the food chain;
(b)rules may be adopted concerning the conditions for the use of the methods referred to in subparagraph (a);
(c)detailed rules may be adopted concerning necessary documents and procedures as well as minimum requirements for the methods referred to in subparagraph (a); and
(d)it may be decided that certain specific control methods shall not be used as a part of control programmes.
2.The provisions referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) shall not apply to methods using substances or techniques covered by Community legislation on animal nutrition, food additives or veterinary medicinal products.