Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1266)

ANNEX IV U.K. Criteria for the designation of slaughterhouses for exemption from the exit ban (referred to in the second paragraph of Article 8(4))

For the purpose of the risk assessment for the designation of slaughterhouses for the channelling of movements of animals from a holding located in a restricted zone for immediate slaughter, the competent authority of destination shall use at least the following criteria:

1.

the data available through the monitoring and surveillance programmes, especially as regards the vector’s activity;

2.

the distance from the point of entry in the non-restricted zone to the slaughterhouse;

3.

the entomological data on the route;

4.

the period of the day during which the transport takes place in relation to the hours of activity of the vectors;

5.

the possible use of insecticides and repellents in compliance with Council Directive 96/23/EC(1);

6.

the location of the slaughterhouse as regards livestock holdings;

7.

the biosecurity measures in place at the slaughterhouse.

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OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC.