Article 74U.K.Extension of disease control measures in the event of the suspicion of a category A disease to other establishments
In order to prevent the spread of a category A disease the competent authority shall conduct an investigation as provided for in Article 71 and, after carrying out a risk assessment, extend the relevant measures provided for in Articles 72 and 73 to:
(a)
establishments situated in the same compartment as the establishment where the disease is suspected, or which, due to distance, hydrodynamic conditions or topographic conditions, have an increased risk for contracting the relevant disease agent from the establishment where the disease is suspected;
(b)
any establishment other than those referred to in point (a) which has a direct epidemiological link with the establishment where the disease is suspected.