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1.In the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment, the competent authority may establish a temporary restricted zone taking into account the following circumstances:
(a)the location of the establishment in an area with a high density of kept animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected;
(b)the movement of animals or persons in contact with kept animals of listed species for which a category A disease is suspected;
(c)the delay in confirming the category A disease pursuant to Article 11;
(d)the insufficient information on the possible origin and routes of introduction of the suspected category A disease; and
(e)the disease profile, in particular the routes and speed of transmission of the disease and the persistence of the disease in the animal population.
2.In the establishments within the temporary restricted zone the competent authority shall apply at least the measures provided for in Article 7.
3.The competent authority may maintain the temporary restricted zone until the moment that the presence of the category A disease has been ruled out in the establishment where it was suspected or the presence of that disease has been confirmed and a restricted zone is established pursuant to Article 21.
4.The competent authority may order preventive killing, in accordance with Article 12(1) and (2), or slaughtering of animals of listed species, in the temporary restricted zones when the epidemiological situation so requires.