Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689Dangos y teitl llawn

Section 2 U.K. Requirements for eradication programmes based on granting disease-free status at the level of establishments

Article 16 U.K. Disease control strategy based on the disease-free status at establishment level

1. The competent authority shall design the disease control strategy of an eradication programme with respect to the targeted animal population kept in establishments for the following diseases of terrestrial animals:

(a) infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

(b) infection with MTBC;

(c) EBL;

(d) IBR/IPV;

(e) infection with ADV;

(f) BVD.

2. Disease control strategies of eradication programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on:

(a) the implementation of disease specific measures laid down in Articles 18 to 31 until all relevant establishments reach disease-free status;

(b) the granting, suspension and withdrawal by the competent authority of the disease-free status of all relevant establishments;

(c) the implementation of biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures;

(d) the optional implementation of vaccination programmes.

Article 17 U.K. Targeted and additional animal populations for eradication programmes for certain diseases

1. The competent authority shall apply a compulsory eradication programme to the following targeted animal populations:

(a) for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, kept bovine animals, kept ovine animals and kept caprine animals;

(b) for infection with MTBC, kept bovine animals.

2. The competent authority shall apply the optional eradication programme to the following targeted animal populations:

(a) for EBL, kept bovine animals;

(b) for IBR/IPV, kept bovine animals;

(c) for infection with ADV, kept porcine animals;

(d) for BVD, kept bovine animals.

3. The competent authority shall include additional animal populations where it considers that such animals pose a significant risk to the health status of animals referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2.

Article 18 U.K. Obligations of operators with respect to eradication programmes for certain diseases

1. The operators of establishments where animals from the targeted animal populations referred to in Article 17 are kept, other than slaughterhouses, shall comply with the following general and disease specific requirements to obtain and maintain the disease-free status of the establishments:

(a) general requirements:

(i)

surveillance of the targeted and additional animal populations for the relevant disease as ordered by the competent authority pursuant to Article 3(1);

(ii)

in the case of movement of animals from the targeted animal populations, ensuring that the health status of the establishments is not jeopardised due to transport or introduction into the establishments of animals of the targeted or additional animal populations or products thereof;

(iii)

vaccination of the kept animals of targeted animal populations against the relevant disease;

(iv)

disease control measures in the event the disease is suspected or confirmed;

(v)

any additional measures considered necessary by the competent authority that may include, if relevant, separation of animals according to their health status by physical protection measures and management measures;

(b) disease specific requirements laid down in:

(i)

Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

(ii)

Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

(iii)

Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

(iv)

Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

(v)

Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

(vi)

Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD.

2. The operators of slaughterhouses, where animals from the targeted animal populations referred to in Article 17 are kept and slaughtered shall comply with the general requirements laid down in points (a)(i), (iv) and (v) of paragraph 1.

Article 19 U.K. Derogation with regard to granting disease-free status to establishments

By way of derogation from Article 18 and provided that the relevant targeted animal populations comply with the general requirements laid down in point (a) of Article 18(1), the competent authority may decide that the obligations of operators to obtain and maintain disease-free status laid down in Article 18(1) do not apply to operators of the following establishments:

(a)

confined establishments;

(b)

establishments where animals are only kept for assembly operations;

(c)

establishments where animals are only kept for the purpose of animal acts;

(d)

travelling circuses.

Article 20 U.K. Obligation of the competent authority to grant, suspend and withdraw disease-free status

1. The competent authority shall grant disease-free status at establishment level according to the compliance of the establishments’ operators with the requirements laid down in Article 18.

2. The competent authority shall suspend or withdraw disease-free status at establishment level when the conditions for suspension or withdrawal have been met. Those conditions are laid down in:

(a) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

(b) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

(c) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

(d) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

(e) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

(f) Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD.

3. The competent authority shall specify:

(a) the details of the testing regime, including as necessary, the disease specific requirements referred to in point (b) of Article 18(1) when the disease-free status is suspended or withdrawn; and

(b) the maximum period of time during which disease-free status may be suspended where there is a breach of the conditions referred to in paragraph 2.

4. The competent authority may attribute distinct health status to different epidemiological units of the same establishment provided that its operator:

(a) has submitted for the consideration of the competent authority the information about the different epidemiological units established within the establishment to be granted distinct health status prior to any suspicion or confirmation of the disease in accordance with Articles 21 and 24;

(b) has set up a system, to which the competent authority has access upon request, to trace the movements of animals and germinal products to, from and between the epidemiological units; and

(c) has separated the epidemiological units by physical and management means and complies with any risk mitigating measures requested by the competent authority for that purpose.

Article 21 U.K. Disease control measures in the event of suspicion of certain diseases

1. The competent authority shall, when it suspects a case of the relevant disease, conduct investigations, initiate an epidemiological enquiry and suspend the disease-free status of the establishment where the suspected case occurred until the investigations and the epidemiological enquiry are concluded.

2. Pending the outcome of the investigations and the epidemiological enquiry referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority:

(a) shall prohibit movement of animals from the relevant targeted animal population out of the establishment unless it has authorised their immediate slaughter in a designated slaughterhouse;

(b) shall, when it considers it necessary for the control of the risk of spreading the disease:

(i)

where technically possible, order the isolation of the suspected cases in the establishment;

(ii)

restrict the introduction of animals from the relevant targeted animal population into the establishment;

(iii)

restrict the movement of products from the relevant targeted animal population from or to the establishment.

3. The competent authority shall maintain the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 until the presence of the disease has been ruled out or confirmed.

Article 22 U.K. Extension of disease control measures in the event of suspicion of certain diseases

1. The competent authority shall, when it considers it necessary, extend the measures laid down in Article 21 to:

(a) relevant additional animal populations kept in the establishment;

(b) any establishment which has an epidemiological link with the establishment where the suspected case occurred.

2. If the presence of the disease is suspected in wild animals, the competent authority shall, when it considers it necessary, extend to the establishments that are at risk of infection the measures laid down in Article 21.

Article 23 U.K. Derogations from disease control measures in the event of suspicion of certain diseases

1. By way of derogation from Article 21(1), based on duly justified grounds, the competent authority may decide not to suspend the disease-free status of the whole establishment when there are different epidemiological units as referred to in Article 20(4).

2. By way of derogation from point (a) of Article 21(2), the competent authority may authorise movement of animals from the relevant targeted animal population to an establishment under its official supervision provided that the following requirements are complied with:

(a) the animals shall only be moved by direct transport;

(b) in the establishment of destination, the animals shall be kept in closed facilities, with no contact with kept animals of a higher health status or with wild animals of listed species for the relevant disease.

3. By way of derogation from point (a) of Article 21(2), in the case of a category C disease, the competent authority may authorise movement of animals from the relevant targeted animal population provided that they are moved, if necessary by direct transport, to an establishment located in an area that is neither disease-free nor covered by an optional eradication programme.

4. When making use of the derogation laid down in paragraph 2, the competent authority shall:

(a) suspend the disease-free status of the establishment of destination of the animals that are subject to the derogations, until the end of the investigations referred to in Article 21(1);

(b) prohibit, until the end of the investigations referred to in Article 21(1), the movement of animals from that establishment, unless it has authorised their direct transport to a designated slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter;

(c) in case of suspicion of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis or with MTBC, maintain the prohibition laid down in point (b) after the end of the investigation until all the animals that moved in the establishment following the derogation laid down in paragraph 2 have been slaughtered.

5. The competent authority may use the derogations provided for in paragraphs 1 to 3 only if operators of establishments of origin and of destination and transporters of the animals that are subject to the derogations:

(a) apply appropriate biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures necessary to prevent the spread of the disease; and

(b) provide the competent authority with guarantees that all the necessary biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures have been taken.

Article 24 U.K. Official confirmation of certain diseases and disease control measures

1. If a case is confirmed, the competent authority shall:

(a) withdraw the disease-free status of the infected establishment(s);

(b) adopt the measures laid down in Articles 25 to 31 in the infected establishment(s).

2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, the competent authority may limit the withdrawal of the disease-free status to the epidemiological units where a case was confirmed.

3. If the disease is confirmed in wild animals, the competent authority shall conduct, if necessary, an epidemiological enquiry and investigations as provided for in Article 25. If it considers it necessary in order to prevent the spread of the disease, it shall:

(a) order relevant disease control measures as provided for in Articles 21 to 25 and in Article 30 in establishments keeping the targeted animal population and the additional animal populations;

(b) conduct or order other proportionate and necessary prevention, surveillance and disease control measures with respect to the relevant wild animal population or in its habitat.

Article 25 U.K. Epidemiological enquiry and investigations in case of confirmation of certain diseases

1. When the disease is confirmed, the competent authority shall:

(a) conduct an epidemiological enquiry;

(b) conduct investigations and apply the measures laid down in Article 21 in all epidemiologically linked establishments; and

(c) adapt the surveillance to the identified risk factors, taking into account the conclusions of the epidemiological enquiry.

2. The competent authority shall consider the need to conduct an investigation on wild animals from additional animal populations where the epidemiological enquiry reveals epidemiological links between kept and wild animals.

3. The competent authority shall as soon as possible inform about the situation:

(a) operators and relevant authorities from the Member States concerned by the epidemiological links with the confirmed case; and

(b) the competent authorities from other Member States or third countries that may be concerned by the epidemiological links with the infected establishment(s).

Article 26 U.K. Movement of animals to or from infected establishments

1. The competent authority shall prohibit movements of animals from targeted animal population out of the infected establishment unless it has authorised their immediate slaughter in a designated slaughterhouse.

2. When the competent authority considers it necessary in order to prevent the spread of the disease, it shall:

(a) order the isolation of the suspected and confirmed cases in the establishment where technically possible;

(b) restrict the movements of animals from targeted animal population within the establishment;

(c) restrict the introduction of animals from targeted animal population in the establishment;

(d) restrict the movement of products of animals from targeted animal population from and to the infected establishment.

3. The competent authority shall, when it considers it necessary, extend the measures in paragraphs 1 and 2 to animals and products from additional animal populations to prevent the spread of the disease.

Article 27 U.K. Testing and removal of animals from infected establishments

1. Following confirmation of the disease, the competent authority shall order that in infected establishments the following testing is conducted within a maximum period of time to be determined by it:

(a) testing of those animals whose testing is considered necessary to complete the epidemiological enquiry;

(b) testing to restore the disease-free status as laid down in:

(i)

Section 4 of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

(ii)

Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

(iii)

Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

(iv)

Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

(v)

Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

(vi)

Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD; and

(c) any additional testing it considers necessary to ensure the swift detection of infected animals that may contribute to the spreading of the disease.

2. By way of derogation from point (b) of paragraph 1, testing shall not be ordered when disease-free status is restored in accordance with:

(i)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

(ii)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

(iii)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

(iv)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

(v)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

(vi)

point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD.

3. The competent authority shall order that in infected establishments all animals recognised as confirmed cases and, if necessary, as suspected cases are slaughtered within a maximum period of time it determines.

4. The slaughtering of the animals referred to in paragraph 3 shall be carried out under official supervision in a designated slaughterhouse.

5. The competent authority may order the killing and destruction of some or all of the animals referred to in paragraph 3 instead of their slaughtering.

6. The competent authority shall extend the measures laid down in this Article to animals from additional animal populations when this is necessary to eradicate the disease in the infected establishments.

Article 28 U.K. Management of products from infected establishments

1. The competent authority shall in all establishments infected with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis or with MTBC, order that:

(a) milk from confirmed cases shall either be fed only to animals in the same establishment after it has been processed to ensure the inactivation of the disease agent, or it shall be disposed of;

(b) manure, straw, feed or any other matter and substance which has come into contact with a confirmed case or with contaminated material shall be either collected and disposed of as soon as possible or, following an appropriate risk assessment, stored and processed to reduce to an acceptable level the risk of spreading of the disease.

2. In the event of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, the competent authority shall order that in all infected establishments foetuses, still-born animals, animals which have died from the disease after birth and placentae shall be collected and disposed of.

3. In the event of infection with a category C disease, the competent authority shall when it considers it necessary, order any appropriate measures provided for paragraphs 1 and 2.

4. The competent authority shall, when it considers it necessary, order the trace-back, the processing or the disposal of any products from infected establishments that may constitute a risk of spreading the disease or affect human health.

Article 29 U.K. Derogations from the restriction of movement of animals from infected establishments

1. By way of derogation from Article 26(1), the competent authority may authorise movement of clinically healthy animals, other than confirmed cases, to an establishment under its official supervision provided that the following requirements are complied with:

(a) the movement does not jeopardise the health status of animals at the establishment of destination or enroute to that destination;

(b) the animals shall only be moved by direct transport; and

(c) in the establishment of destination, the animals shall be kept, in closed facilities, with no contact with kept animals of a higher health status or with wild animals of listed species for the relevant disease.

2. By way of derogation from Article 26(1) in the case of a category C disease, the competent authority may authorise movement of clinically healthy animals from the relevant targeted animal population, other than confirmed cases, provided that:

(a) they are moved, if necessary by direct transport, to an establishment located in an area that is neither disease-free nor covered by an optional eradication programme; and

(b) the movement does not jeopardise the health status of targeted or additional animal populations at the establishment of destination or enroute to that destination.

3. When making use of the derogation laid down in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall withdraw the disease-free status of the establishment of destination of the animals that are subject to the derogation and shall:

(a) order the movement of the animals by direct transport, within a maximum period of time it determines, from the establishment of destination to a designated slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter; or

(b) in case of a category C disease order the disease control measures laid down in Articles 26 to 30 until the disease-free status of the establishment is regained.

4. The competent authority may use the derogations provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 only if operators of establishments of origin and of destination and transporters of the animals that are subject to the derogations:

(a) apply appropriate biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures necessary to prevent the spread of the disease; and

(b) provide the competent authority with the guarantees that all the necessary biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures have been taken.

Article 30 U.K. Cleaning and disinfection and other measures to prevent the spread of infection

1. The competent authority shall order the operators of all infected establishments and those receiving animals from infected establishments the cleaning and disinfection or, where relevant, the safe disposal of:

(a) all parts of the establishments that may have been contaminated after the removal of the confirmed and suspected cases and before repopulation;

(b) any feed, materials, substances, husbandry related equipment, medicinal equipment and production related equipment that may have been contaminated;

(c) any protective clothing or safety equipment used by operators and visitors;

(d) all means of transport, containers and equipment after the transport of animals or products from infected establishments;

(e) loading areas for animals after each use.

2. The competent authority shall approve the protocol for the cleaning and disinfection.

3. The competent authority shall supervise the cleaning and disinfection, or where relevant, the safe disposal and shall not restore or grant again disease-free status to the establishment until it considers that the cleaning and disinfection, or where relevant, the safe disposal, has been completed.

4. The competent authority may, based on a risk assessment, regard a pasture as contaminated and prohibit its use for kept animals of higher health status than that of the targeted animal population or, if epidemiologically relevant, additional animal populations, for a period of time sufficient to consider the risk of persistence of the disease agent to be negligible.

Article 31 U.K. Risk mitigating measures to prevent reinfection

Before or upon lifting of the disease control measures, the competent authority shall order proportionate risk mitigating measures to prevent the reinfection of the establishment taking into account relevant risk factors as indicated by the results of the epidemiological enquiry. These measures shall at least take account of:

(a)

persistence of the disease agent in the environment or in wild animals; and

(b)

biosecurity measures that are adapted to the specificities of the establishment.