Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2444 of 17 December 2015 laying down standard requirements for the submission by Member States of national programmes for the eradication, control and surveillance of animal diseases and zoonoses for Union financing and repealing Decision 2008/425/EC (notified under document C(2015) 9192) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 2444)

ANNEX VI U.K.

Standard requirements for the submission of national programmes for the eradication of the aquacultures animal diseases listed below:

• Viral haemorrhagic septicæmia (VHS)

• Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)

• Koi herpes virus disease (KHV)

• Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA)

• Infection with Marteilia refringens

• Infection with Bonamia ostreae

• White spot disease in crustaceans

a National legislation in force applicable to the application for eradication programme.
b A description shall be provided of the structure, competencies, duties and powers of the competent authority or competent authorities involved.
c A description shall be provided of the authorities in charge of the supervision and coordination of the programme and the different operators involved.
d The early detection systems shall in particular ensure the rapid recognition of any clinical signs consistent with the suspicion of a disease, emerging disease, or unexplained mortality in farms or molluscs farming areas, and in the wild, and the rapid communication of the event to the competent authority with the aim to activating diagnostic investigation with minimum delay. The early detection system shall include at least the following: (a) broad awareness, among the personnel employed in aquaculture businesses or involved in the processing of aquaculture animals, of any signs consistent with the presence of a disease, and training of veterinarians of aquatic animals health specialists in detecting and reporting unusual disease occurrence; (b) veterinarians or aquatic animal health specialists trained in recognising and reporting suspicious disease occurrence; (c) access by the competent authority to laboratories with the facilities for diagnosing and differentiating listed and emerging diseases.
e A description shall be provided in accordance with Article 9 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14).
f Information shall be given using the table laid down in Part 9 of Annex VI to this Decision.
g A description shall be provided of the benefits for farmers and society in general.
h A concise description of the programme shall be given with the main objectives, the main measures, the target population, the areas of implementation and the definition of a positive case.
i The area covered shall be clearly identified and described in a map, which should be attached as an Annex to the application.
j An entire water catchment area from its sources to its estuary.
l Part of a water catchment area from the source(s) to a natural or artificial barrier that prevents the upward migration of aquatic animals from the lower stretches of the water catchment area.
k More than one water catchment area, including their estuaries, due to the epidemiological link between the catchment areas through the estuary.
m Compartments comprising one or more farms or mollusc farming areas where the health status regarding a specific disease is independent on the health status regarding that disease of surrounding natural waters.
n A compartment which is independent of the health status of surrounding waters, shall be supplied with water: (a) through a water treatment plant inactivating the relevant pathogen in order to reduce the risk of the introduction of the disease to an acceptable level; or (b) directly from a well, a borehole or a spring. Where such water supply is situated outside the premises of the farm, the water shall be supplied directly to the farm, and be channelled through a pipe.
o Technical information shall be provided to demonstrate that the relevant pathogen is inactivated in order to reduce the risk of the introduction of the disease to an acceptable level.
p Compartments comprising one or more farms or mollusc farming areas where the health status regarding a specific disease is dependent on the health status regarding that disease of surrounding natural waters.
q A description shall be provided of the geographical localisation and the distance from other farms/farming areas that make possible to consider the compartment as one epidemiological unit.
r A description shall be provided of the common biosecurity system.
s Each farm or mollusc farming area in a compartment which is dependent on the health status of surrounding waters shall be subject to additional measures imposed by the competent authority, when considered necessary to prevent the introduction of diseases. Such measures may include the establishment of a buffer zone around the compartment in which a monitoring programme is carried out, and the establishment of additional protection against the intrusion of possible pathogen carriers or vectors.
t A comprehensive description needs to be provided unless reference can be made to Union legislation. The national legislation in which the measures are laid down shall be mentioned.
u Describe diagnostic methods and sampling schemes. When OIE or Union standards are applied, refer to them. If not, describe them. Name the laboratories involved in the programme (National Reference Laboratory or designated laboratories).
v A description is provided of the measures as regards positive animals (immediate or delayed harvesting for human consumption, immediate or delayed removal and disposal, measures to avoid the spread of the pathogen when harvesting, further processing or removal and disposal takes place, a procedure for the disinfection of the infected farms or mollusc farming areas, a procedure for restocking with healthy animals in farms or farming areas which have been depopulated and creation of surveillance zone around the infected farm or farming area, etc.).
Requirements/information needed		Information/further explanation and justification
1.	Identification of the programme
1.1.	Declaring Member State
1.2.	Competent authority (address, fax, e-mail)
1.3.	Reference of this document
1.4.	Date of the submission to the Commission
2.	Type of communication
2.1.	☐ Application for eradication programme
3.	National legislation a
4.	Request for co-financing
4.1.	Indicate the year(s) for which co-financing is requested
4.2.	Agreement of the managing authority of the operational programme (signature and stamp)
5.	Diseases
5.1.	Fish	☐	VHS
		☐	IHN
		☐	ISAV
		☐	KHV
5.2.	Molluscs	☐	Marteilia refringens
		☐	Bonamia ostrae
5.3.	Crustaceans	☐	White spot disease
6.	General information on the programmes
6.1.	Competent authorityb
6.2.	Organisation, supervision of all stakeholders involved in the programmec
6.3.	An overview of the structure of the aquaculture industry in the area in question including types of production, species kept etc.
6.4.	Notification to the competent authority of suspicion and confirmation of the disease(s) in question has been compulsory since when?
6.5.	Early detection system in place throughout the Member States, enabling the competent authority to undertake effective disease investigation and reporting since when?d
6.6.	Source of aquaculture animals of susceptible species to the disease in question entering in the Member State, zone or compartments for farming
6.7.	Guidelines on good hygiene practicee
6.8.	Epidemiological situation of the disease in at least the previous four years before the commencement of the programmef
6.9.	Estimated costs and the anticipated benefits of the programmeg
6.10.	Description of the submitted programmeh
6.11.	Duration of the programme
7.	Area covered i
7.1.	☐ Member State
7.2.	☐ Zone (entire water catchment area)j
7.3.	☐ Zone (part of water catchment area)l Identify and describe the artificial or natural barrier that delimits the zone and justify its capability to prevent the upward migration of aquatic animals from the lower stretches of the water catchment area.
7.4.	☐ Zone (more than one water catchment area)k
7.5.	☐ Compartment independent on the surrounding health statusm
	Identify and describe for each farm the water supplyn	☐	Well, borehole or spring
		☐	Water treatment plant inactivating the relevant pathogeno
	Identify and describe for each farm natural or artificial barriers and justify its capability to prevent that aquatic animals enter each farm in a compartment from the surrounding watercourses.
	Identify and describe for each farm the protection against flooding and infiltration of water from the surrounding area
7.6.	☐ Compartment dependent on the surrounding health statusp
	☐ One epidemiological unit due to geographical localisation and distance from other farms/farming areasq
	☐ All farms comprising the compartment fall within a common biosecurity systemr
	☐ Any additional requirementss
7.7.	Farms or mollusc farming areas covered by the programme (registration numbers and geographical situation)
8.	Measures of the submitted programme
8.1.	Summary of the measures under the programme
	First year ☐ Testing ☐ Harvesting for human consumption or further processing ☐ Immediate ☐ Delayed ☐ Removal and disposal ☐ Immediate ☐ Delayed ☐ Vaccination ☐ Other measures (specify)	Last year ☐ Testing ☐ Harvesting for human consumption or further processing ☐ Immediate ☐ Delayed ☐ Removal and disposal ☐ Immediate ☐ Delayed ☐ Other measures (specify)
8.2.	Description of the measures of the programmet
	Target population/species
	Used tests and sampling schemes. Laboratories involved in the programmeu
	Rules on movements of animals
	Used vaccines and vaccination schemes
	Measures in case of a positive resultv
	Compensation scheme for owners
	Control and supervision on the implementation of the programme and reporting

9. Data on the epidemiological situation/evolution of the disease in the last four years (one table for each year of implementation) U.K.

9.1. Data on testing animals U.K.

Member State, zone or compartment^a

a Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
Disease		Year
Farm or mollusc farming area	Number of samplings	Number of clinical inspections	Water temperature at sampling/inspection	Species at sampling	Species sampled	Number of animals sampled (total and by species)	Number of tests	Positive results of laboratorial examination	Positive results of clinical inspections
Total

9.2. Data on testing farms or farming areas U.K.

a Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
b Total number of farms or mollusc farming areas existing in the Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
c Check means to perform a farm/mollusc farming area level test under the programme for the respective disease with the purpose of upgrading the health status of the farm/mollusc farming area. In this column a farm/mollusc farming area should not be counted twice even if has been checked more than once.
d Farms or mollusc farming areas with at least one positive animal during the period independent of the number of times the farms or mollusc farming areas has been checked.
e Farms or mollusc farming areas which health status in the previous period was, in accordance with Part A of Annex III to Directive 2006/88/EC, category I, category II, category III or category IV and have at least one positive animal in this period.
f Animals × 1 000 or total weight of animals removed and disposed of.
Disease		Year
Member State, zone or compartmenta	Total number of farms or mollusc farming areasb	Total number farms or mollusc farming areas under the programme	Number of farms or mollusc farming areas checkedc	Number of positive farms or mollusc farming areasd	Number of new positive farms or mollusc farming arease	Number of farms or mollusc farming areas depopulated	% positive farms or mollusc farming areas depopulated	Animals removed and disposed off	Target indicators
									% farms or mollusc farming areas coverage	% positive farms or mollusc farming areasperiod farms or mollusc farming areas prevalence	% new positive farms or mollusc farming areasfarms or mollusc farming areas incidence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8 =	9	10 =	11 = (5/4) × 100	12 = (6/4) × 100
Total

10. Targets (one table for each year of implementation) U.K.

10.1. Targets related to testing animals U.K.

Member State, zone or compartment^a

a Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
Disease		Year
Farm or mollusc farming area	Number of samplings	Number of clinical inspections	Water temperature at sampling/Inspection	Species at sampling	Species sampled	Number of animals sampled (total and by species)	Number of tests
Total

10.2. Targets on testing farms or farming areas U.K.

a Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
b Total number of farms or mollusc farming areas existing in the Member State, zone or compartment as defined in Point 7 of Annex VI.
c Check means to perform a farm/mollusc farming area level test under the programme for the respective disease with the purpose of upgrading, the health status of the farm/mollusc farming area. In this column a farm/mollusc farming area should not be counted twice even if has been checked more than once.
d Farms or mollusc farming areas with at least one positive animal during the period independent of the number of times the farms or mollusc farming areas has been checked.
e Farms or mollusc farming areas which health status in the previous period was, in accordance with Part A of Annex III to Directive 2006/88/EC, category I, category II, category III or category IV and have at least one positive animal in this period.
Disease		Year
Member State, zone or compartmenta	Total number of farms or mollusc farming areasb	Total number farms or mollusc farming areas under the programme	Number of farms or mollusc farming areas expected to be checkedc	Number of expected positive farms or mollusc farming areasd	Number of expected new positive farms or mollusc farming arease	Number of farms or mollusc farming areas expected to be depopulated	% positive farms or mollusc farming areas expected to be depopulated	Target indicators
								Expected % farms or mollusc farming areas coverage	% positive farms or mollusc farming areasExpected period farms or mollusc farming areas prevalence	% new positive farms or mollusc farming areasExpected farms or mollusc farming areas incidence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8 = (7/5) × 100	9 = (4/3) × 100	10 = (5/4) × 100	11 = (6/4) × 100
Total

11. Detailed analysis of the cost of the programme (one table per year of implementation) U.K.

Costs related to		Specification	Number of units	Unitary cost in EUR	Total amount in EUR	Union funding requested (yes/no)
1.	Testing
1.1.	Cost of the analysis	Test:
		Test:
		Test:
1.2.	Cost of sampling
1.3.	Other costs
2.	Vaccination or treatment
2.1.	Purchase of vaccine/treatment
2.2.	Distribution costs
2.3.	Administering costs
2.4.	Control costs
3.	Removal and disposal of the aquaculture animals
3.1.	Compensation of animals
3.2.	Transport costs
3.3.	Disposal costs
3.4.	Loss in case of removal
3.5.	Costs from treatment of products
4.	Cleansing and disinfection
5.	Salaries (staff contracted for the programme only)
6.	Consumables and specific equipment
7.	Other costs
Total