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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Directive defines the general Community control measures to be...

  3. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall...

  4. Article 3.Member States shall ensure that it is compulsory for the...

  5. Article 4.(1) When animals on a holding are suspected of being...

  6. Article 5.(1) Once it has been officially confirmed that one of...

  7. Article 6.Where animals living in the wild are infected or suspected...

  8. Article 7.(1) In the case of holdings which consist of two...

  9. Article 8.(1) The epizootiological enquiry shall deal with:

  10. Article 9.(1) Where the official veterinarian finds, or considers on the...

  11. Article 10.(1) Once the diagnosis of one of the diseases in...

  12. Article 11.(1) Member States shall ensure that the following measures are...

  13. Article 12.(1) Member States shall ensure that the following measures are...

  14. Article 13.Where the prohibitions provided for in Articles 11 (1) (d)...

  15. Article 14.(1) Member States shall ensure that the competent authority takes...

  16. Article 15.By way of derogation from the general provisions laid down...

  17. Article 16.(1) Member States shall ensure that: (a) the disinfectants and...

  18. Article 17.(1) Member States shall ensure that in each Member State...

  19. Article 18.(1) The Community reference laboratory for swine vesicular disease is...

  20. Article 19.(1) Vaccination against the diseases listed in Annex I may...

  21. Article 20.(1) Each Member State shall draw up a contingency plan...

  22. Article 21.By way of derogation from the conditions provided for in...

  23. Article 22.Commission experts may, in collaboration with the competent authorities, and...

  24. Article 23.(1) The conditions governing the Community's financial contribution to the...

  25. Article 24.(1) Annexes I, III and IV shall be amended, as...

  26. Article 25.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

  27. Article 26.(1) Where the procedure laid down in this Article is...

  28. Article 27.(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...

  29. Article 28.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      LIST OF COMPULSORILY NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

    2. ANNEX II

      SPECIFIC MEASURES TO CONTROL CERTAIN DISEASES

      1. In addition to the general provisions laid down in this...

      2. 1. Description of the disease

      3. 2. Incubation period

      4. 3. Diagnostic procedures for the confirmation and differential diagnosis of swine...

      5. 4. Confirmation of the presence of swine vesicular disease

      6. 5. Diagnostic laboratories

      7. 6. Community reference laboratory

      8. 7. Protection zone

        1. 1. The size of the protection zone shall be as defined...

        2. 2. In the case of swine vesicular disease, by way of...

        3. 3. The measures in the protection zone shall continue to be...

        4. 4. On expiry of the period referred to in point 3,...

        5. 5. Where the prohibitions provided for in point 2(f) are maintained...

      9. 8. Surveillance zone

        1. 1. The size of the surveillance zone shall be as laid...

        2. 2. In the case of swine vesicular disease, the measures laid...

        3. 3. The size of the surveillance zone may be amended in...

      10. 9. General common measures

        1. 1. in cases where the presence of swine vesicular disease is...

        2. 2. when the official veterinarian has reason to suspect that pigs...

        3. 3. Should the presence of swine vesicular disease be confirmed in...

      11. 10. Cleansing and disinfection of infected holdings

        1. 1. Procedure for preliminary cleaning and disinfection

        2. 2. Procedure for further cleaning and disinfection

        3. 3. Procedure for final cleaning and disinfection

      12. 11. Restocking of infected holdings

        1. 1. Restocking should not commence until four weeks after completion of...

        2. 2. The re-introduction of pigs shall take account of the type...

      13. 12. By 1 October 1997 at the latest, the Commission shall...

    3. ANNEX III

      COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR THE DISEASES CONCERNED

      1. The functions and duties of the Community reference laboratories for...

      2. to coordinate, in consultation with the Commission, the methods employed...

    4. ANNEX IV

      MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR THE CONTINGENCY PLANS

      1. Contingency plans shall meet at least the following criteria:

      2. the establishment of a crisis centre on a national level,...