Council Directive 92/35/EECShow full title

Article 6 U.K.

1. Where the presence of African horse sickness is officially confirmed, the official veterinarian:

(a) shall proceed immediately with the killing under official control of any equidae on the infected holding which are infected with or present clinical symptoms of African horse sickness;

(b) shall arrange for the destruction, disposal, burning or burial of the carcases of the aforesaid equidae in accordance with Directive 90/667/EEC and/or;

(c) shall extend the measures laid down in Article 4 to holdings situated within a 20 km radius (included in the protection zone) around the infected holding(s);

(d) shall proceed, in the zone laid down in (c), with the systematic vaccination of all equidae using a vaccine authorized by the competent authority, and shall identify them by a clear, indelible mark applied by an approved method in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19. However, on the basis of the epizootiological, meteorological, geographical or climatological circumstances, the vaccination requirements may be waived by the competent authority. The competent authority shall inform the Commission thereof;

(e) carry out an epizootiological enquiry in accordance with Article 7.

2. The competent authority may extend the measures provided for in paragraph 1 beyond the zone referred to in point (c) thereof if, on account of the geographical, ecological or meteorological situation or of movements to or from the holding where the disease has been confirmed, there are grounds for suspecting an extension of African horse sickness. It shall inform the Commission accordingly.

3. Where the zone referred to in paragraph 1 is situated in the territory of more than one Member State the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall collaborate in defining this zone. If necessary, the latter shall be defined under the procedure laid down in Article 19.