Council Directive 2001/89/ECShow full title

Article 14 U.K. Measures in case of suspicion and confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in pigs in a slaughterhouse or means of transport

1. Where there is a suspicion of the presence of classical swine fever in a slaughterhouse or means of transport, Member States shall ensure that the competent authority immediately sets in motion official means of investigation to confirm or rule out the presence of the said disease in accordance with the procedures laid down in the diagnostic manual.

2. Should a case of classical swine fever be detected in a slaughterhouse or means of transport, the competent authority shall ensure that:

(a) all susceptible animals in the slaughterhouse or in the means of transport are killed without delay;

(b) the carcases, offal and animal waste of possibly infected and contaminated animals are processed under official supervision;

(c) cleaning and disinfection of buildings and equipment, including vehicles, takes place under the supervision of the official veterinarian in accordance with Article 12;

(d) an epidemiological inquiry is carried out as provided in Article 8 mutatis mutandis;

(e) the classical swine fever virus isolate is subject to the laboratory procedure laid down in the diagnostic manual to identify the genetic type of virus;

(f) the measures referred to in Article 7 are applied in the holding where the infected pigs or carcases came from and in the other contact holdings. Unless otherwise indicated by the epidemiological inquiry, the measures laid down in Article 5(1) shall be applied in the holding of origin of the infected pigs or carcases;

(g) no animals are reintroduced for slaughter or transport until at least 24 hours after completion of the cleaning and disinfection operations completed out in accordance with Article 12.