[F1 ANNEX II U.K. Criteria for the ‘ vector protected establishment ’ (referred to in points 2, 3and 4 of Section A of Annex III, point (b) of Section B and point 2(b) of Section C in that Annex)

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F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2012 of 30 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (Text with EEA relevance).

1. A vector protected establishment shall at least comply with the following: U.K.

(a)

it must have appropriate physical barriers at entry and exit points;

(b)

openings of the vector protected establishment must be vector screened with mesh of appropriate gauge which must be impregnated regularly with an approved insecticide according to the manufacturers’ instructions;

(c)

vector surveillance and control must be carried out within and around the vector protected establishment;

(d)

measures must be taken to limit or eliminate breeding sites for vectors in the vicinity of the vector protected establishment;

(e)

standard operating procedures must be in place, including descriptions of back-up and alarm systems, for operation of the vector protected establishment and transport of animals to the place of loading.

2. The competent authority shall approve an establishment as vector protected, if the criteria in point 1 are met. It shall verify at the appropriate frequency, but at least three times during the required protection period (at the beginning, during and at the end of the period) the effectiveness of the measures carried out by means of a vector trap inside the vector protected establishment.] U.K.