PART IITERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
CHAPTER VDisease control measures for category B and C diseases of terrestrial animals
Article 68Preliminary disease control measures to be applied when a category B or C disease is suspected by the competent authority in Member States or zones that have been granted with the disease free status
In the event of suspicion of a category B or C disease in accordance with Article 9(1), (3) or (4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, in Member States or zones that have been granted the disease free status pursuant to Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 or Article 84(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, the competent authority shall apply the measures laid down in:
- (a)
Articles 21, 22, 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, enzootic bovine leucosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis, infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus and bovine viral diarrhoea;
- (b)
Article 35 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with rabies virus; and
- (c)
Article 41 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 for infection with bluetongue virus (serotype 1-24).