PART IITERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

CHAPTER I Disease control measures for category A diseases in kept terrestrial animals

Section 1 Preliminary disease control measures in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals

Article 8Inventory and records analysis in the event of suspicion of a category A disease in kept animals in an establishment

1.

In the event of suspicion of a category A disease, the competent authority shall order and verify that, without delay, operators of the establishments where a category A disease is suspected compile and maintain an up-to-date inventory of the following:

(a)

the species, categories and number of animals kept on the establishment; for poultry, the number of animals may be estimated;

(b)

the individual identification number of all the animals of species for which the individual identification is compulsory in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/203514;

(c)

the species, categories and number of kept animals of listed species which have been born, died, showed clinical signs or are likely to be infected or contaminated with the category A disease in the establishment;

(d)

any product, material or substance likely to be contaminated with or likely to transmit the relevant category A disease in the establishment; and

(e)

when relevant, all places likely to enable the survival of the vectors of the relevant category A disease in the establishment.

2.

Where the establishment consists of several epidemiological units, the information in paragraph 1 shall be specified for each epidemiological unit.

3.

In the framework of the epidemiological enquiry, as referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the competent authority shall analyse at least the following records of the establishment where a category A disease is suspected:

(a)

the inventory referred to in paragraph 1;

(b)

the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of kept animals of listed species;

(c)

the records concerning the origin and date of arrival and departure at or from the establishment of other relevant transport movements;

(d)

the production records; and

(e)

the records concerning to visits to the establishment, if available.

4.

The records analysis referred to in paragraph 3 shall cover, at least, the monitoring period set out in Annex II for the relevant disease, calculated backwards from the date on which the suspicion was notified.