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PART IIU.K. SURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION PROGRAMMES, DISEASE-FREE STATUS

CHAPTER 3 U.K. Eradication programmes for category B and C diseases of aquatic animals

Section 2 U.K. Requirements for Eradication programmes

Article 50U.K.Minimum requirements for an eradication programme

The competent authority shall base the eradication programme for a specific category B or C disease in a Member State, zone, or compartment on:

(a)

the determination of the health status of the Member State, zone or compartment by ascertaining the health status of all establishments where animals from the listed species are kept;

(b)

the implementation of disease control measures in all establishments where suspected and confirmed cases are detected;

(c)

the implementation of biosecurity and other risk mitigating measures to reduce the risk of the listed species in an establishment becoming infected;

(d)

in certain cases, vaccination, as part of the eradication programme.