Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689Show full title

Section 1 U.K. General provisions

Article 46 U.K. Disease control strategy for the eradication of category B and C diseases of aquatic animals

1. The competent authority shall, when establishing a compulsory eradication programme for a category B disease or an optional eradication programme for a category C disease of aquatic animals, base those programmes on a disease control strategy that includes for each disease:

(a) the type of surveillance requirements necessary to achieve the conditions for granting and maintaining disease-free status taking into account point (b)(ii) of Article 3(2);

(b) the territory and animal population covered by the eradication programme as provided for in Articles 47 and 51;

(c) the duration of the eradication programme provided for in Article 49 including its final and intermediate targets as provided for in Article 48;

(d) the disease specific preventive and control measures laid down in Articles 55 to 65.

2. The competent authority may include in the eradication programme coordinated measures at its common land or coastal border with other Member States or third countries to ensure that the objective of the programmes are achieved and will last.

Where such coordination has not been established, the competent authority shall include in the eradication programme, if feasible, effective risk mitigating measures including intensified surveillance.

Article 47 U.K. Territorial scope and animal population

1. The competent authority shall determine the scope of the eradication programme including:

(a) the territory covered; and

(b) the targeted animal population and, if necessary, additional animal populations.

2. The territory covered by the eradication programme referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be:

(a) the entire territory of the Member State;

(b) one or several zones; or

(c) the geographical location of the establishments of which the compartment or compartments are comprised.

3. All establishments located within the Member State, zone or compartment covered by the eradication programme shall be included in the eradication programme.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 the competent authority may exclude from the eradication programme, aquaculture establishments which do not pose a significant risk to the success of that programme and which are exempted from the obligation to apply for approval.

Article 48 U.K. Final and intermediate targets

1. The competent authority shall include in the eradication programme qualitative and quantitative final targets that cover all the disease specific requirements laid down in Article 72 for granting disease-free status.

2. Where this is technically possible, the competent authority implementing an eradication programme shall also include in that programme qualitative and quantitative final targets based on the health status of wild animal populations that constitute a threat to the achievement of disease-free status.

3. The competent authority shall include in the eradication programme qualitative and quantitative intermediate annual or multiannual targets to reflect progress made towards the final targets. These intermediate targets shall include:

(a) all of the disease specific requirements referred to in paragraph 1 and the targets provided for in paragraph 2; and

(b) if necessary, additional requirements that are not included in the requirements for granting disease-free status to assess progress towards eradication.

Article 49 U.K. Period of application

1. The period of application of eradication programmes for listed aquatic animal diseases are laid down in Part II of Annex VI, specifically Sections 2 and 3 of:

(a) Chapter 1 for VHS and IHN;

(b) Chapter 2 for infection with HPR-deleted ISAV;

(c) Chapter 3 for infection with Marteilia refringens;

(d) Chapter 4 for infection with Bonamia exitiosa;

(e) Chapter 5 for infection with Bonamia ostreae;

(f) Chapter 6 for infection with WSSV.

2. For category C diseases, the period of application of an eradication programme shall not exceed 6 years from the date of its initial approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 31(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. In duly justified cases, the Commission may, upon request of Member States, extend the period of application of the eradication programme for an additional 6-year period.