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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 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)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER 1 SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER 2 MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

    1. Article 3.Notification of bluetongue

    2. Article 4.Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes

    3. Article 5. Epidemiological information

  4. CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENTS OF ANIMALS AND OF THEIR SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS

    1. Article 6.Restricted zones

    2. Article 7.Conditions for movements within the same restricted zone

    3. Article 8.Conditions for exemption from the exit ban provided for in Directive 2000/75/EC

    4. Article 9.Further conditions for the transit of animals

    5. Article 9a. Transitional provisions

  5. CHAPTER 4 FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 10.Repeal

    2. Article 11.Entry into force

  6. Signature

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      ANNEX I

      Minimum requirements for bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes (referred to in Article 4)

      1. 1. General requirements

      2. 2. Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes aimed at detecting any possible...

      3. 3. Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes aimed at demonstrating the absence...

      4. 4. Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes aimed at determining the seasonally...

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      ANNEX II

      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)

      1. 1. A vector protected establishment shall at least comply with the...

      2. 2. The competent authority shall approve an establishment as vector protected,...

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      ANNEX III

      Conditions for exemption from the exit ban (referred to in Articles 7(2)(a) and 8(1)(a))

      1. A. Animals

        1. 1. The animals were kept until dispatch during the seasonally vector-free...

        2. 2. The animals have been kept, until dispatch, protected against attacks...

        3. 3. The animals have been kept, until dispatch, in a bluetongue...

        4. 4. The animals have been kept, until dispatch, in a bluetongue...

        5. 5. The animals have been vaccinated against the serotype(s) present or...

        6. 6. The animals were always kept in an epidemiologically relevant geographical...

        7. 7. The animals were subjected with positive results to two adequate...

      2. B. Semen of animals

      3. C. Ova and embryos of animals

        1. 1. In vivo derived embryos and ova of bovine animals must...

        2. 2. Embryos and ova of animals other than bovine animals and...

        3. 3. Where the ova and embryos referred to in points 1...

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      ANNEX IV

      Criteria for the designation of slaughterhouses for exemption from the exit ban (referred to in the second paragraph of Article 8(4))

      1. For the purpose of the risk assessment for the designation...

      2. the data available through the monitoring and surveillance programmes, especially...

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      ANNEX V

      Criteria for the definition of the seasonally vector-free period (referred to in Article 9(2))

      1. For the purpose of determining a bluetongue seasonally-free zone, the...

      2. 1. General criteria

        1. (a) A bluetongue monitoring and/or surveillance programme must be in place....

        2. (b) The specific criteria and thresholds used for the determination of...

        3. (c) The criteria used for the determination of the seasonal vector-free...

      3. 2. Specific criteria

        1. (a) No bluetongue virus circulation within the epidemiologically relevant geographical area,...

        2. (b) Cessation of vector and likely vector activity, as demonstrated through...

        3. (c) Captures of Culicoides species proven or suspected to be the...

      4. 3. Additional criteria

        1. (a) Temperature conditions that impact on the behaviour of the vectors...

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