Annex Criteria for contingency plans

Contingency plans shall meet at least the following criteria:

1. 1..

   the establishment of a crisis centre on a national level, which shall coordinate all control measures in the Member State concerned,

2. 2..

   a list shall be provided of local disease control centres with adequate facilities to coordinate the disease control measures at a local level,

3. 3..

   detailed information shall be given about the staff involved in control measures, their skills and their responsibilities,

4. 4..

   each local disease control centre must be able to contact rapidly persons/organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in an outbreak,

5. 5..

   equipment and materials shall be available to carry out the disease control measures properly,

6. 6..

   detailed instructions shall be provided on action to be taken on suspicion and confirmation of infection or contamination, including proposed means of disposal of carcases,

7. 7..

   training programmes shall be established to maintain and develop skills in field and administrative procedures,

8. 8..

   diagnostic laboratories must have facilities for post-mortem examination, the necessary capacity for serology, histology, etc., and must maintain the skills for rapid diagnosis. Arrangements must be made for rapid transportation of samples,

9. 9..

   details shall be provided of the quantity of foot and mouth disease vaccine estimated to be required in the event of a reinstatement of emergency vaccination,

10. 10..

    provisions shall be made to ensure the legal powers, necessary for the implementation of the contingency plans.