# 2003/422/EC: Commission Decision of 26 May 2003 approving an African swine fever diagnostic manual (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1696), Division 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of this manual, in addition to the definitions referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2002/60/EC, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)"suspected holding" means any pig holding which contains one or more pigs suspected of being infected with the ASF virus or a contact holding as defined in Article 2(k) of Directive 2002/60/EC;
(b)"epidemiological subunit" or "subunit" means the building, place or land nearby where groups of pigs within a holding are kept in such a way that they have frequent direct or indirect contact with one another but, at the same time, they are kept separate from other pigs in the same holding;
(c)"in-contact pigs" means the pigs which lived in a holding in direct contact with one or more pigs suspected to be infected with the ASF virus within the previous 21 days.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/422/annex/chapter/I/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-422/annex/chapter-I/division-3
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