Division 2
United Kingdom
The minimum number of pigs to be sampled must allow for the detection of 10 % seroprevalence with 95 % confidence in pigs in each subunit of the holdingf1.
Samples for virological tests must also be taken in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority, which will take into account the range of tests that can be performed, the sensitivity of the laboratory tests that will be used and the epidemiological situation.
In those areas where the presence of vectors infected with the ASF virus has been previously demonstrated, appropriate collections of soft ticks for virological tests must also be taken in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority and Annex III to Directive 2002/60/EC.
Annotations
Footnotes
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However, if the derogation provided in Article 6(1) of Directive 2002/60/EC has been applied, sampling must concern the subunits of the holding where pigs have been killed, without prejudice to the further examinations and sampling to be carried out on the remaining pigs in the holding, which shall be carried out in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes on Chapter IV
Textual amendments
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Words in Annex Ch. 4 Section A para. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 8(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)