Article 1 F1

United Kingdom

(1.)

The appropriate authority must ensure that a risk-based animal health surveillance scheme is applied in all farms and mollusc farming areas, as appropriate for the types of production.

(2.)

In establishing a risk-based animal health surveillance scheme referred to in paragraph 1, the appropriate authority must have regard to—

(a)

the need to detect—

(i)

increased mortality in farms and mollusc production areas as appropriate for the type of production;

(ii)

the diseases listed in Annex 1A to Regulation 1251/2008, in farms and mollusc farming areas where species susceptible to those diseases are present;

(b)

the guidelines set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 1 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 7(2)